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According to Eusebius, in 331 Constantine had commissioned him to deliver fifty volumes of scriptures for the churches of Constantinople, which were to be bound in leather and easily portable. Only three or four churches are known certainly to have existed in Constantine's reign, but others appear to
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Some laws made during his reign were even humane in the modern sense and supported tolerance, possibly inspired by his Christianity: a prisoner was no longer to be kept in total darkness but must be given the outdoors and daylight; a condemned man was allowed to die in the arena, but he could not be
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In 313 Constantine and Licinius announced "that it was proper that the Christians and all others should have liberty to follow that mode of religion which to each of them appeared best," thereby granting tolerance to all religions, including Christianity. The Edict of Milan went a step further than
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Constantine was not a young convert. He was over 40 and an experienced politician when he finally declared himself a Christian. He had had time to take the measure of the new religion and the difficulties which emperors had experienced in suppressing it. He decided that Christianity was a religion
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Constantine ruled the Roman Empire as sole emperor for much of his reign. Some scholars allege that his main objective was to gain unanimous approval and submission to his authority from all classes, and therefore he chose Christianity to conduct his political propaganda, believing that it was the
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You will arrest Simon, chief of the Christians. You will keep him until he signs this document and consents to collect for us a double tax and double tribute from the Christians … for we Gods have all the trials of war and they have nothing but repose and pleasure. They inhabit our territory and
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The reign of Constantine established a precedent for the position of the Christian emperor in the Church. Emperors considered themselves responsible to the gods for the spiritual health of their subjects, and after Constantine they had a duty to help the Church define and maintain orthodoxy. The
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Constantine respected cultivated persons, and his court was composed of older, respected, and honored men. Men from leading Roman families who declined to convert to Christianity were denied positions of power yet still received appointments; even up to the end of his life, two-thirds of his top
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in 324 and urged him to protect Christians under his rule. With the establishment of Christianity as the state religion of the Roman Empire, Christians in Persia would be regarded as allies of Persia's ancient enemy. According to an anonymous Christian account, Shapur II wrote to his generals:
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built, granted privileges (e.g., exemption from certain taxes) to clergy, promoted Christians to high-ranking offices, returned property confiscated during the Great Persecution of Diocletian, and endowed the church with land and other wealth. Between 324 and 330, Constantine built a new city,
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of 380. The Edict of Milan did, however, raise the stock of Christianity within the empire and reaffirmed the importance of religious worship to the welfare of the state. Most influential people in the empire, especially high military officials, had not been converted to Christianity and still
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In doing this, however, Constantine required those who had not converted to Christianity to pay for the new city. Christian chroniclers tell that it appeared necessary to Constantine "to teach his subjects to give up their rites ... and to accustom them to despise their temples and the images
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Constantine's position on the religions traditionally practiced in Rome evolved during his reign. In fact, his coinage and other official motifs, until 325, had affiliated him with the pagan cult of Sol Invictus. At first, Constantine encouraged the construction of new temples and tolerated
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Churches. During Eusebius of Nicomedia's time in the imperial court, the Eastern court and the major positions in the Eastern Church were held by Arians or Arian sympathizers. With the exception of a short period of eclipse, Eusebius enjoyed the complete confidence both of Constantine and
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A tall pole plated with gold had a transverse bar forming the shape of a cross. Up at the extreme top a wreath woven of precious stones and gold had been fastened. On it two letters, imitating by its first characters the name "Christ," formed the monogram of the Saviour's title,
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The prevailing spirit of Constantine's government was one of conservatism. His conversion to and support of Christianity produced fewer innovations than one might have expected; indeed they served an entirely conservative end, the preservation and continuation of the
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is so classified). The Council of Nicaea is the first major attempt by Christians to define orthodoxy for the whole state. Until Nicaea, all previous Church councils had been local or regional synods affecting only portions of the Church.
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About the time of the midday sun, when the day was just turning, he said he saw with his own eyes up in the sky and resting over the sun, a cross-shaped trophy formed from light, and a text attached to it which said, "By this conquer."
