Early Christian

Early Christian

The Catacombs

What I find so fascinating about the catacombs is that they are much more than just a burial site. Rather, the catacombs have been many things over the course of history. Originally purposed as religious burial tunnels, the subterranean underworld would soon hold multitudes of people from soldiers, smugglers, and even the homeless. More importantly however would be their use today, that being a time capsule of many many generations, layers and layers of people and information from which we can learn from and experience the Early Christian period.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Faith

Today, Christianity has a great number of offshoots and branches. Each with their own idealism and minor changes. However, they all stem back to the belief that Jesus Christ walked among the earth and gave his life to save man from his sins. Many of the same symbols and metaphors still remain to this day from the period.