There seems to be little archeological evidence of any devotion of the Virgin Mary in the Early Church catacombs. But at the same token there may be a glimmers of a Marian devotion amongst the faithful of the first few centuries after the Crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ. [![Oldest Known Image of the Virgin Mary ][1]][1] > This is the oldest known image of the Virgin Mary (seen apparently nursing the infant Jesus on her lap). It is located in the Catacomb of Priscilla on the Via Salaria in Rome. It is dated circa A.D. 150. - [Foundations of Marian Devotion in the Early Church][2] [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/sPzUa.jpg [2]: https://renewthechurch.com/2017/08/26/foundations-of-marian-devotion-in-the-early-church/