(Slideshow) Explore the most important Christian catacombs outside of Rome - Page 6

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The largest archaeological evidence of Early Christianity in the archipelago.

Since burials in the city were only allowed for legally authorized cults (Judaism included), Christians buried their own in catacombs, outside the walls of the then Roman capital Melite (today Mdina). Today, the intricate, extensive Catacombs of Malta are the largest archaeological evidence of Early Christianity in the archipelago.

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