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Was first known as "Ager Vaticanus" in the 2nd century A.D.
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Recognized the Christian religion in Milan of 313 A.D.
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Between 1477 and 1480 Pope Sixtus IV started building a chapel, named "Sistina"
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Julius II (1503-1513) began to work on St. Peters Basilica
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Pope Julius had Raphael and Michaelangelo paint the frescos in the sistine chapel
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Saint Peters Basilica was completed by Michelangelo by mid-16th century.
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Cardinals elect the pope
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The pope then holds the power of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.