The stripped-back performance saw Queens of the Stone Age surrounded by skulls and bones in the Catacombs of Paris. By Tyler Jenke Queens of the Stone Age have announced the release of their ...

beginning with the first excavation of the Catacombs of Priscilla in 1578. American author and art historian Paul Koudounaris wrote about the catacomb saints in his 2013 book "Heavenly Bodies ...

One fresco, called Christ, the Good Shepherd in the Catacombs of Priscilla, features the first known depiction of Jesus. In it, a short, dark-haired Jesus stands among a herd of goats. He is beardless ...

We present its application in the project in progress for the Museum of the sculpture in the Basilica of St. Silvestro at the Catacombs of Priscilla in Rome, where the user will be able to retrieve ...

“The Adoration of the Magi,” appearing on an arch in the Greek Chapel in Rome’s catacombs of Priscilla sometime over the next 100 years (late third or early fourth century). Portrayals of the wise men ...

The first known crèche dates from the 2nd century; it’s a fresco on the wall in the Roman catacombs of Saint Priscilla. St. Francis of Assisi, who gave up his wealth to live in poverty, was known to ...

Pope Francis marked All Souls’ Day with a Mass at a Roman cemetery on Saturday, making a special visit to the “Garden of Angels.” More than 100 faithful gathered with Rome Mayor Roberto ...

For All Souls’ Day on Nov. 2, Francis will continue his custom of holding a Mass in a local cemetery to pray for the dead, especially the holy souls in purgatory. Pope Francis says Mass for All ...

St Philomena was a C4 virgin martyr whose remains were discovered in 1802 in the Catacomb of Priscilla. She is the patron saint of infants, babies, and youth. The Way passes Shrewsbury Abbey and then ...

the Catacomb of Priscilla, the Catacombs of Domitilla, the Catacomb of Saint Agnes, and two Jewish catacombs. These underground chambers hold the tombs of Christian saints and martyrs, one of the ...

In fact, one of the earliest artistic depictions of Jesus is a third-century fresco discovered in the Roman Catacomb of Priscilla that portrays Jesus as the Good Shepherd. He is shown as a simple, yet ...