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OUTLINE: I.--Favourable conditions when the Christian era began. II.--Forces at work up to 313. III.--Description of the Roman Church in 313. IV.--Growth of the Papacy from 313 to 604. V.--Condition of the Papacy at the close of this period, 604. VI.--Sources.

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