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Christianity and the Colosseum
 
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ignati
06/10/09
The Colosseum was used a fortress and a quarry during the Middle Ages; though a small church was erected there, the site wasn't chosen for any specifically religious reason.
           
 
Atherant
06/10/09
replied to: ignati
Pope Benedict XIV forbade quarrying in the Colosseum and erected the Stations of the Cross around the arena.