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Scientific Investigations of Believed Remains of Two Apostles
In Rome lies the Santi Apostoli church, cared for by Franciscan brothers for more than 500 years. For more than 1500 years, this site has held the believed remains of two of the earliest Christians and Jesu apostles: St. Philip and St. James the Younger - relics of the Holy Catholic Church.
In the first few centuries of Christianity, life was difficult for the Christian minority, but gradually towards sixth century Christianity became the dominant religion and after Emperor Constantine on his deathbed declared Christianity the state religion, churches were erected all over the Roman Empire.
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For more than 1,500 years, faithful Christians have flocked to the Santi Apostoli church in Rome to see the bones of two of Jesus s apostles. Since the sixth century, the minor basilica has been said to house relics with the bones of St Philip and St James the Younger. After Emperor Constantine the Great declared Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire in the fourth century, there has been a rapid uptick in the number of churches being built.