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History, religion and tourism account for the significance of catacombs to Italians.

Specifically, the term designates underground burial grounds. Italy is the first known place where this system of subterranean tombs was found, beneath milestones #2 and #3 of the Appian Way. Catacombs therefore provide Italians with:

  • Glimpses of their ancient past;
  • Information about culture, in the sense of ancient burial practices;
  • Reaffirmation of religion, as the last resting places of Saints Paul (about A.D. 5 - about A.D. 67) and Peter (died about A.D. 64-67);
  • Sources of revenue, through tourist interest.
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