Catacomb of Priscilla

The Catacomb of Priscilla is a large archaeological site on the Via Salaria in Rome, Italy, situated in what was a quarry in Roman times.

The Catacombs of Priscilla are divided into three notable areas: a Greek Chapel (Capella Greca), the cryptoporticus, and the tombs.

[5] Particularly notable is the "Greek Chapel" (Capella Greca), a square chamber excavated by Commendatore Giovanni Batista De Rossi (1822-1894) and his protégé, Josef Wilpert.

[2][3] Another famous fresco on the walls depicts what scholars believe to be the easiest surviving illustration of Susannah and the Elders (Daniel 13).

[2] Other notable paintings include the story of Daniel 3, Moses,[11] rising of Lazarus, Mary Magdalene (John 20),[2] and the Cubiculum of the Velata which consists of three portraits that depict the life of a singular unnamed woman.

An unidentified papal sarcophagus discovered during the demolition of Old Saint Peter's Basilica was attributed to Sylvester I and moved to Nonantola Abbey, near the altar that contains the remains of Pope Adrian III.

[17] The bones of Saints Praxedes and Pudentiana were contained in the catacomb until they were moved in the 9th century by Pope Paschal I to be housed in the rebuilt Santa Prassede.

[18] A chalcedony phalerae and other objects made of rock, crystal, and glass found in the catacomb are believed to come from the Kushan Empire through trade.

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