catacomb burial

What Happened To The Catacombs After Christianity Became The Religion Of The Roman Empire?

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What Happened To The Catacombs After Christianity Became The Religion Of The Roman Empire? In 380, Christianity became a state religion. At first, many still desired to be buried in chambers alongside the martyrs. However, the practice of catacomb burial declined slowly, and the dead were increasingly buried in church cemeteries. Did the early church

What Are Catacombs Made Out Of?

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What Are Catacombs Made Out Of? Roman catacombs are made up of underground passages (ambulacra), in the walls of which horizontal niches (loculi) were dug. These loculi, generally laid out in sequences (pilae) one above the other from floor or waist level, could each contain one or more bodies. What Stone are catacombs made of?