Over time, the Christian catacombs were forgotten and neglected ... American author and art historian Paul Koudounaris wrote about the catacomb saints in his 2013 book "Heavenly Bodies ...

Deep below the streets of Rome lie the ancient catacombs where early Christians buried their dead and sustained hope for eternal life. About the same time as the persecution of Decius, middle of ...

Probably there are a number of lost catacombs, too." The oldest tunnels date back to the first century. "The Jewish community in Rome built them as cemeteries. Christian catacombs came a century ...