1. The Decline of Rome and Transf
The pagan gods became saints and martyrs, the use of candles and incense was adopted for use in churches. ... For the time being the emperor's power was absolute and all-encompassing, as the state still exercised supreme power over the church. The legal establishment of Christianity, now bound church and state intrinsically, and was a marked distinction from the pagan past. ... The Power of the church gradually grew as the power of the Roman state diminished. ... The church in turn managed to maintain its hold over the faithful, in those lands by taking away the relative autonomy of the...
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