The Church in the Catacombs: A Description of the Primitive Church of Rome : Illustrated by Its Sepulchral Remains |
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... during more than a thousand years , were restored to the world at a time when the recent revival of letters enabled the learned to profit by the disco- B very . From that time to the present , Romanist CONTENTS Page Introduction ·
... during more than a thousand years , were restored to the world at a time when the recent revival of letters enabled the learned to profit by the disco- B very . From that time to the present , Romanist CONTENTS Page Introduction ·
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... sub- terranean galleries , originally dug to provide the materials for building Rome . The complete occu- * Letters from Switzerland , Italy , & c . pation of them by Christian sepulchres , the absence of 6 THE CHURCH IN THE CATACOMBS .
... sub- terranean galleries , originally dug to provide the materials for building Rome . The complete occu- * Letters from Switzerland , Italy , & c . pation of them by Christian sepulchres , the absence of 6 THE CHURCH IN THE CATACOMBS .
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... letters on Christian monuments are from half an inch to four inches in height , and coloured in the incision with a pigment resembling Venetian red . Whether this pigment originally belonged to all the letters , is uncertain : many are ...
... letters on Christian monuments are from half an inch to four inches in height , and coloured in the incision with a pigment resembling Venetian red . Whether this pigment originally belonged to all the letters , is uncertain : many are ...
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... letter of Holy Writ , or the more mysterious doctrines contained in it , there seems to have been no want of apprehension of that sacrifice , " whereby alone we obtain remission of our sins , and are made partakers of the kingdom of ...
... letter of Holy Writ , or the more mysterious doctrines contained in it , there seems to have been no want of apprehension of that sacrifice , " whereby alone we obtain remission of our sins , and are made partakers of the kingdom of ...
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... letters of Christians then living refer to such scenes with a simplicity that dispels all idea of exaggeration ; while their expectation of sharing the same fate affords a vivid picture of those dreadful times . : An authentic history ...
... letters of Christians then living refer to such scenes with a simplicity that dispels all idea of exaggeration ; while their expectation of sharing the same fate affords a vivid picture of those dreadful times . : An authentic history ...
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