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Unknown Era · Tomb41.9297°N, 12.5088°E

Priscilla

A Christian catacomb within an ancient quarry on the Via Salaria that was in use from the second to the fourth centuries AD. The Catacomb of Priscilla was likely named for Priscilla, a member of the gens Acilia, and contains the oldest known Marian painting (third century AD).

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