(Latin: “little place”). A shelf-like space designed to hold a body in a catacomb or mausoleum.
Loculi in the Catacombs of San Giovanni Evangelista, Siracusa, Italy. 3rd–5th centuries. Photo: Sibeaster.
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Loculi in the Catacombs of San Giovanni Evangelista, Siracusa, Italy. 3rd–5th centuries. Photo: Sibeaster.