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About Italy:
In the first century, the Gospel was relayed from Jesus in Jerusalem to the Roman Empire by the Apostles John, Paul and Peter, the Lord’s primary witnesses. They knew Him and shared the Good News under great persecution. Paul and Peter came to Rome and were martyred there about 64 A.D.
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Contacts:
Bob and Janet Jones, bobandjanetjones@comcast.net
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The Waldensians who were Presbyterian in teaching and lived in the Waldensian Valley near Turin, were the first protestants in the world and suffered great persecution in the 14th century. Their founder was Pietro Valdo. Italy was under tyrannical rule until the end of World War II (1945) when it became a republic.
Italy:
Area: 110,000 sq. miles
Population: 58 million
Religion: 98% Roman Catholic
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