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The Republic of San Marino founded in 301 AD
republic was founded in ad 301 by Marinus, a Christian stonecutter who fled from Dalmatia to avoid religious persecution -
San Marino joined the Ghibellines and was therefore interdicted by Pope Innocent IV in 1247–49
For a time, it joined the Ghibellines and was therefore interdicted by Pope Innocent IV in 1247–49