Description
Hidden beneath Rome’s ancient roads lies a vast network of underground burial chambers that tells the story of Christianity’s earliest generations.
EWTN Vatican visits the Catacombs of Saint Callixtus, one of Rome’s most important early Christian burial sites. Guided by Fr. Marian Stempel, SDB, and Dr. Raffaella Giuliani, Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology, we explore the origins of the catacombs, the Crypt of the Popes, and the burial traditions of the early Church.
Discover why Christians buried their dead rather than cremating them, how symbols such as the anchor and dove expressed their belief in salvation, and why the imagery of the catacombs is marked not by sorrow, but by hope.
The catacombs offer a powerful testimony to the early Christians’ faith in the resurrection and the promise of life after death.
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