Catacomb of Cappuccini, Chapel of the Skulls, Rome, Italy
Collection: Europe

Title

Catacomb of Cappuccini, Chapel of the Skulls, Rome, Italy

Subject

Catacombs--Italy

Capuchin Crypt (Rome, Italy)

Description

On verso:
No. 284. CATACOMB OF CAPPUCCINI, CHAPEL OF THE SKULLS ROME, ITALY.
Catacombs are subterranean caves and galleries, dug out by man, without any order, plan or symmetry. They are found in Egypt, Asia Minor, Italy, Sicily and in other places. As a rule their origin was undoubtedly that of quarries, but later it was found convenient to use them as burying places, and the first Christians were wont to employ them for their secret assemblies and the celebration of their religious rites.
The most numerous and extensive catacombs are those in the neighborhood of Rome, the oldest of which are known to have existed in the year A. D. 111. From the time of Constantine these ceased to be used as burying places and after they had become partly destroyed and inaccessible during a siege of Rome by the Lombards in the eighth century, they fell into oblivion. They were accidentally rediscovered in the sixteenth century.
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Creator

[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)]

Source

Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA

Publisher

Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA

Date

ca. 1890-1900

Format

image/jpeg

Language

English

Type

Stereographs

Identifier

284



Citation
[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)], “Catacomb of Cappuccini, Chapel of the Skulls, Rome, Italy,” Digital Canton, accessed March 29, 2024, https://canton.digitalsckls.info/item/586.
Original Format

Stereograph

Physical Dimensions

7 x 3.5 inches