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The Apostle Paul is most often credited with the start of the Christian Church in Rome. He wrote his letter to the Romans sometime in the later part of the first century, addressing believers in Christ who were starting to form there.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoAccording to the Roman Catholic Church, the church was founded by the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, some 50 days after Jesus' execution by the Roman Army, circa 30-APR CE. Peter moved to Rome, and became the first pope of the Christian movement. They believe that he was followed by a continuous succession of popes up to the present day. They teach that the Roman Church is the true church founded by God.
Another Answer:
The Bible does not say who founded the church in Rome or if it was a 'leader'.
But from the book of Acts we can read that there were Jews from Rome in Jerusalem for Pentecost when the first gospel message was preached. Probably some of these Jewish Christians took the faith of Christ to Rome in the early decades of the church.
Act 2:9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
Act 2:10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
Act 2:11 Cretans and Arabs-we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God."
Catholic AnswerIn Warren H. Carroll's History of Christianity, volume 1 - the Founding of Christendom, on page 404-405, he explains that St. Peter (the first pope, and Christ's first appointed Vicar on Earth) went to Rome from Antioch, although "there may have been a few actual Christians among them" (Fouarc, St. Peter, pp 249-271; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, I, 66-72; Edmundson,Church in Rome, pp. 56-57) and founded the first Christian Church. As his tomb is still there (under the high altar in St. Peter's Basilica), we know this for a fact, and, of course, the constant witness of all history since then is positive proof. Indeed St. Peter, himself, tells us this in his letters, which he writes "from Babylon" a first century Christian code word for Rome.Wiki User
∙ 13y agoWho founded the church? dont have a clue
Jesus Christ founded the Catholic Church at Pentecost. [Acts 2]Jesus also tells Peter that "...thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it" (Matthew 16:16) Meaning Peter is going to be the leader of the Church (aka Pope) after Christ's death.
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∙ 7y agoNo one knows for sure, according to the Catholic Encyclopedia the Cenacle (the site of the Last Supper) in Jerusalem was the "first Christian church." Archaeology magazine suggests that the Dura-Europos church in Syria is the oldest surviving church building in the world. While Jordan's Aqaba Church is considered to be the world's first purpose-built church. Several authors have cited the Etchmiadzin Cathedral (Armenia's mother church) as the oldest cathedra
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∙ 7y agoWe do not know. Certainly there was already a flourishing Christian community in Rome long before Paul went there (or Peter, if indeed Peter actually went to Rome), but the early communities often met in houses and did not always have dedicated church buildings.
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∙ 15y agopaul the apostle
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Who established the first Christian church in Rome?
AnswerWe do not know who established the first Christian church in Rome. In his epistles, Saint Paul tells us that there was already a Christian community in Rome by, perhaps, the 50s of the first century CE. And his epistles suggest that neither James nor Peter had travelled far from Jerusalem during the earliest years of Christianity.If we rule out Paul, James and Peter, then we are left merely to speculate who established the first Christian church in Rome.
Who was the first disciple to found a Christian church in Rome?
We do not know who founded a Christian church in Rome, because Paul's Epistle to the Romans shows there clearly was already a flourishing church there before he ever went to Rome. There is a tradition that Peter also went to Rome but, if he did do so, this would certainly have been later than Paul's Epistle to the Romans
The bishop of Rome was the what of the Christian church?
it was the pope
Where is the christian church located?
I believe that the larget Christian church is the Basilica at Vatican City in Rome, Italy.
Who was the pantheon was built for?
It was built to honor all the gods that were venerated in Rome at the time (first century AD) Since there were already Jews and some Christians living in Rome, the Jewish/Christian God was one of them.
Where is the largest Christian church in the world?
In Vatican City in Rome Italy!
Bishop of Rome claiming to be the father or head of the Christian church?
pope
What was the name of the Christian church that was not under the leadership of Rome?
Protestant and Anglican
When was First Methodist Episcopal Church of Rome created?
First Methodist Episcopal Church of Rome was created in 1868.
Where was the Erie Canal first built?
It was first built in Rome, NY. The chose Rome because that section was flat.
On what hill was Rome initially built?
Rome was first built on Palatine Hill founded by Romulus.
Where the first settlement at rome was built?
the original settlement of rome was built along the tiber river
