1816 - Interior of the Colosseum, Rome, Italy photo

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1816 - Interior of the Colosseum, Rome, Italy

by C.W. Eckersberg

The use of the Colosseum for Christian rites probably comes from the time of Pope Clement XIV,
who declared the place a holy site because of the Christians who had been martyred there.

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