One of Rome's most impressive historical treasures is often unnoticed, that's because it's found underground \u2013 the catacombs. An example is the archaeological complex \u201cAd duas lauros,\u201d which contains the catacombs of Sts. Marcellin and Peter.<\/p>\n
FABRIZIO BISCONTI<\/strong> The complex protects a building of great significance. Nearly 1,690 years after the death of St. Helena, the mother of Emperor Constantine, is the mausoleum in which they protected her remains since the 11th century.<\/p>\n In principle, the building was a bit more than 65 feet in diameter, had an imposing dome and was enriched with a lavish decoration, worthy of an entire Empress, as it was revered by Christians.<\/p>\n This complex reveals part of Christianity\u2019s history, especially the persecutions martyrs suffered in the first centuries.<\/p>\n FABRIZIO BISCONTI<\/strong> Inside, we find this impressive painting of Christ with the apostles Peter and Paul. It shows the veneration of martyrs Marcellin and Peter, who were sentenced to death in 304 A.D.<\/p>\n Today the complex is open to the public, next to a small museum where part of its history is explained. The archaeology contained inside continues to reveal to this day, traces of the strong faith of the very first Christians.<\/p>\n Daniel D\u00edaz Vizzi October 20, 2019. The catacombs of martyrs Sts. Marcellin and Peter show part of the faith's treasure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":19926,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[164],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Vuo9UlAwNHA","video_descarga":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bcatacombemarcellinoepietroeng.mp4","international_url":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bcatacombemarcellinoepietroint.mp4","type":"rrp","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47522"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47522\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nDirector, Catacombs
\n\u201cConserving the catacombs is a very difficult process. They are very fragile, given the high humidity, and extremely delicate micro-climate. They are important, since they are the oldest evidence of the spread of Christianity in Rome and throughout the ancient Christian world.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nDirector, Catacombs
\n\u201cIn a special way also the persecution of Diocletian, from the fourth century. It's the same place where Peter and Marcellin died. The two martyrs were buried in the catacombs of Via Labicana or Via Casilina. There the large mausoleum Constantine complex for his mother Helena was installed. There was a large circular basilica that was a bit the center of the catacombs.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nTranslated: Melissa Butz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"