It was used primarily as a vehicle for teaching religion and was generally presented in Latin, the language of the Christian Church which had considerable influence in Italy at that time.

它主要用作宗教教学的工具，通常用拉丁语表达，也就是当时在意大利影响相当大的基督教会语言。

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In France, Italy and Spain the Catholic church insisted on the use of female midwives, to protect female modesty.

在法国、意大利和西班牙，天主教会坚决主张使用女性助产士，以保护女性的羞耻。

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After the mid-17th century, Baroque-style church in Italy was all the rage, many of them new and original works, but also means clumsy, piling up over the building.

17世纪中叶以后，巴洛克式教堂在意大利风靡一时，其中不乏新颖独创的作品，但也有手法拙劣、堆砌过分的建筑。

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