... spread throughout the Roman Empire where it was made the state religion in the 4th century AD. Later, the Church split into two broad groups - the Western Church under the Pope in Rome and the Eastern Churches under the Patriarchies of Antioch, Alexandria and Constantinople. Still later, further disruptions took place. The Roman Catholic Church was broken up by Protestantism, while ... Sunday as the Day of Assembly, a Rest Day, forbidding ordinary work and permitting the Christian soldiers to attend Church services. The first Church building was erected in the reign of Alexander Severus...

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... once was. A large earthquake hit Rome in 1231 causing a large section of the amphitheater to collapse. The 1500's brought further ruin when Pope Alexander VI allowed it to be used as a quarry for new buildings. It wasn't until 1744 that Pope Benedict XIV resolved to protect the Colosseum from further damage. Today 17.6 million dollars has been donated for the cleaning and excavation ... ...

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