| Monumental Christianity; or, The art and symbolism of the primitive church. CHAPTER III |
Page 1 of 5 Monumental Christianity; or, The art and symbolism of the primitive church as witnesses and teachers of the one Catholic faith and practice (1876)Author: Lundy, John P. (John Patterson), 1823-1892 CHAPTER III. NECESSITY AND ART-TEACHING OF THE CATACOMBS. The Catacombs and their Art-teaching necessary to the early Christians. — Origin of Persecution, and its main cause. — Roman Law and Imperial Edicts. — Heterise, or Clubs. — Bacchanalia.^ Calumny and Ridicule. — ^Alleged blasphemous Crucifix and Annbis. 48-61 |