Age of the Catholic Christianity (jan 1, 70 – jan 1, 312)
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Baptism:"Justin Martyr informs us that baptisms are performed ‘where there is water’149 and that only afterwards do they ‘lead him [the baptized individual] to those who are called brethren where they are assembled’.
- Kruger, Michael J. . Christianity at the Crossroads (p. 166).
several early Christian writers, beginning with Irenaeus in the second century, referred to Peter and Paul as founders of the church in Rome and to subsequent bishops as successors of the apostles.
Shelley, Bruce L.. Church History in Plain Language, Fifth Edition (p. 170). Zondervan Academic. Kindle Edition.
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jan 1, 70
jan 1, 312
~ 242 years