Holy Roman Church, Roman Church, or Church of Rome may, in modern contexts, mean:
- the Diocese of Rome or the Holy See; or
- the Latin Church; or
- the Catholic Church.
In historical contexts Roman Church may also refer to
- the first Christians in Rome
- the state church of the Roman Empire; or
- the Byzantine church; or
- the church of the Holy Roman Empire.
Famous quotes containing the words church and/or rome:
“It’s better to sit in the bar and think of church than to sit in church and to think of the bar.”
—Swedish proverb, trans. by Verne Moberg.
“I laugh when I think that all of Rome made it a point not to pronounce Drusilla’s name. Because Rome was mistaken for all those years. Love is not enough for me, and I understood that then.... To love someone is to accept to grow old with her. An old Drusilla is far worse than a dead one.”
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)