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The '''Salina Catacombs''' are a cluster of small [[catacombs]] located near the Church of the Annunciation in [[Salina]], [[Naxxar]], in [[Malta]]. Although small when compared to the catacombs of [[St. Paul's Catacombs|St. Paul]] and St. Agatha in Rabat, they are an important record of the sizeable community that must have lived in the area in around the last half of the first millennium AD. |
The '''Salina Catacombs''' are a cluster of small [[catacombs]] located near the Church of the Annunciation in [[Salina, Malta|Salina]], [[Naxxar]], in [[Malta]]. Although small when compared to the catacombs of [[St. Paul's Catacombs|St. Paul]] and St. Agatha in Rabat, they are an important record of the sizeable community that must have lived in the area in around the last half of the first millennium AD. |
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The catacombs open on to a low ridge facing a now lost Roman harbour, making the small site archaeologically important. |
The catacombs open on to a low ridge facing a now lost Roman harbour, making the small site archaeologically important. |
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The site is managed by [[Heritage Malta]] and is closed to the public for conservation. |
The site is managed by [[Heritage Malta]] and is closed to the public for conservation. |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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[[File:Salina tomb.JPG|thumb|300px|A window tomb in the Salina Catacombs]] |
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The most impressive hypogeum is adorned with two decorated pillars, an [[agape feasts|agape table]] and two [[baldachin|baldacchino]] tombs, rarely found outside the catacombs of [[Rabat]]. The window tombs that surround the agape table suggest that it was an important feature of the catacomb. At least two of the window tombs are lavishly decorated with [[relief |
The most impressive hypogeum is adorned with two decorated pillars, an [[agape feasts|agape table]] and two [[baldachin|baldacchino]] tombs, rarely found outside the catacombs of [[Rabat]]. The window tombs that surround the agape table suggest that it was an important feature of the catacomb. At least two of the window tombs are lavishly decorated with [[relief]]s depicting palm fronds and other spiraled patterns. The palm fronds, together with a number of incised crosses, are proof of the [[Christianity|Christian]] origins of the burial site. |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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Image:Salina Catacombs 5.jpg| Salina Catacombs from the outside |
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Image:Salina Catacombs 3.jpg| Inside the Catacombs |
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Image:Salina Catacombs 2.jpg| Inside the Catacombs |
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Image:Salina crosses.JPG| Crosses carved into the wall of the catacombs are proof of Christian burials |
Image:Salina crosses.JPG| Crosses carved into the wall of the catacombs are proof of Christian burials |
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Image:Salina spirals.JPG| Spiraled reliefs adorn the walls of tombs |
Image:Salina spirals.JPG| Spiraled reliefs adorn the walls of tombs |
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</gallery> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Catacombs of Malta]] |
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*[[Salina, Malta]] |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.heritagemalta.org Heritage Malta] |
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[[Category:Catacombs]] |
[[Category:Catacombs of Malta]] |
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[[Category:Naxxar]] |
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[[Category:Sites managed by Heritage Malta]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:11, 9 February 2022
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 One of the mass catacombs at Salina | |
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| Location | Naxxar, Malta |
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| Type | Catacombs |
| Website | www.heritagemalta.org |
35°56′39″N 14°25′29″E / 35.9441700°N 14.4247200°E The Salina Catacombs are a cluster of small catacombs located near the Church of the Annunciation in Salina, Naxxar, in Malta. Although small when compared to the catacombs of St. Paul and St. Agatha in Rabat, they are an important record of the sizeable community that must have lived in the area in around the last half of the first millennium AD.
The catacombs open on to a low ridge facing a now lost Roman harbour, making the small site archaeologically important.
The site is managed by Heritage Malta and is closed to the public for conservation.
Description
[edit]The site comprises five hypogea cut into the vertical surface of a small quarry. A number of other openings can be seen in rocky outcrops around the site and at least one hypogeum has been damaged by further quarrying, resulting in the destruction of a number of burials.
The most impressive hypogeum is adorned with two decorated pillars, an agape table and two baldacchino tombs, rarely found outside the catacombs of Rabat. The window tombs that surround the agape table suggest that it was an important feature of the catacomb. At least two of the window tombs are lavishly decorated with reliefs depicting palm fronds and other spiraled patterns. The palm fronds, together with a number of incised crosses, are proof of the Christian origins of the burial site.
Gallery
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Salina Catacombs from the outside -
Inside the Catacombs -
Inside the Catacombs -
Crosses carved into the wall of the catacombs are proof of Christian burials -
Spiraled reliefs adorn the walls of tombs
