One of the restored frescoes includes the name Antonio Bosio. The Italian scholar rediscovered the catacombs under Rome in 1593, and at some point decided to scrawl his name in big black letters ...

The cubicle that houses frescoes representing the resurrection of Lazarus is one of the latest, most magnificent discoveries to be found in the Roman Catacombs of Priscilla after five years of ...

ROME (RNS) Ancient frescoes have been rediscovered inside the 1,600-year-old Domitilla catacombs after Italian art experts used laser technology to remove centuries of grit and grime. The ...

The frescoes of the Santa Priscilla catacombs in Rome call our knowledge of the past into question and challenge the teachings of the Church. Amanda Ruggeri investigates. When archaeologists in ...

These men are credited with the rediscovery and popularizing of the Roman catacombs in the early 17th century. As more frescoes are cleaned and restored to their previous splendor within Rome's ...

But last week, art restorers working in the underground vaults known as the Catacombs of Domitilla uncovered 1,600-year-old frescoes believed to be commissioned by the bakers of ancient Rome ...

ROME – The Vatican has unveiled newly restored frescoes in the Catacombs of Priscilla, known for housing the earliest known image of the Madonna with Child — and frescoes said by some to show ...

From frescoes depicting Jonas and the whale to a reconstruction of a papal crypt within the Roman catacombs and some of the earliest Christian writings, early Christian Rome holds a bounty of history.

A Journey Through Early Christian Rome] Near the grain purchaser's fresco, in another section of the Roman catacombs, the cleaning revealed details of a fresco showing Christ seated on a throne ...

Unlike other catacombs in the city, this one was used by Rome’s Jewish population, as evidenced by symbols such as menorahs in the frescoes covering its walls and ceilings.(Photographer ...

To find catacombs, go to Rome, home of some of the oldest and longest burial underground tunnels in the world. "Hundreds of kilometers of catacombs run underneath the town and its outskirts," says ...