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3 days ago · Christianity (from 312) Constantine I [g] (27 February c. 272 – 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. [h] He played a pivotal role in elevating the status of Christianity in Rome, decriminalizing Christian practice and ceasing Christian ...
- 25 July 306 – 22 May 337
- Helena
6 days ago · The First Council of Nicaea ( / naɪˈsiːə / ny-SEE-ə; Ancient Greek: Σύνοδος τῆς Νικαίας, romanized : Sýnodos tês Nikaías) was a council of Christian bishops convened in the Bithynian city of Nicaea (now İznik, Turkey) by the Roman Emperor Constantine I. The Council of Nicaea met from May until the end of July 325.
- May to August AD 325
- First Council of Constantinople
1 day ago · Constantine the Great, also known as the first Christian Roman Emperor, is often associated with quotes such as “In this sign thou shalt conquer” in referenc...
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3 days ago · When Constantine died in 337 there was scarcely any facet of the public life of the Empire that had not been impacted by his policy of official Christianization. In acting thus, Constantine had sincerely perceived himself as a friend to the Church. Yet, his legacy was by no means all good.
5 days ago · However, Christian history has been kinder to Constantius since (a) he was “married” to St. Helena, who found the True Cross in the Holy Land, and (b) was the father of Constantine the Great (272-337), whose Edict of Milan in 313 established “tolerance” of Christianity — and, according to legend, he was baptized by St. Eusebius of ...
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3 days ago · The main dome of the Hagia Sophia was the largest pendentive dome in the world until the completion of St Peter's Basilica, and it has a much lower height than any other dome of such a large diameter. The great dome at the Hagia Sophia is 32.6 meters (one hundred and seven feet) in diameter and is only 0.61 meters (two feet) thick.
5 days ago · Constantine I was also known as Constantine the Great, and he happened to be one of those emperors who did true justice to their names. The vast Roman Empire had been divided up between many different rulers by the third century AD. Constantine defeated all the would-be emperors and unified the divisions in the Roman kingdom.
