The catacombs

From Catacumbus Comes the word, One very rarely heard.Underground cemetery is its meaning. How many Christians in older days Could be seen in there creeping.Christians could not freely Practise their religion, So they had to make a decision.To practise...

From Catacumbus Comes the word, One very rarely heard.

Underground cemetery is its meaning. How many Christians in older days Could be seen in there creeping.

Christians could not freely Practise their religion, So they had to make a decision.

To practise it in hiding, Maybe then they would Have a chance of surviving.

Because if you were caught You would be tortured and put in jail, If you would come out alive, no one could say.

These catacombs, What sad tales have they known! They have a magnificent history of their own.

By Rebecca Schembri Higgans, 13, of Ghaxaq

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