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It is unclear from these sources what Constantine saw and what was marked on his army's shields. Eusebius's description of the daytime vision suggests a cross-shaped (either Τ or †) symbol, whereas Lactantius's description suggests a
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Constantine was advised in a dream to mark the heavenly sign of God on the shields of his soldiers and then engage in battle. He did as he was commanded and by means of a letter X turned sideways, with the top of its head bent around
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from earlier monuments depicting prior emperors sacrificing to various gods were re-carved with the face of Constantine, does not have an image of Constantine sacrificing to Jupiter, although he is shown sacrificing to Apollo and to
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for most of his adult life. He believed that if he waited to get baptized on his death bed he was in less danger of polluting his soul with sin and not getting to heaven. He was baptized by his distant relative Arian Bishop
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the Christ of God appeared to him with the sign which had appeared in the sky, and urged him to make himself a copy of the sign which had appeared in the sky, and to use this as a protection against the attacks of the
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by Galerius in 311, returning confiscated Church property. This edict made the empire officially neutral with regard to religious worship; it neither made the traditional religions illegal nor made Christianity the
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sect (who began by refusing obedience to any bishops who had yielded in any way to persecution, later regarding all bishops but their own sect as utterly contaminated). More significantly, in 325 he summoned the
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contained therein," This led to the closure of temples because of a lack of support, their wealth flowing to the imperial treasure; Constantine did not need to use force to implement this. It was the chronicler
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The accession of Constantine was a turning point for early Christianity. After his victory, Constantine took over the role of patron of the Christian faith. He supported the Church financially, had a number of
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Constantine had become a worshiper of the Christian God, but he found that there were many opinions on that worship and indeed on who and what that God was. In 316, Constantine was asked to adjudicate in a
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branded on his "heavenly beautified" face, since God was supposed to have made man in his image, but only on the feet. Publicly displayed gladiatorial games were ordered to be eliminated in 325.
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is a matter of debate among historians. His formal conversion in 312 is almost universally acknowledged among historians, despite that it was claimed he was baptized only on his deathbed by the
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and did not carry out the customary sacrifices to celebrate a general's victorious entry into Rome, instead heading directly to the imperial palace. This is probably because the traditional
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minted up to eight years after the battle still bore the images of Roman gods. The monuments he first commissioned, such as the Arch of Constantine, contained no reference to Christianity.
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decriminalizing Christian worship. The emperor became a great patron of the Church and set a precedent for the position of the Christian emperor within the Church and raised the notions of
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The most impressive transitory change underlying our common experience, one that some thought was a permanent lunge forward in salvation history, was the so-called Constantinian shift.
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for him. Unlike "old" Rome, the city began to employ overtly Christian architecture, contained churches within the city walls, and had no pre-existing temples from other religions.
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at his temple on the Capitoline, was traditionally celebrated after victory over Rome's enemies, rather than after the conquest of the city by a claimant in a civil war. The
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shortly after 313, Eusebius makes no mention of this story in that work and does not recount it until composing his posthumous biography of Constantine decades afterwards.
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Constantine and Licinius, "The 'Edict of Milan'", in Documents of the Christian Church, trans. and ed. Henry Bettenson (London: Oxford University Press, 1963), 22.
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and together presented him with three wreaths representing thirty years of power. This vision was perhaps in a dream experienced by the emperor while practising
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process of Constantine's integration of the imperial government with the Church that began with the First Council of Nicaea. The term was popularized by the
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argues that there was a "brief, ambiguous 'Constantinian moment' in the fourth century," but that there was "no permanent, epochal 'Constantinian shift'."
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This later description of Eusebius's, written after 324, suggests a more elaborate symbol than does Lactantius's earlier text, involving the Greek letters
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was written by Eusebius after Constantine had died, and Eusebius admitted that he had heard the story from Constantine long after it had happened.
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Galerius, "Edict of Toleration", in Documents of the Christian Church, trans. and ed. Henry Bettenson (London: Oxford University Press, 1963), 21.
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Yoder, John H. (1996). "Is There Such a Thing as Being Ready for Another Millennium?". In Miroslav Volf; Carmen Krieg; Thomas Kucharz (eds.).
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What might be called the Constantinian shift began around the year 200 and took more than two hundred years to grow and unfold to full bloom.
