The idea for depicting the Way of Light was inspired by an ancient inscription found on a wall of the San Callisto Catacombs on the Appian Way in Rome. This cemetery is named for Saint Callistus ...

The Via Appia Antica, or Appian Way, has been designated as Italy ... villas, and a network of catacombs, which historically served as burial sites for early Christian converts.

Situated nearby are the Catacombs of Domitilla, the oldest of the sites. Also accessible via the Appian Way is the Jewish ...