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Chapter 2. The Foundations of the Catholic Church

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2.1 The Origins: From Jesus to Peter and Paul→2.2 The Early Church and the Persecutions→2.3 The Edict of Milan and the Institutionalization of the Church→
Christ on the cross, inspired by Spanish sacred sculpture, in a candlelit chapel.

This book is written from faith.

About this edition

A reflection written from Catholic faith on the history and life of the Church. The content and historical references of the 2024 manuscript are retained; this is not an official Church publication or an edition of the Magisterium.

The complete Spanish manuscript. AI-assisted English and Latin translations, awaiting professional linguistic and theological review.

The holy cards quote short biblical excerpts with book, chapter and verse. The Latin is checked against the Vatican’s Nova Vulgata; the Spanish and English holy-card texts are editorial translations.

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