THE CUBICLES OF THE SACRAMENTS

Cubicolo dei Sacramenti A3

I Cubicoli dei Sacramenti
© Pontificia Commissione di Archeologia Sacra


Passing through imposing galleries full of loculi, we reach five small chambers, truly family tombs, commonly known as the cubicles of the Sacraments, and particularly important for their frescoes.

The frescoes can be dated to the beginning of the III century and represent symbolically the sacraments of Baptism and of the Eucharist. We find depicted also the prophet Jona, a symbol of the resurrection.

 

 

 

 

 

 



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