catacombs

Question 1

What are catacombs and why were they important in Early Christian art?

Answer 1

• Catacombs: Underground burial chambers used by early Christians (and others) in Rome.
• Importance:
• Provided a safe place for worship and burial during periods of persecution.
• Walls decorated with fresco murals and symbolic imagery to teach faith stories.
• Helped preserve some of the earliest examples of Christian art.

Question 2

what year did being christian become legal

Answer 2

313CE