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Constantine I
Constantine I (c. 272–337) was the Roman emperor who legalized Christianity and convened the Council of Nicaea. During his reign the church changed from a persecuted minority into a religion enjoying imperial protection.
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- Donation of ConstantineHistory
The Donation of Constantine is a forged document purporting to record that the fourth-century Roman emperor Constantine I transferred authority over Rome and the Western Empire to Pope Sylvester I. It was in fact fabricated around the eighth or ninth century, and in the fifteenth century Lorenzo Valla exposed it as a forgery.
- Council of NicaeaHistory
The First Council of Nicaea was the first ecumenical council, convened at Nicaea in 325 by the Roman emperor Constantine I. It adopted a creed confessing that the Son is consubstantial with the Father and condemned the teaching of Arius.
- ConstantinopleHistory
Constantinople was the city that Constantine the Great dedicated in 330 as the new capital of the Roman Empire; it is present-day Istanbul in Türkiye. It was the center of the Eastern church in antiquity and the Middle Ages, and several church councils were held there.
- Edict of MilanHistory
The Edict of Milan was a policy of religious toleration agreed upon and promulgated in 313 by the Roman emperors Constantine I and Licinius. It recognized freedom of religion for all faiths, including Christianity, and ordered the return of Christian property confiscated during the persecutions.
- Julian (Roman Emperor)People
Julian (331–363), a nephew of Constantine I, the emperor who legalized Christianity, ruled the Roman Empire from 361 to 363. Although he was raised as a Christian, after his accession he sought to revive traditional Roman religion, and the church therefore calls him "Julian the Apostate."
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