The church in the catacombs : a description of the primitive church of Rome : illustrated by its sepulchral remains . h * R. Rochette, Academie des Belles Lettres et dlnscriptions,torn. xiii. p. 169. 142 THE MARTYRS OF and fifth centuries, in which case they cannot beconsidered as indicative of martyrdom. The custom of depositing small vessels with thebodies of the dead, was common among Pagans aswell as Christians. Vessels of terra-cotta, glass,alabaster, and ivory, found in Christian tombs, havegenerally been considered as receptacles for blood:while those belonging to Pagans, though exactly
The church in the catacombs : a description of the primitive church of Rome : illustrated by its sepulchral remains . h * R. Rochette, Academie des Belles Lettres et dlnscriptions,torn. xiii. p. 169. 142 THE MARTYRS OF and fifth centuries, in which case they cannot beconsidered as indicative of martyrdom. The custom of depositing small vessels with thebodies of the dead, was common among Pagans aswell as Christians. Vessels of terra-cotta, glass,alabaster, and ivory, found in Christian tombs, havegenerally been considered as receptacles for blood:while those belonging to Pagans, though exactlysimilar, have been termed lacrymatories. Twoimportant questions here present themselves:— these vessels used by the Christians to con-tain blood? And 2dly, Were they exclusivelyaffixed to martyrs graves. Several of these ampolle di sangue are markedwith the first letters of the word Sanguis, or Sanc-tus. Two are here copied from Boldetti. The inscriptions are usually read, Sanguis, andSanguis Saturnini. — The blood of would equally bear the construction Sanctus,and Sanctus THE CATACOMBS. 143
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