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Association for Venerating the Martyrs in the Cata

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

Created under auspices of the Commission of Sacred Archreology (founded in the middle 19th century, to direct excavations in the catacombs). It holds religious services and popular addresses in the catacombs on martyrs' feast-days, to stimulate interest and knowledge regarding the early Church.

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Entry for 'Association for Venerating the Martyrs in the Cata'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​a/association-for-venerating-the-martyrs-in-the-cata.html. 1910.