Arcosolium
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An arcosolium.

Arcosolium (from Lat. arcus, "arch", and solium, "a sarcophagus") is an architectural term applied to an arched recess used as a burial place in a catacomb.

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• Arcosolium entry at the Catholic Encyclopedia

References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

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