Project Gutenberg 2014-12-04 Public domain in the USA. 277 Withrow, W. H. (William Henry) 1839 1908 Withrow, William Henry The Catacombs of Rome, and Their Testimony Relative to Primitive Christianity Reading ease score: 59.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Chris Curnow, Carol Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Catacombs of Rome, and Their Testimony Relative to Primitive Christianity" by Rev. W. H. Withrow is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work explores the catacombs of Rome, focusing on their significance as burial sites and their insights into early Christian practices and beliefs. The book aims to illuminate the relationship between primitive Christianity and its cultural context, particularly in contrast with later Roman Catholic traditions. The opening of the book reveals the author's intent to provide a comprehensive overview of the catacombs' structure and historical significance, highlighting their role as clandestine burial sites for early Christians during times of persecution. Withrow describes the labyrinthine layout of the catacombs, the materials from which they were hewn, and their eerie atmosphere filled with the bones and artifacts of the early Christians. The author notes that despite the changes over centuries, the catacombs remain vital to understanding the conditions faced by the early Church and its place in history, thus establishing a rich foundation for the discussions that follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 Catacombs -- Italy -- Rome DG Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Religious 1512097 1512226 2024-10-20T03:39:04.113907 2023-09-20T13:46:34.046747 text/html text/html 1505595 2014-12-04T09:18:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 5263489 2014-12-04T09:23:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 4332385 2024-10-20T03:39:30.818762 application/epub+zip 4352680 2024-10-20T03:39:09.249886 application/epub+zip 565382 2024-10-20T03:39:06.683035 application/epub+zip 4799459 2024-10-20T03:39:44.831708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4586691 2024-10-20T03:39:27.552831 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 817182 2022-09-21T15:04:13.502539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1045718 2024-10-20T03:38:58.417925 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1057317 2014-12-04T09:18:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 415560 2014-12-04T09:23:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1044139 2014-12-04T09:18:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 409726 2014-12-04T09:23:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21376 2024-10-20T03:39:45.023741 application/rdf+xml 6605 2024-10-20T03:39:07.042012 image/jpeg 1231 2024-10-20T03:39:06.873908 image/jpeg 6591468 2024-10-20T03:39:04.551979 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia