THE PREEMINENCE OF ROME As imperial capital, the Rome of the first centuries of Of ours, it housed a large number of Christians, who gathered and celebrated Their rites in secret. In 313 the emperor Constantine granted Christians the Rights and the same protection as for practitioners of other religions of the empire; From the outset the Church emerged from its underground life and during the course of the century Iv Latin replaced the Greek as the official language of the liturgy in Rome. As you The Roman Emperor was declining, that of the bishop of Rome was increasing, and Gradually began to recognize the preeminent authority of Rome in Questions of faith and discipline. With an increasing number of converts and riches Church began to build large basilicas, and services could no longer be relatively informal, as they were in the early days. Between the fifth century and the seventh century many Popes engaged in the revision of...
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