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Rome is one of the major religious tourist destinations of Christianity. The Cultural Heritage of the beautiful Roman churches is invaluable: its meaning spiritually, for its exquisite art and its remote history of more than 1500 years. We invite you to visit some of the major Catholic churches in the city.

The story of the strong link between Rome and Catholicism begins with his appointment as the official religion of the Roman Empire in the fourth century AD C. From there began the building of churches. At first, the Roman churches arose in relation to places of worship of the time when this faith was banned (as catacombs or private homes).

In Rome, in the V century AD, the construction of churches had an intensity that would be repeated until the seventeenth century. The city soon became the center of Christianity, especially when the Pope’s residence. Then, medieval churches emerge from these Roman buildings. Many vestiges remain in outer walls or groundwater.

By the Renaissance, many ancient temples began to decline. Others were built, which brought out the new styles of art. Where the seventeenth century, we find-maybe-the ultimate expression of Christian architecture: the Basilica of St. Peter, designed by Pope Urban VIII, and by Bramante, Bernini, Raphael and Michelangelo among other great art history.