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  1. May 21, 2024 · His mother was Saint Helen, a Christian of humble birth. At this time the immense Roman Empire was divided into Western and Eastern halves, governed by two independent emperors and their corulers called “Caesars.”. Constantius Chlorus was Caesar in the Western Roman Empire. Saint Constantine was born in 274, possibly at Nish in Serbia.

  2. May 22, 2024 · Emperor Constantines conversion to Christianity in the 4th century was a turning point for the religion. His Edict of Milan in 313 AD granted religious tolerance throughout the empire, allowing Christianity to flourish openly.

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  4. In 294, Constantius divorced Helen in order to further his political ambition by marrying a woman of noble rank. After he became emperor, Constantine showed his mother great honor and respect, granting her the imperial title “Augusta.” Constantine, the future ruler of all the whole Roman Empire, was raised to respect Christianity.

  5. May 12, 2024 · Emperor Constantine the Great: Shaping the Christian Empire. Exclusively available on PapersOwl. Updated: May 12, 2024. Listen. Read Summary. A key role in the early Christian Church and Roman history, Emperor Constantine the Great left a lasting legacy that has endured throughout the years.

  6. 4 days ago · The growth of Christianity from its obscure origin c. 40 AD, with fewer than 1,000 followers, to being the majority religion of the entire Roman Empire by AD 400, has been examined through a wide variety of historiographical approaches. Until the last decades of the 20th century, the primary theory was provided by Edward Gibbon in The History ...

  7. May 21, 2024 · The Roman Emperor Constantine. Constantine was Emperor of Rome in the 4th Century. A unifier and strong personality, he is perhaps most well-known in Western circles for granting religious tolerance to Christianity. He was born Flavius Valerius Constantinus on Feb. 27, 280, in Naissus, Moesia (in what is now Serbia).

  8. May 21, 2024 · It took a few centuries before a Roman Emperor legalized Christianity in 261 AD. In 325 AD, Emperor Constantine supported Christianity as it slowly became a popular religion among the Romans. It was during Queen Elizabeth I’s reign when the term Roman Catholic became mainstream.