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Saturday, February 1st, 2025
the Third Week after Epiphany
the Third Week after Epiphany
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Catacombs
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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Originally underground quarries, afterwards used as burial-places for the dead, found beneath Paris and in the neighbourhood of Rome, as well as elsewhere; those around Rome, some 40 in number, are the most famous, as having been used by the early Christians, not merely for burial but for purposes of worship, and are rich In monuments of art and memorials of history.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Catacombs'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/c/catacombs.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Catacombs'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/c/catacombs.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