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Eusebius of Caesarea and other Christian sources record that Constantine experienced a dramatic series of events sometime between his father
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in 337; the real reasons behind it remain unknown and are debated also. According to Hans Pohlsander, professor emeritus of history at the
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Byzantium. According to Eusebius, Christian liturgies were also performed in Constantine's Mausoleum, the site of which became the
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Just before his death in May 337, it is claimed that Constantine was baptised into Christianity. Up until this time he had been a
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was a turning point for early Christianity, sometimes referred to as the Triumph of the Church, the Peace of the Church or the
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H. A. Drake, Constantine and the Bishops: The Politics of Intolerance (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000), 149.
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who added centuries later that temples "were annihilated", but this was considered "not true" by contemporary historians.
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quote: "he razed to their foundations those of them which had been the chief objects of superstitious reverence".
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which granted Christians the right to practice their religion, although it did not restore any property to them.
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have been planned or established, for which the scriptures were commissioned. The volumes were likely
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NPNF2-01. Eusebius Pamphilius: Church History, Life of Constantine, Oration in Praise of Constantine
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government were non-Christian. Constantine's laws enforced and reflected his Christian attitudes.
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and was thus punishable by execution. The most widespread official persecution was carried out by
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in the West, which he had assumed unilaterally when his father died. According to the Eusebius'
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Constantine's vision and the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in a 9th-century Byzantine manuscript.
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Carson, Don A. From Sabbath to Lord's Day. Wipf & Stock Publishers/Zondervan. pp. 252–98.
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he subscribed to. There is no consensus among scholars as to whether he adopted his mother
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in 327, with Constantine looking skywards and an armoured emperor carrying spear and a
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contests to amuse spectators. The Great Persecution officially ended in April 311, when
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were martyred in Rome. However, modern historians debate whether the Roman government
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camps. After the Nicene council, and against its conclusions, he eventually recalled
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Church generally regarded the definition of doctrine as the responsibility of the
