The Church In The Catacombs A Description Of The Primitive Church Of Rome Illustrated By Its Sepulchral Remains

Author : Charles Maitland
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ISBN 13 : 9781332514540
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (145 download)

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Download or read book Church in the Catacombs written by Charles Maitland and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-08 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Church in the Catacombs: A Description of the Primitive Church of Rome; Illustrated by Its Sepulchral Remains From that time to the present, Romanist writers have been suffered to claim identity in discipline and doctrine with the church that occupied the catacombs; while an attempt has scarcely been made to show from these remains the more striking resemblance existing between our Reformed Church and that of primitive Rome. It is difficult now to realise the impression which must have been made upon the first explorers of this subterranean city. A vast necropolis, rich in the bones of saints and martyrs; a stupendous testimony to the truth of Christian history, and, consequently, to that of Christianity itself; a faithful record of the trials of a persecuted Church; - such were the objects presented to their view: and so great was the enthusiasm with which they devoted themselves to the research, that two of the earliest writers on the Catacombs of Rome, Bosio and Boldetti, occupied thirty years each in collecting materials for their respective works, which in both instances remained to be edited by their survivors. When we consider the importance attached to relics by the Church of Rome, we shall not be surprised to find that the heads of her antiquarians were fairly turned by their discoveries. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.