sacred archaeology

Micara was also President of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology from 1951 until his death.

The Academy operates with the guidance and direction of the Pontifical Commission of Sacred Archaeology.

Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology, 6 January 1852 by Pope Pius IX.

The museum was founded by Pope Pius IX in 1854, two years after the establishment of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology.

He was also a member of the Pontifical Commission of Sacred Archaeology and was a scrittore of the Vatican Library.

Responsibility for the Christian catacombs lies with the Pontifical Commission of Sacred Archaeology (Pontificia Commissione di Archeologia Sacra), which directs excavations and restorations.

The painting, in the St. Tecla Catacomb, is "among the oldest and best-defined figures from ancient Christianity," according to the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology, L'Osservatore Romano reported.

The current President of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology is Gianfranco Cardinal Ravasi (because of his position as President of the Pontifical Council for Culture), the Vice President is the Abbot Dom.

Experts of the Ponitifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology made the discovery on June 19 in the Catacomb of Santa Tecla in Rome and describe it as the "oldest icon in history dedicated to the cult of the Apostle," according to the Vatican newspaper.