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over a period of two and a half centuries. Their refusal to participate in the
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at the Battle of Chrysopolis in 324; its name, the Church of the Holy Peace (
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in 96, from which point practising Jews paid the tax and Christians did not.
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church of the same name. It commemorated the peace won by Constantine and
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on 28 October 312. The battle secured Constantine's claim to the title of
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Emperor Constantine's relationship, views, and laws regarding Christianity
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Map of the Church and Empire in the East under Constantine (c. 330 AD).
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to describe the political and theological aspects and outcomes of the
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Christianity expanded throughout the empire, launching the era of the
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The Rise of Western Christendom: Triumph and Diversity, A.D. 200–1000
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of "a cross-shaped trophy formed from light" above the sun at midday.
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on Constantine, "augmenting the sway of his kingdom by long years".
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was abolished for reasons of Christian piety but was replaced with
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was aware of this vision, or reports of it, and refers in his own
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Shapur II, A History of Christianity in Asia: Beginnings to 1500
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for the joint occasion of the city's birthday and Constantine's
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Pagan City and Christian Capital. Rome in the Fourth Century
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The Popes and the Papacy in the Early Middle Ages 476–752
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The Popes and the Papacy in the Early Middle Ages 476–752
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The Popes and the Papacy in the Early Middle Ages 476–752
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Constantine's dream in a 9th-century Byzantine manuscript
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6340: 6335: 6330: 6329: 6328: 6323: 6318: 6313: 6302: 6300: 6294: 6293: 6290: 6289: 6287: 6286: 6277: 6272: 6266: 6264: 6262:Restorationist 6258: 6257: 6255: 6254: 6249: 6244: 6239: 6238: 6237: 6226: 6224: 6218: 6217: 6215: 6214: 6209: 6208: 6207: 6202: 6197: 6192: 6187: 6182: 6177: 6172: 6167: 6162: 6157: 6152: 6142: 6137: 6132: 6126: 6124: 6115: 6099: 6098: 6095: 6094: 6092: 6091: 6090: 6089: 6079: 6074: 6069: 6064: 6059: 6053: 6051: 6045: 6044: 6042: 6041: 6036: 6031: 6026: 6021: 6016: 6010: 6008: 6002: 6001: 5999: 5998: 5993: 5988: 5987: 5986: 5981: 5971: 5966: 5964:Late antiquity 5961: 5955: 5953: 5947: 5946: 5944: 5943: 5942: 5941: 5934:Church fathers 5931: 5926: 5925: 5924: 5919: 5914: 5909: 5904: 5899: 5894: 5889: 5884: 5879: 5874: 5863: 5861: 5850: 5832: 5831: 5829: 5828: 5823: 5818: 5813: 5808: 5803: 5797: 5795: 5791: 5790: 5788: 5787: 5782: 5777: 5771: 5769: 5759: 5758: 5756: 5755: 5750: 5745: 5740: 5735: 5730: 5725: 5719: 5716: 5715: 5708: 5707: 5700: 5693: 5685: 5676: 5675: 5673: 5672: 5667: 5662: 5657: 5652: 