Early Christian Catacombs
Milos 848 00, Greece
The catacombs near Trypiti are the third μεγαλύτερο early Christian monument after the Holy Land and the catacombs of Rome, while it is calculated that almost 8,000 Christians were buried in them. Dug into the soft rock of the area, 70 m above sea level, they constituted the greatest necropolis of the Early Christian Era in Milos. It is an intricate system comprised of three underground tunnels, five corridors and a burial chamber. The so called arkosolia, 126 sculpted arched tombs, are saved up to this day. Only the Chamber of the Presbyters is open to the public, in which the only two-leveled tomb and parts of the most important inscriptions have been saved.
The catacombs near Trypiti are the third μεγαλύτερο early Christian monument after the Holy Land and the catacombs of Rome, while it is calculated that almost 8,000 Christians were buried in them. Dug into the soft rock of the area, 70 m above sea level, they constituted the greatest necropolis of the Early Christian Era in Milos. It is an intricate system comprised of three underground tunnels, five corridors and a burial chamber. The so called arkosolia, 126 sculpted arched tombs, are saved up to this day. Only the Chamber of the Presbyters is open to the public, in which the only two-leveled tomb and parts of the most important inscriptions have been saved.
