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The '''Catacombs of Marcellinus and Peter''' are ancient [[catacombs of Rome|catacombs]] situated on the 3rd mile of the [[Ancient Rome|ancient]] [[Via Labicana]], today [[Via Casilina]] in [[Rome]], [[Italy]], near the church of [[Santi Marcellino e Pietro ad Duas Lauros]]. Their name refers to the [[Christian]] martyrs [[Marcellinus and Peter]] who, according to tradition, were buried here, near the body of [[St. Tiburtius]].<ref name="Santiebeati">{{cite web|url=http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/27550|author=Amore, Agostino|title= Santi Marcellino e Pietro|date=5 Nov 2008|publisher=Santi e Beati|accessdate=January 9, 2009}}</ref> In 2006, over a thousand skeletons were discovered in these catacombs; the skeletons were stacked one on top of each other and still bore the togas they were buried with.<ref>Nicola Frances Denzey, ''The Bone Gatherers: The Lost Worlds of Early Christian Women'' (Beacon Press, 2007), 30.</ref> |
The '''Catacombs of Marcellinus and Peter''' are ancient [[catacombs of Rome|catacombs]] situated on the 3rd mile of the [[Ancient Rome|ancient]] [[Via Labicana]], today [[Via Casilina]] in [[Rome]], [[Italy]], near the church of [[Santi Marcellino e Pietro ad Duas Lauros]]. Their name refers to the [[Christian]] martyrs [[Marcellinus and Peter]] who, according to tradition, were buried here, near the body of [[St. Tiburtius]].<ref name="Santiebeati">{{cite web|url=http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/27550|author=Amore, Agostino|title= Santi Marcellino e Pietro|date=5 Nov 2008|publisher=Santi e Beati|accessdate=January 9, 2009}}</ref> In 2006, over a thousand skeletons were discovered in these catacombs; the skeletons were stacked one on top of each other and still bore the togas they were buried with.<ref>Nicola Frances Denzey, ''The Bone Gatherers: The Lost Worlds of Early Christian Women'' (Beacon Press, 2007), 30.</ref> |
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The Catacombs opened on the 13th April 2014. The Catacombs are open only on Saturdays and on Sundays for individual visitors<ref> More info at "http://www.santimarcellinoepietro.it/catacombe/english/information-reservationi/" </ref> |
The Catacombs opened on the 13th April 2014. The Catacombs are open only on Saturdays and on Sundays for individual visitors<ref> More info at "{{cite web |url=http://www.santimarcellinoepietro.it/catacombe/english/information-reservationi/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-04-21 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20150422014703/http://www.santimarcellinoepietro.it/catacombe/english/information-reservationi/ |archivedate=2015-04-22 |df= }}" </ref> |
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Revision as of 02:25, 1 August 2017
The Catacombs of Marcellinus and Peter are ancient catacombs situated on the 3rd mile of the ancient Via Labicana, today Via Casilina in Rome, Italy, near the church of Santi Marcellino e Pietro ad Duas Lauros. Their name refers to the Christian martyrs Marcellinus and Peter who, according to tradition, were buried here, near the body of St. Tiburtius.[1] In 2006, over a thousand skeletons were discovered in these catacombs; the skeletons were stacked one on top of each other and still bore the togas they were buried with.[2]
The Catacombs opened on the 13th April 2014. The Catacombs are open only on Saturdays and on Sundays for individual visitors[3]
See also
References
- ^ Amore, Agostino (5 Nov 2008). "Santi Marcellino e Pietro". Santi e Beati. Retrieved January 9, 2009.
- ^ Nicola Frances Denzey, The Bone Gatherers: The Lost Worlds of Early Christian Women (Beacon Press, 2007), 30.
- ^ More info at ""Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-22. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
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