What you are we used to be;
What we are you will be…
My Mom and I were with our friends, Eve, Olive, and Hazel, in the crypt of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception when we read this plaque. We were standing in front of an amazing display of bones that came from the Capuchin monks. The monks lived from 1528 to 1870. The bones were in all sorts of arrangements, including chandeliers, wreaths, altars, cherubs, and even the grim reaper! We couldn’t take pictures in the crypt, so we got a post card with a picture of the grim reaper on it.
A few days later, we were with our friends again, this time Eve’s husband Nigel was with us too. So was my dad. We were at the catacombs of the Christians that dated back to the third century. They were just outside of Rome, because the Romans didn’t let the Christians bury themselves inside the city. So after listening to a long but interesting description of the catacombs, we took an ancient staircase down into them. It was made from a volcanic rock called tufa. Although you would think that the Romans would have attacked the catacombs, they did not. It was considered a taboo, which is basically something that is forbidden. But we didn’t see any bones. They were moved out of the catacombs by the Barbarians in the 5th century, when the Roman empire fell. It was still cool, though!
A few days later, we were with our friends again, this time Eve’s husband Nigel was with us too. So was my dad. We were at the catacombs of the Christians that dated back to the third century. They were just outside of Rome, because the Romans didn’t let the Christians bury themselves inside the city. So after listening to a long but interesting description of the catacombs, we took an ancient staircase down into them. It was made from a volcanic rock called tufa. Although you would think that the Romans would have attacked the catacombs, they did not. It was considered a taboo, which is basically something that is forbidden. But we didn’t see any bones. They were moved out of the catacombs by the Barbarians in the 5th century, when the Roman empire fell. It was still cool, though!
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