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  2. Nov 1, 2017 · On this day in 312 A.D., Constantine is said to have received the vision of the Cross. After the death of the Western Emperor Constantius, there was a struggle for succession. Constantine was one of Constantius’ sons, and his father’s troops proclaimed him Emperor.

  3. Vision of the Cross. The Vision of the Cross describes the premonition Constantine had before the battle against Maxentius, according to which his army would achieve victory over its adversaries if it substituted the imperial eagles on its insignia with the symbol of the cross, thus officially recognising the new religion.

  4. Mar 3, 2019 · As Constantine the Great, he recalled his vision on the night before the battle and remembered that he and his troops had seen a cross of light in the sky bearing the command ‘In this sign, you will conquer’.

  5. Constantine's vision (106). 7 Eusebius, Life of Constantine I, 30-31 on the labarum, followed by the account of Constantine having the vision explained to him by Christian experts (I, 32). The whole story of the vision is placed in the context of Constantine's campaign against Maxentius, beginning in I, 26 and picking up again in I, 33. 310

  6. The Vision of the Cross is located in the Sala di Costantino ("Hall of Constantine"). In the painting, emperor Constantine I is seen just before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge on October 27, 312. According to legend, a cross appeared to Constantine in the sky, after which as seen in the fresco and following Eusebius of Caesarea Vita ...

  7. It is commonly understood that on the evening of 27 October with the armies preparing for battle, Constantine had a vision which led him to fight under the protection of the Christian God. Some details of that vision, however, differ between the sources reporting it.

  8. Oct 27, 2022 · 27/10/2022. Map. The Vision of the Cross. According to legend, on October 27th 312, the day before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, Emperor Constantine the Great had a vision, which ended up changing the course of history. Constantine saw a cross in the sky emblazoned with the Greek words, Εν τούτῳ νίκα (In this sign, conquer).