We visited the Domatilla (spelling?) Catacombs yesterday and we celebrated Mass there - what an experience! 250,000 bodies were buried here. There were 15 miles of tunnels on several levels. Pictures were only allowed in the large room used for Mass. There were openings in the walls that were large to very small for large adult bodies to babies. Bodies were buried with a cloth wound around the body and they decomposed within 25-30 years, so what we saw was the bodies returned to dust.
This was where Christians hid because no one would look for them in Christian grounds. Many saints and martyrs were buried here. Ciao!
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The Catacombs was a very personal AA HA moment for me. We were beneath St. Paul's Cathedral, clearly a reminder of the name sake for my son, Paul. I felt surrounded by many saints and angels including my son. The Mass in the Catacombs was one of the many highlights of our tour of Italy.
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