The Catacombs of Marcellinus and Peter are found approximately three kilometers from southeast Rome and the ancient Via Labicana, and date to the 4th century AD. The catacombs were named in reference
The Good Shepherd, Catacomb of Petrus and Marcellinus, mid-3rd century A.D.
One of the chambers in the Catacombs of Marcellinus and Peter
Image of Jonah being lowered into the sea in the midst of the storm as a sacrifice to save those aboard the ship.
Orpheus adorned in Roman battle attire playing a lyre from the walls of the Catacombs of Marcellinus and Peter.
Saint Tiburtius
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Tiburtius, according to Christian legend, was a Christian martyr and saint. His feast day is 11 August which is the same as Saint Susanna. The two were not related, but are sometimes associated becaus
Catacombs of Marcellinus and Peter
…catacombs were named in reference to the Christian martyrs Marcellinus and Peter who may have been buried there according to legend, near the body of St. Tiburtius. During excavations performed from 2004 to 2010, an estimated 20,000 skeletons were discovered in these catacombs; the skeletons were buried in loculi…
Tiburtius walking on coals