The Church in the Catacombs: A Description of the Primitive Church of Rome : Illustrated by Its Sepulchral Remains |
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... late as the year 352 , Liberius , Bishop of Rome , took up his abode in the cemetery of St. Agnes during the Arian persecution . The discovery of wells and springs in various parts of the corridors assists us in understanding how life ...
... late as the year 352 , Liberius , Bishop of Rome , took up his abode in the cemetery of St. Agnes during the Arian persecution . The discovery of wells and springs in various parts of the corridors assists us in understanding how life ...
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... They are noticed in history from time to time , and their office appears to have been retained among the lower clerical grades till a late period . It is ი related of Huss the Martyr , that before his exe- OF THE ANCIENT CHURCH . 193.
... They are noticed in history from time to time , and their office appears to have been retained among the lower clerical grades till a late period . It is ი related of Huss the Martyr , that before his exe- OF THE ANCIENT CHURCH . 193.
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... late as the seventh . About the close of the fourth century , Prudentius described pictures of the martyrdoms of Cassianus and Hippolytus as then existing . We must not therefore altogether refuse a place to the new S 4 THE ORIGIN OF ...
... late as the seventh . About the close of the fourth century , Prudentius described pictures of the martyrdoms of Cassianus and Hippolytus as then existing . We must not therefore altogether refuse a place to the new S 4 THE ORIGIN OF ...
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... temptation flee ; Linger not to count the cost , Though my all on earth be lost . Let me each short hour redeem From death's slumber ; lest my dream End but with salvation's day , All too late to 272 THE ORIGIN OF CHRISTIAN ART .
... temptation flee ; Linger not to count the cost , Though my all on earth be lost . Let me each short hour redeem From death's slumber ; lest my dream End but with salvation's day , All too late to 272 THE ORIGIN OF CHRISTIAN ART .
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... late to watch and pray . Lest the Lord , a friend no more , Knock in judgment at the door . This passage is among the earliest Christian poetry that may strictly be called devotional . His reflection on the picture of Isaac's sacrifice ...
... late to watch and pray . Lest the Lord , a friend no more , Knock in judgment at the door . This passage is among the earliest Christian poetry that may strictly be called devotional . His reflection on the picture of Isaac's sacrifice ...
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