.

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Constantine and Christianity

Constantine reigned from 306-337, as the roman Emperor of Rome. down the stairs his rule Christianity became the major morality in the Roman Empire. Constantine was undefendable to Christianity by his m another(prenominal) Helena, still did not declare himself a Christian until he was a mature adult. In 311, Constantine, on with two other rulers inside the Roman Empire, decided to relax the restrictions against Christianity1. Prior to his battle against Maxentius, Constantine had a vision of chi rho, the premiere two letters in the name of Christ, and hears a enunciate that said, In this, conquer . Constantine took this as a sign and lucid Chi-Rho to be placed on the shields of his soldiers. Constantine defeated Maxentius and became the one and scarce emperor butterfly in the westbound neighborhood2. There is comminuted usher to backing this claim serious as there is little evidence to support that he continued to worship other gods after 312. Constantines identifi cation with the Christian Almighty God  and the support of the imperial army do him believe that he was unvanquishable in battle. From the description of his biographer and Bishop Eusebius it appeared to be the moment of conversion to Christianity3.\nThe persecution and calvary of Christians did not restrain the evolution of Christianity, which was viewed as disruptive to the Roman Empire4. In conjunction with Licinius, the emperor of the East, Constantine issued the gild of Milan, which grants freedom of ghostly practice under their rule. This include the religious practices of pagan worship. The principle also restored to Christians, stead, places of worship, and compensated those whose property was sold5. Clergy in the western region benefited from the Edict of Milan6. The churches new affinity with Constantine gave clergy access to the imperial treasury. The edict was viewed as a electropositive move in the fib of Christianity.\nIn 321, Constantine stated that sunli ght would be set aside as the day of worship...

No comments:

Post a Comment