The Christian Catacombs and the Christianization of Death.

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The Christian Catacombs and the Christianization of Death

Plan of early Christian sites in Rome

Types of funerary meals: Silicerium (performed directly after burial) Novemdiale (performed 9 days following burial) Parentalia and Rosalia (annual festivals to commemorate the dead)

Christ as Alpha and Omega. Cubiculum of Leo, Catacombs of Domitilla, Rome, 4th cen.

Baptismal scene, Cubiculum of the Sacraments, Catacombs of Callistus. Rome, ca. 200 CE.

Eucharistic scene, cubiculum of the sacraments, Catacombs of Callistus, Rome, ca. 200 CE.