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The History of the Roman Catholic Church covers a period of just under two thousand years, making the Church one of the oldest religious institutions in history. As one of the oldest branches of Christianity (the Eastern Orthodox and some other churches are also "apostolic" in origin -- i.e., they also date their origins back to the founding of the Christian Church at the time of the Apostles), the history of the Roman Catholic Church plays an integral part of the History of Christianity as a whole. For the sake of simplicity, the term "Catholic Church" as it is used in this article refers specifically to the Catholic Church founded in Rome, and presided over by their governing Bishop, commonly known as the Pope.

The history of the Catholic Church is vast and complex, covering many different eras in which the Church was a key influence in the course of European and world civilization. Yet, the Catholic Church is basically unchanged in its substantial teachings and organisation since the dawn of the Christian era in the first century.

Over time, schisms have disrupted the unity of Christianity. The two largest of these involved the separation from the Catholic Church of Orthodox Christianity the (East-West Schism) and Protestantism (the Reformation) respectively. The Catholic Church has been the moving force in some of the major events of world history including the Evangelization of Europe and Latin America, the spreading of literacy and the foundation of the Universities, hospitals, monasticism, the development of Art, Music and Architecture, the Inquisition, the Crusades, an analytical philosophical method, and the downfall of Communism in Eastern Europe in the late 20th century.

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• 1 Ministry of Jesus and expansion (c. 1 – 312)
• 1.1 Key dates
• 2 Church of the Roman Empire (313 – 476)
• 3 Church of the Early Middle Ages (476 – 800)
• 4 Church of the High Middle Ages (800 – 1499)
• 5 Church of the Renaissance (1500 – 1629)
• 6 Church in the Age of Reason (1630 – 1800)
• 7 19th century Catholic Church
• 8 20th century Catholic Church
• 9 21st century Catholic Church
• 9.1 Key Dates
• 10 Further reading
• 11 References
• 12 See also

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: History of the Roman Catholic Church

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Roman_Catholic_Church

(2) A Good Study Is in -- http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02543a.htm and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Church

Catechism

http://www.vatican.va/archive/compendium_ccc/documents/archive_2005_compendium-ccc_en.html

http://www.vatican.va/

and Catechism of the Catholic Church, Plus http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05075b.htm

Catechism of the Catholic Church 748-810 and http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/index.htm

Other interesting Study http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Church#_note-0

The Catholic Church is the largest Christian Church and the largest organized body of any world religion Open .^[1]