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Plan and section of the chief part of the Catacomb of St. Hermes, near Rome, on the Via Salara; at B is the staircase by which it is approached, and at C the Chapel of St. Hermes.

     
Plan of the Chapel of St. Hermes, now called the Chapel of the Apostles, from the painting of the Apostles round the archivolt of the arch at the end.

Longitudinal section of the chapel, in which may be remarked the fronts of the sepulchres excavated in the side walls.

     
Transverse section towards the entrance, showing the tomb of St. Hermes at the end of the chapel.

Transverse section towards the entrance, showing the depth of the sepulchres on each side of the chapel.


Longitudinal section of the chapel, in which may be remarked the fronts of the sepulchres excavated in the side walls.


Left side of the monument of St. Hermes, with the section of the sarcophagus in which the body of the saint was found.
Front view at large of the same monument.
Right side of the same.
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