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Why Were Many Unmarried Women Throughout the Roman Empire Attracted

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Why were many unmarried women throughout the Roman Empire attracted to Christianity in the fourth and fifth centuries?


A) They were able to assume leadership roles in the church hierarchy.
B) The unmarried women who had been martyred in the previous centuries served as inspirations for them.
C) Their participation in the church provided them with a respectable alternative to raising a family.
D) The church sometimes paid dowries for women whose families couldn't afford them.

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