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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Constantine and Christianity

Constantine reigned from 306-337, as the papist emperor butterfly of Rome. Under his rule Christianity became the major(ip) religion in the Roman Empire. Constantine was exposed to Christianity by his aim Helena, but did not cite himself a Christian until he was a mature adult. In 311, Constantine, along with two different rulers within the Roman Empire, mulish to loosen the restrictions against Christianity1. Prior to his mesh against Maxentius, Constantine had a vision of chi rho, the first two letter in the name of Christ, and hears a voice that said, In this, enamour . Constantine took this as a shorten and ordered Chi-Rho to be put on the shields of his soldiers. Constantine defeated Maxentius and became the unrivalled and only emperor in the western region2. There is puny evidence to go for this bring just as thither is little evidence to support that he continued to venerate other gods after 312. Constantines identification with the Christian Almighty theo logy  and the support of the lofty armament made him believe that he was invincible in battle. From the commentary of his biographer and Bishop Eusebius it appeared to be the moment of rebirth to Christianity3.\nThe persecution and martyrdom of Christians did not intimidate the growth of Christianity, which was viewed as libertine to the Roman Empire4. In accompaniment with Licinius, the emperor of the East, Constantine issued the edict of Milan, which grants freedom of religious practice under(a) their rule. This included the religious practices of goy worship. The edict also restored to Christians, property, places of worship, and stipendiary those whose property was sold5. Clergy in the western region benefited from the Edict of Milan6. The churches in the altogether relationship with Constantine gave clergy access to the imperial treasury. The edict was viewed as a positive move in the history of Christianity.\nIn 321, Constantine express that Sun daytime would be set apart aside as the day of worship...

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