Under the current Basilica of St. Sophia there are exhibited burial facilities from the eastern necropolis of the ancient town of Serdica and the remains of three earlier churches. The fourth church building was built at the end of the V century, the beginning of the VI century. The excavated graves and tombs are about 50 and are dated from III - V c. - stone sarcophagi, cemetery graves and masonry brick tombs – covered with flat-faced stone slabs and vaulted.
Rarely, some of the vaulted masonry tombs are mural-painted. Unlike the IV century, in the V century Christian symbols are mainly used. A typical example of this kind of decoration is the tomb of Honorius, discovered northwest of the St. Sophia Basilica and dating back to the V century. A red lettering is placed on the lid of the lunette, which reads: "Honorius, servant of God."
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