5647: 5646: 5645: 5640: 5629: 5626: 5625: 5623: 5622: 5617: 5608: 5598: 5593: 5588: 5583: 5578: 5576:Pentecostalism 5573: 5571:Jesus movement 5568: 5560: 5555: 5550: 5545: 5540: 5535: 5530: 5525: 5520: 5515: 5510: 5505: 5500: 5495: 5490: 5485: 5480: 5475: 5469: 5467: 5461: 5460: 5458: 5457: 5448: 5447: 5446: 5436: 5431: 5426: 5421: 5416: 5411: 5410: 5409: 5399: 5394: 5388: 5386: 5380: 5379: 5376: 5375: 5373: 5372: 5365: 5362:Martyrs Mirror 5358: 5353: 5348: 5346:Martyrs' Synod 5343: 5338: 5336:Swiss Brethren 5333: 5328: 5323: 5317: 5315: 5309: 5308: 5306: 5305: 5300: 5293: 5288: 5283: 5278: 5273: 5268: 5263: 5258: 5252: 5250: 5244: 5243: 5241: 5240: 5235: 5230: 5225: 5220: 5215: 5210: 5205: 5200: 5195: 5190: 5185: 5180: 5174: 5172: 5166: 5165: 5163: 5162: 5157: 5152: 5147: 5140: 5135: 5134: 5133: 5128: 5123: 5118: 5105: 5103: 5094: 5093: 5088: 5083: 5081:Law and Gospel 5078: 5073: 5068: 5063: 5058: 5057: 5056: 5046: 5041: 5036: 5031: 5025: 5023: 5011: 5010: 5008: 5007: 5006: 5005: 4995: 4990: 4985: 4980: 4975: 4970: 4969: 4968: 4958: 4953: 4948: 4943: 4938: 4933: 4928: 4923: 4918: 4913: 4908: 4903: 4898: 4893: 4888: 4883: 4878: 4873: 4872: 4871: 4866: 4861: 4856: 4851: 4846: 4836: 4835: 4834: 4833: 4832: 4822: 4817: 4812: 4802: 4797: 4792: 4786: 4784: 4778: 4777: 4775: 4774: 4769: 4764: 4762:Ottoman Empire 4759: 4754: 4749: 4744: 4739: 4734: 4729: 4724: 4719: 4714: 4713: 4712: 4707: 4697: 4692: 4687: 4682: 4677: 4671: 4669: 4661: 4660: 4658: 4657: 4652: 4651: 4650: 4636: 4631: 4626: 4621: 4616: 4611: 4606: 4601: 4592: 4587: 4582: 4577: 4576: 4575: 4574: 4573: 4563: 4558: 4553: 4543: 4538: 4533: 4528: 4523: 4522: 4521: 4516: 4505: 4503: 4497: 4496: 4494: 4493: 4491:Biblical canon 4488: 4487: 4486: 4472: 4467: 4462: 4457: 4452: 4447: 4446: 4445: 4440: 4430: 4425: 4420: 4415: 4414: 4413: 4402: 4400: 4392:Late antiquity 4388: 4387: 4385: 4384: 4379: 4378: 4377: 4372: 4367: 4362: 4357: 4352: 4347: 4340:Church Fathers 4333: 4328: 4323: 4322: 4321: 4316: 4311: 4306: 4301: 4296: 4291: 4280: 4278: 4270: 4269: 4267: 4266: 4265: 4264: 4259: 4254: 4249: 4244: 4234: 4229: 4224: 4219: 4214: 4213: 4212: 4207: 4202: 4197: 4192: 4182: 4176: 4174: 4168: 4167: 4165: 4164: 4159: 4154: 4149: 4144: 4139: 4134: 4129: 4124: 4119: 4114: 4109: 4104: 4099: 4094: 4089: 4084: 4079: 4074: 4069: 4063: 4061: 4057: 4056: 4054: 4053: 4048: 4042: 4039: 4038: 4031: 4030: 4023: 4016: 4008: 3999: 3998: 3996: 3995: 3983: 3970: 3967: 3966: 3964: 3963: 3958: 3953: 3946: 3941: 3936: 3935: 3934: 3929: 3924: 3919: 3914: 3909: 3904: 3899: 3894: 3884: 3879: 3873: 3871: 3867: 3866: 3864: 3863: 3862: 3861: 3851: 3846: 3841: 3836: 3831: 3826: 3816: 3811: 3806: 3801: 3794: 3789: 3782: 3777: 3775:Lateran Treaty 3772: 3767: 3762: 3757: 3752: 3747: 3741: 3739: 3733: 3732: 3730: 3729: 3722: 3717: 3712: 3707: 3702: 3697: 3692: 3687: 3682: 3677: 3672: 3666: 3664: 3660: 3659: 3657: 3656: 3651: 3646: 3641: 3636: 3631: 3626: 3621: 3616: 3610: 3608: 3600:Baroque period 3598: 3595: 3594: 3592: 3591: 3586: 3581: 3576: 3571: 3569:Peter Canisius 3566: 3561: 3556: 3551: 3546: 3544:Francis Xavier 3541: 3536: 3531: 3526: 3521: 3516: 3511: 3508:Exsurge Domine 3504: 3499: 3493: 3491: 3482: 3479: 3478: 3476: 3475: 3470: 3465: 3460: 3455: 3450: 3448:Pope Clement V 3445: 3444: 3443: 3441:Avignon Papacy 3436:Western Schism 3433: 3428: 3426:Thomas Aquinas 3422: 3420: 3414: 3413: 3411: 3410: 3405: 3400: 3395: 3390: 3385: 3380: 3375: 3370: 3365: 3360: 3355: 3350: 3345: 3340: 3335: 3330: 3324: 3322: 3316: 3315: 3313: 3312: 3307: 3302: 3297: 3292: 3287: 3282: 3280:Saint Boniface 3277: 3272: 3267: 