The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of catacombs and ...

Indeed, the burgeoning Christian art, when it can be seen as distinctively ... Learn more about the Christian catacombs in Rome at their web site.

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 ...

Prior to the 3rd century CE, Christians formed a small portion of the Roman population and were often treated with hostility. As a result, the Christian funerary art in the catacombs was similar ...

Indeed, the burgeoning Christian art, when it can be seen as distinctively ... Learn more about the Christian catacombs in Rome at their web site.