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What is the meaning of a doctor of the Church? A doctor of the Church is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church whose writings are believed to have made a major contribution to Catholic theology and teaching. The worddoctoris Latin for ''teacher'', and the doctors of the Church are consi...
Underground burial chambers, known as catacombs, became popular in the2nd century AD. These extensive networks of tunnels provided burial space for Christians and other religious groups. Catacombs featured narrow passages lined with niches for individuals, and larger rooms for family gatherings. Pippo-b...
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The purpose of this thesis is to investigate Appian's role in the writing of The Roman History. A second aim is to examine his understanding of historiography and to relate the work to the literary trends of his age.;The first chapter reviews the career of Appian. He says that he held ...
on the site of a Christian church named for John the Baptist; his head is said to be buried in a shrine there. A skull identified as the head of John the Baptist is on display at the Church of San Silvestro in Capite in Rome, built to house artifacts from the Roman catacombs. The ...
Greeting the locals with “buonjiorno” on our walk to the Palace Museum soon became automatic even though most Italians speak English. The floors of the Museums are paved with magnificent marble. We descend into the catacombs, those underground burial places that were both sanctuary and refuge ...
I have sincerely sought to answer the question, Can the teachings and claims of the Roman Catholic Church be validated biblically and historically? Is this Church truly the one true Church established by Jesus Christ? That study has been going on now for more than twenty five years and I ...
Catacombs were by no means a Christian or an exclusively Roman invention. The custom of burying the dead in underground rock chambers goes far back into antiquity. Catacombs are found all over the Mediterranean world: in Malta, near the ancient capital of the island; in Sicily, near Taormina,...