3265:Pope Gregory I 3262: 3257: 3252: 3246: 3244: 3238: 3237: 3234: 3233: 3230: 3229: 3227: 3226: 3221: 3216: 3211: 3206: 3204:Biblical canon 3201: 3196: 3191: 3186: 3181: 3176: 3171: 3170: 3169: 3158: 3156: 3137: 3133:Late antiquity 3125: 3124: 3122: 3121: 3116: 3111: 3106: 3101: 3100: 3099: 3094: 3093: 3092: 3087: 3082: 3080:Pope Clement I 3070:Church Fathers 3067: 3061: 3059: 3052: 3051: 3049: 3048: 3047: 3046: 3041: 3036: 3031: 3026: 3021: 3011: 3006: 3001: 2996: 2995: 2994: 2989: 2984: 2979: 2969: 2964: 2959: 2954: 2953: 2952: 2947: 2942: 2937: 2926: 2924: 2909: 2901: 2900: 2898: 2897: 2892: 2887: 2882: 2877: 2876: 2875: 2870: 2860: 2855: 2850: 2845: 2840: 2839: 2838: 2833: 2831:Biblical canon 2826:Catholic Bible 2823: 2822: 2821: 2811: 2810: 2809: 2799: 2794: 2789: 2788: 2787: 2776: 2774: 2768: 2767: 2756: 2755: 2748: 2741: 2733: 2727: 2726: 2719: 2718:External links 2716: 2715: 2714: 2696: 2684: 2681: 2678: 2677: 2667:Peter Leithart 2659: 2640: 2622: 2612: 2588: 2585:. p. 140. 2573: 2564: 2547:Schaff, Philip 2538: 2516: 2500: 2487: 2464: 2455: 2446: 2432: 2418: 2404: 2379: 2365: 2312: 2299: 2286: 2273: 2261: 2254: 2217: 2196: 2175: 2158: 2154:978-1579103071 2141: 2125: 2112: 2103: 2094: 2081: 2067: 2054: 2041: 2032: 2017: 2010: 1987: 1980: 1960: 1947: 1931: 1918: 1905: 1898: 1845: 1838: 1818: 1798: 1785: 1754: 1731: 1722: 1713: 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Const. 4 991:Biblical canon 970:Main article: 967: 964: 884:Constantinople 854:Constantinople 836: 833: 816:state religion 805: 804:Edict of Milan 802: 684: 615: 583:on his shield. 523:Church History 509: 476: 416:Main article: 413: 410: 390:Apollo Grannus 334: 309–310 289: 286: 282:Edict of Milan 273: 270: 173: 170: 164:, and various 130:Edict of Milan 105: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 6933: 6922: 6919: 6917: 6914: 6912: 6909: 6907: 6904: 6902: 6899: 6898: 6896: 6881: 6873: 6871: 6866: 6861: 6860: 6857: 6847: 6844: 6842: 6839: 6837: 6834: 6832: 6829: 6827: 6824: 6822: 6819: 6817: 6814: 6813: 6811: 6807: 6801: 6798: 6794: 6791: 6789: 6786: 6784: 6783: 6779: 6778: 6777: 6774: 6772: 6769: 6768: 6766: 6762: 6756: 6753: 6751: 6748: 6746: 6743: 6741: 6738: 6736: 6732: 6729: 6727: 6724: 6722: 6719: 6717: 6714: 6712: 6709: 6707: 6704: 6702: 6699: 6697: 6694: 6692: 6689: 6688: 6686: 6684: 6680: 6674: 6671: 6667: 6664: 6663: 6662: 6659: 6657: 6656:Popular piety 6654: 6652: 6649: 6647: 6644: 6642: 6639: 6637: 6634: 6632: 6629: 6625: 6622: 6621: 6620: 6617: 6613: 6610: 6608: 6605: 6603: 6600: 6598: 6595: 6593: 6590: 6589: 6588: 6585: 6581: 6578: 6577: 6576: 6573: 6572: 6570: 6568: 6564: 6561: 6555: 6549: 6546: 6544: 6541: 6537: 6534: 6533: 6532: 6529: 6527: 6524: 6522: 6519: 6518: 6516: 6514: 6510: 6502: 6499: 6498: 6497: 6494: 6492: 6489: 6485: 6482: 6480: 6477: 6475: 6472: 6470: 6467: 6465: 6462: 6460: 6457: 6455: 6452: 6451: 6450: 6447: 6443: 6440: 6438: 6437:People of God 6435: 6433: 6430: 6428: 6425: 6423: 6420: 6419: 6418: 6415: 6413: 6410: 6408: 6405: 6401: 6398: 6397: 6396: 6393: 6391: 6388: 6384: 6381: 6379: 6376: 6374: 6371: 6369: 6366: 6365: 6364: 6361: 6359: 6356: 6354: 6351: 6349: 6346: 6344: 6341: 6339: 6336: 6334: 6331: 6327: 6324: 6322: 6319: 6317: 6314: 6312: 6309: 6308: 6307: 6304: 6303: 6301: 6299: 6295: 6283: 6278: 6276: 6273: 6271: 6268: 6267: 6265: 6263: 6259: 6253: 6250: 6248: 6245: 6243: 6240: 6236: 6233: 6232: 6231: 6228: 6227: 6225: 6223: 6219: 6213: 6210: 6206: 6203: 6201: 6198: 6196: 6193: 6191: 6188: 6186: 6183: 6181: 6178: 6176: 6173: 6171: 6168: 6166: 6163: 6161: 6158: 6156: 6153: 6151: 6148: 6147: 