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peter_n or_o make_v his_o house_n a_o church_n for_o christian_n beside_o evident_a it_o be_v that_o this_o saint_n pudens_n be_v bear_v in_o vmbria_n in_o italy_n far_o from_o rome_n and_o his_o dwell_a place_n be_v there_o at_o sabinum_n of_o which_o st._n claudia_n his_o wife_n take_v another_o name_n unto_o she_o as_o more_o hereafter_o therefore_o i_o must_v entreat_v the_o roman_n to_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o think_v that_o this_o house_n which_o be_v the_o first_o lodging_n of_o st._n peter_n in_o rome_n be_v the_o house_n of_o the_o holy_a christian_a parent_n of_o our_o renown_a country_n woman_n claudia_n and_o they_o then_o christian_n and_o some_o of_o the_o hostage_n of_o frittain_n at_o rome_n when_o st._n peter_n come_v thither_o at_o first_o and_o be_v so_o charitable_a to_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n that_o they_o give_v entertainment_n to_o that_o holy_a apostle_n before_o any_o of_o the_o roman_n and_o make_v their_o house_n the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o serve_v he_o 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27_o ut_fw-la supra_fw-la baron_fw-fr a_fw-fr 321_o acta_fw-la sylvest_n niceph._n l._n 7._o c_o 34_o egbertus_fw-la ab._n flor._n sem._n 3_o de_fw-la increm_fw-la &_o manifest_a cath_z fidei_fw-la and_o constantine_n himself_o do_v not_o only_o send_v his_o imperial_a edict_n into_o all_o country_n both_o east_n and_o west_n for_o embrace_v christian_a religion_n but_o make_v his_o public_a persuade_v oration_n to_o that_o purpose_n as_o namely_o in_o the_o church_n open_o to_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n of_o rome_n whereupon_o as_o nicephorus_n a_o grecian_a write_v in_o the_o only_a city_n of_o rome_n there_o be_v convert_v and_o baptize_v above_o twelve_o thousand_o man_n beside_o woman_n and_o young_a people_n in_o the_o same_o year_n egbertus_fw-la from_o old_a antiquity_n seem_v to_o deliver_v that_o all_o the_o senator_n be_v then_o convert_v to_o christ_n for_o he_o plain_o say_v that_o constantine_n give_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o senate_n of_o rome_n to_o the_o 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