Via Anapo catacombs
Catacombs on the via Salaria in Rome
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The Via Anapo catacombs or Anonima di Via Anapo (anonymous catacombs of Via Anapo) are a set of catacombs on the Via Salaria in Rome, first built in the 3rd–4th centuries and rich in wall paintings, inscriptions, and sarcophagus fragments.[1][2] They were discovered on 31 May 1578 when some workers digging for pozzolana witnessed a landslide, only for the complex to be lost in another landslide and rediscovered again in the early 20th century.[2]
No bodies were found in it, probably since they had been translated to cemeteries during the 9th century. Soon after its rediscovery, it became a popular destination for pilgrims, scholars, and Oratorians, the third of whom used the site to reinforce the Counter-Reformation Catholic position during the 16th century.[3]
4th century A.D., Rome. Christ multiplies the loaves of bread, anonymous catacomb of via Anapo.
