Priscilla
burial ground · 30 BC – 2100 AD
A Christian catacomb within an ancient quarry on the Via Salaria that was in use from the second to the fourth centuries AD. The Catacomb of Priscilla was likely named for Priscilla, a member of the gens Acilia, and contains the oldest known Marian painting (third century AD).
- Coordinates
- 41.92973, 12.50877
- Also known as
- Catacomb of Priscilla (en), Catacomb of Priscilla (en), Catacombe di S. Priscilla (Via Salaria) (ita)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
- iDAI.gazetteer (Deutsches Archäologisches Institut) · CC BYiDAI.gazetteer, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (CC BY)
- Wikidata · CC0 1.0Wikidata (CC0)