6146: 6143: 6141: 6138: 6136: 6133: 6131: 6128: 6127: 6125: 6123: 6119: 6116: 6113: 6109: 6104: 6103:Denominations 6100: 6088: 6085: 6084: 6083: 6080: 6078: 6075: 6073: 6072:Enlightenment 6070: 6068: 6065: 6063: 6060: 6058: 6055: 6054: 6052: 6050: 6046: 6040: 6037: 6035: 6032: 6030: 6027: 6025: 6022: 6020: 6017: 6015: 6012: 6011: 6009: 6007: 6003: 5997: 5994: 5992: 5989: 5985: 5982: 5980: 5977: 5976: 5975: 5972: 5970: 5967: 5965: 5962: 5960: 5957: 5956: 5954: 5952: 5948: 5940: 5937: 5936: 5935: 5932: 5930: 5927: 5923: 5920: 5918: 5915: 5913: 5910: 5908: 5905: 5903: 5900: 5898: 5895: 5893: 5890: 5888: 5885: 5883: 5880: 5878: 5875: 5873: 5870: 5869: 5868: 5865: 5864: 5862: 5860: 5854: 5851: 5848: 5842: 5837: 5833: 5827: 5824: 5822: 5819: 5817: 5814: 5812: 5809: 5807: 5804: 5802: 5799: 5798: 5796: 5792: 5786: 5785:New Testament 5783: 5781: 5780:Old Testament 5778: 5776: 5773: 5772: 5770: 5768: 5764: 5760: 5754: 5751: 5749: 5746: 5744: 5741: 5739: 5736: 5734: 5731: 5729: 5726: 5724: 5721: 5720: 5717: 5713: 5706: 5701: 5699: 5694: 5692: 5687: 5686: 5683: 5671: 5668: 5666: 5665:Protestantism 5663: 5661: 5658: 5656: 5653: 5651: 5648: 5644: 5641: 5639: 5636: 5635: 5634: 5631: 5630: 5627: 5621: 5618: 5616: 5612: 5609: 5606: 5602: 5599: 5597: 5594: 5592: 5589: 5587: 5584: 5582: 5579: 5577: 5574: 5572: 5569: 5567: 5566: 5561: 5559: 5556: 5554: 5551: 5549: 5546: 5544: 5541: 5539: 5538:Azusa Revival 5536: 5534: 5531: 5529: 5526: 5524: 5521: 5519: 5518:Laestadianism 5516: 5514: 5511: 5509: 5506: 5504: 5501: 5499: 5496: 5494: 5491: 5489: 5486: 5484: 5481: 5479: 5476: 5474: 5471: 5470: 5468: 5466: 5462: 5456: 5455:Old Lutherans 5452: 5449: 5445: 5442: 5441: 5440: 5437: 5435: 5432: 5430: 5427: 5425: 5422: 5420: 5417: 5415: 5412: 5408: 5405: 5404: 5403: 5400: 5398: 5395: 5393: 5390: 5389: 5387: 5385: 5381: 5371: 5370: 5366: 5364: 5363: 5359: 5357: 5354: 5352: 5349: 5347: 5344: 5342: 5339: 5337: 5334: 5332: 5329: 5327: 5324: 5322: 5319: 5318: 5316: 5314: 5310: 5304: 5301: 5299: 5298: 5294: 5292: 5289: 5287: 5284: 5282: 5279: 5277: 5274: 5272: 5269: 5267: 5264: 5262: 5259: 5257: 5254: 5253: 5251: 5249: 5245: 5239: 5236: 5234: 5231: 5229: 5226: 5224: 5221: 5219: 5216: 5214: 5211: 5209: 5206: 5204: 5201: 5199: 5196: 5194: 5191: 5189: 5186: 5184: 5181: 5179: 5176: 5175: 5173: 5171: 5167: 5161: 5158: 5156: 5153: 5151: 5148: 5146: 5145: 5141: 5139: 5136: 5132: 5129: 5127: 5124: 5122: 5121:Diet of Worms 5119: 5117: 5116: 5112: 5111: 5110: 5107: 5106: 5104: 5102: 5098: 5092: 5089: 5087: 5084: 5082: 5079: 5077: 5074: 5072: 5069: 5067: 5064: 5062: 5059: 5055: 5052: 5051: 5050: 5047: 5045: 5042: 5040: 5037: 5035: 5032: 5030: 5027: 5026: 5024: 5022: 5021:Protestantism 5016: 5012: 5004: 5001: 5000: 4999: 4996: 4994: 4991: 4989: 4986: 4984: 4981: 4979: 4976: 4974: 4971: 4967: 4964: 4963: 4962: 4959: 4957: 4954: 4952: 4949: 4947: 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Index

Constantine I and Christianity

Constantine the Great
Christianity
Roman Empire
early Christianity
Helena
Eusebius of Caesarea
imperial cult
Constantinian dynasty
state church of the Roman Empire
converted to Christianity
paganism
Arian
Eusebius of Nicomedia
State University of New York at Albany
persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire
Constantinian shift
Licinius
Edict of Milan
orthodoxy
Christendom
ecumenical councils
declared by edict in 380
saint
isapostolos
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Church
Eastern Catholic Churches
persecution of Christians on behalf of the Roman Empire

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