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May 18, 2024 · Constantine’s adherence to Christianity was closely associated with his rise to power. He fought the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in the name of the Christian God, having received instructions in a dream to paint the Christian monogram ( ) on his troops’ shields.
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2 days ago · Although Constantine lived much of his life as a pagan and later as a catechumen, he began to favour Christianity beginning in 312, finally becoming a Christian and being baptised by Eusebius of Nicomedia, an Arian bishop, although the Catholic Church and the Coptic Orthodox Church maintain that he was baptised by Pope Sylvester I.
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3 days ago · The introduction of Christianity to Latin America brought about significant changes in the region, including its impact on politics and governance. One way in which Christianity influenced politics in Latin America was through the establishment of the hierarchical structure of the Catholic Church.
Near the end of Lost Christianities (p.251, I think), Bart Ehrman takes care of it in a few sentences. Constantine attributed his political and military successes up to that point to the highest God, who he thought was identical to the God of the Christians.
2 days ago · According to modern theories, Christianity became established in the third century, before Constantine, paganism did not end in the fourth century, and imperial legislation had only limited effect before the era of the Eastern emperor Justinian I (reign 527 to 565).
May 12, 2024 · Constantine had a wide-ranging and significant impact. Whether motivated by sincere spiritual conviction or pragmatism, his conversion to Christianity altered the course of Western history. He transformed a faith that was persecuted into the moral and spiritual cornerstone of Western civilisation.
4 days ago · Icon depicting the Emperor Constantine and the bishops of the First Council of Nicaea (325) holding the Niceno–Constantinopolitan Creed of 381. The Council formulated a creed, a declaration and summary of the Christian faith. Several creeds were already in existence; many creeds were acceptable to the members of the Council, including Arius.
