page_title: Churches of Rome
hierarchical_section_title: Churches of Rome
context_page_description: There are more than 900 churches in Rome,
  including some notable Roman Catholic Marian churches. Most, but not all, of these are Roman Catholic.
  The first churches of Rome originated in places where Christians met. They were divided into three categories:
  the houses of private Roman citizens
  the deaconries
  other houses holding a titulus
context_section_description: There are more than 900 churches in Rome,
  including some notable Roman Catholic Marian churches. Most, but not all, of these are Roman Catholic.
  The first churches of Rome originated in places where Christians met.  They were divided into three categories:
  the houses of private Roman citizens (people who hosted the meetings of Christians –  also known as oratoria, oracula)
  the deaconries (places where charity distributions were given to the poor and placed under the control of a deacon; the greatest deaconries had many deacons, and one of them was elected archdeacon)
  other houses holding a titulus (known as domus ecclesia)
caption: Santa Maria in Montesanto and Santa Maria dei Miracoli, two of the many churches of Rome, Italy.
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