My next dream travel destination is the Capuchin catacombs in Palermo. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: December 19, 2004 - December 25, 2004 Archives] Reference
Apis at Memphis while they lived; and being mummied after death, were buried in catacombs prepared for them in the desert. From Wordnik.com. [A Thousand Miles Up the Nile] Reference
"The catacombs is the cross roads of the world," he told me. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
The catacombs were a depressing place in a world of depressing places. From Wordnik.com. [Into the Labyrinth]
But at night no spot in Paris is more deserted; it might be called the catacombs of commerce. From Wordnik.com. [Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau] Reference
These underground churches were called the catacombs, and some of them may still be seen at Rome. From Wordnik.com. [Baltimore Catechism No. 4 (of 4) An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine] Reference
The best English introduction to the study of the catacombs is the work of Northcote and Brownlow (see below). From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux] Reference
The catacombs are a vast underground network tunnel of tunnels holding the bones of more than 6 million Parisians. From Wordnik.com. [ajc.com - News] Reference
In high spots, in catacombs. From Wordnik.com. [Obscure Musical of the Week: DRAT! THE CAT!] Reference
The cut on page 875 is a plan of the catacombs of Rome. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
It was like going down into some vast stretch of catacombs. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift in the City of Gold, or, Marvelous Adventures Underground] Reference
The catacombs of Rome: Miles and miles of underground tombs. From Wordnik.com. [Peace And Quiet] Reference
(Out of respect, the catacombs will not be disturbed further.). From Wordnik.com. [The Lessons Of The Tombs] Reference
Within an easy walk, towards the Monreale road, are the catacombs of the. From Wordnik.com. [Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta] Reference
She had heard the story of Albert de Morcerf's adventure in the catacombs of. From Wordnik.com. [Edmond Dantès] Reference
The most ancient catacombs are those of the Theban kings, begun 4,000 years ago. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed] Reference
If all who have told me the same thing died, Naples would be like the catacombs of. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851] Reference
Three fat priests sat at the entrance of the catacombs, selling different-sized candles. From Wordnik.com. [Trapped in 'Black Russia' Letters June-November 1915] Reference
I had heard of three pretty peasant girls who had mysteriously disappeared in the catacombs. From Wordnik.com. [Trapped in 'Black Russia' Letters June-November 1915] Reference
Those whom he had seen at the chapel service formed but a small part of the dwellers in the catacombs. From Wordnik.com. [The Martyr of the Catacombs A Tale of Ancient Rome] Reference
In some places, an outright mythology shrouds the catacombs and underworlds that lie beneath the bustle. From Wordnik.com. [Unseen Washington: Photographer David Deal sees the city's hidden side] Reference
Was it, indeed, the same personage who recited the verses of a hymn in the catacombs a few hours before?. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
We went out into the blinding sunlight again, and down a long flight of cloister steps to the catacombs. From Wordnik.com. [Trapped in 'Black Russia' Letters June-November 1915] Reference
The passages in the catacombs vary much both in height and in width, but are seldom more than three feet wide. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
After a short walk, they disappear into a hole in the side of a railway tunnel to the catacombs, 65 feet below. From Wordnik.com. [Parisians Find Playground Under The Streets] Reference
George Sims, a 47-year-old drifter, had performed odd jobs at the Trade Center and spent nights in its catacombs. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
The studio is on the ground level of one of the seemingly endless, claustrophobic catacombs that make up the camp. From Wordnik.com. [Rhymes amid rubble: Palestinian refugee rappers' voices spill out across borders] Reference
The Christians fly to the catacombs whenever there is danger, and they also are in the habit of burying their dead there. From Wordnik.com. [The Martyr of the Catacombs A Tale of Ancient Rome] Reference
Yes or no, "he insisted, with a return of his usual excitement," did I leave the catacombs to arrange that unfortunate duel?. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The original entrances to the catacombs were in many instances by subterranean roads or corridors, sometimes called streets. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
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