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The '''Catacomb of Trasone''' is a ] on the left side of the ancient ], at its junction with via Yser, in the modern-day ] quarter of Rome. Begun in the 3rd century, is named after Trason, a rich Christian Roman citizen under ] and the owner of the land in which it was dug - he is named in a martyrdom account of ]. Ancient sources also call it ''Coemeterium Thrasonis ad s. Saturninum'' (the cemetery of Thrason at [[saint Saturninus |
The '''Catacomb of Trasone''' is a ] on the left side of the ancient ], at its junction with via Yser, in the modern-day ] quarter of Rome. Begun in the 3rd century, is named after Trason or Thrason, a rich Christian Roman citizen under ] and the owner of the land in which it was dug - he is named in a martyrdom account of ]. Ancient sources also call it ''Coemeterium Thrasonis ad s. Saturninum'' (the cemetery of Thrason at ] in memory of the main martyr buried there, the remains of whose above-ground basilica were still visible late in the 16th century. | ||
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The Catacomb of Trasone is a catacomb on the left side of the ancient via Salaria, at its junction with via Yser, in the modern-day Parioli quarter of Rome. Begun in the 3rd century, is named after Trason or Thrason, a rich Christian Roman citizen under Diocletian and the owner of the land in which it was dug - he is named in a martyrdom account of Susanna of Rome. Ancient sources also call it Coemeterium Thrasonis ad s. Saturninum (the cemetery of Thrason at saint Saturninus in memory of the main martyr buried there, the remains of whose above-ground basilica were still visible late in the 16th century.
Bibliografphy (in Italian)
- Leonella De Santis; Giuseppe Biamonte (1997). Le catacombe di Roma. Roma: Newton Compton Editori. pp. 170–172.
- Pasquale Testini, Archeologia Cristiana, Edipuglia, 1980, p. 251