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AnswerAs is so often the case, it came down to what the sovereign wanted. When Emperor Constantine chose Christianity, he gave the new religion considerable state patronage and began the long persecution of the pagan religion. The dynastic succession of his sons ensured that Rome would remain under Christian rule, apart from the brief rule of Julian the Apostate. When Emperor Theodosius made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire in 380 CE, Christians were still in the minority, but the writing was on the wall. When Theodosius banned the public worship of the pagan gods in 391, it was not much longer before he had increased the intensity of the persecution of pagans so that only the most faithful or the most geographically remote pagans could resist the attraction of Christianity. State intervention assured the success of the Christian Church.

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Catholic AnswerThe answer of the Church has always been that the ground of Rome was fertilized by the blood of the martyrs who gave their lives for God, and for His Church. The Christian Church was wildly successful in Rome for three centuries before it was legalized, one has only to read the accounts of the persecutions, the tortures, and the various ways in which the martyrs were killed to realize that God certainly worked miracles in the belief of people that they would convert in droves to a religion that almost guaranteed that they were going to lose their property, their money, and some of them their lives. Indeed, what drove people to embrace a new religion that would result in their lives being ruined or ended? God, who was offering them an eternity of happiness in heaven, and glory that would outshine the worst tortures that they had to endure. The legalization of the Church in the fourth century was probably not the best thing for her, throughout history, when Christianity becomes comfortable and acceptable, all kinds of people join for all the wrong reasons and the faith declines. The only way that we can gain heaven is to accept the cross, the Christian Church in Rome had a very obvious cross for centuries.
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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.


Which Church has the largest interior of any Christian Church in the world and can hold 60000?

St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy.


Who is credited for establishing the first Christian church in Rome?

Peter is usually credited with establishing the Church in Rome. There is a wealth of evidence, both documental and archaeological, that Peter and Paul ended up in Rome. While it is probably true that there were Christians in Rome long before Peter and Paul's settlement there, most scholars believe that it was Peter who established the Church there as a dynamic group of Christians from a scattered Christian population in hiding. Evidence for this includes the catacombs beneath the ancient city of Rome, where there exists a great deal of grafitti on the walls that refers both to Peter and to Paul, and to their presence in Rome. There is also a great deal of evidence that after the executions of Peter and Paul their bodies were taken and concealed in the St Sebastian Catacombs whch run under the Appian Way leading south out of Rome, only to be reinterred in their respective basilicas after Christianity became accepted as the religion of the Empire, St Peter's remains being interred in what is now the Vatican City, and St Paul's in his own Basilica on the southern side of the city. So, whether or not the church in Rome was 'founded' by Peter or Paul, they were well known to the Christians there, and there is much evidence that they ended their days there by execution, but not before a large Christian Church was established by them.


What is the Christian attitude to divorce?

God does not like divorces and the christian church will not allow a divorcee to get married for a second time in church.


What church was left by Jesus Christ?

The church that Jesus Christ left on earth, was the Christian church, His Church, founded by his apostles. But what churches are these exactly. 1. The Church of Rome founded by the Apostle Peter and Paul 2. The Church of Constantinople founded by the Apostle Andrew 3. The Church of Alexandria founded by Mark the Evangelist 4. The Church of Jerusalem which was founded by Jesus himself, the continuation of his work in Jerusalem. 5. The Church of Antioch founded by the Apostle Peter. Each of these five churches before the East-West schism, formed the One true Holy and Catholic Apostolic Church, and it is from these that all other Christian denominations find their routes. Over time these churches witnessed internal schisms such as the protestant reformation which gave birth to the protestant churches. Therefore the church that Jesus Christ founded was the Christian church in all of its variation and glory

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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.


What was the name of the Christian church that was not under the leadership of Rome?

Protestant and Anglican


Bishop of Rome claiming to be the father or head of the Christian church?

pope


Where is the largest Christian church in the world?

In Vatican City in Rome Italy!


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


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.


How did the christian church change because of the ideas of the Byzantine Empire?

Because of Rome


Who was the bishop who was considered the pope leader of the entire Christian Church?

No, Saint Peter was always considered as the leader of the Church, no matter where he was at the time. He eventually ended up in Rome and was considered the Bishop of Rome as well as the leader of the Church. Eventually the title of pope was conferred on his successors.


How important was Saint Peter to Rome?

Saint Peter, in addition to being the Pope (the earthly leader of the entire Church), was the bishop (the senior pastor) of the Christian Church in Rome.


Which Church has the largest interior of any Christian Church in the world and can hold 60000?

St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy.


What significant early Christian church located in Rome was commissioned by Constantine?

Old st peters