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How about Catholic church? That has lasted a couple of Millennia!
by reddit_clone 14y ago
How about Catholic church? That has lasted a couple of Millennia!
- mturmon 14y agoBut, it has not been as stable as you might think. During the 1300s, the popes resided in France. As recently as 1870, during the Italian unification, the church was stripped of its power to govern Rome after an armed confrontation between armies at the gates of Rome ("XX Septembre"). During this period, the Pope (the ninth Pius) seriously considered fleeing Italy.
- andyjohnson0 14y agoAccording to Wikipedia the Vatican Library has existed since 1481. Doubtful that many people here would have material that would interest them though.