Naples is an ancient city settled many centuries before Christ, but named the new city (Neapolis) by the Greeks in the 6th Century BC. We saw, therefore, many very old things in and nearby Naples. I’ll share in another post about our visit to Pompeii and Herculaneum.
This first post features some catacombs we saw, the Catacombs of San Gennaro, within the city of Naples itself.
These were initially pre-Christian burial grounds.
Later these catacombs became Christian burial grounds, and even included a Church. The photo on the right is a fresco of Peter and John, with John holding a scroll, which, the guide said, was the word of God.
One of the earliest, best preserved baptismal fonts in Naples is in the Catacomb.
The wealthy families had “rooms” of their own, nearly always fully decorated with frescoes.
The poor people were buried in smaller graves, often four layers or more deep.
I’ll end this post with an ancient fresco of Christ.
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