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5 days ago · After many years of deadly and intense persecution at the hands of Emperor Diocletian (303-313 A.D.), Constantine’s ascent to power brought the suffering of Christians to an end. Not long after, he worked with Licinius to draw up the Edict of Milan, which finally granted Christians the freedom to worship.
3 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.
- May to August AD 325
- First Council of Constantinople
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5 days ago · He organized a major gathering of Christian religious figures at the Council of Nicaea in 325. Out of that council came some major agreements on doctrine that reverberated throughout the Christian world. One of these, the Nicene Creed, is a staple of many Christian worship services to this day.
5 days ago · And to strengthen this new Christian tradition, Constantine held a famous ecumenical gathering known as the Council of Nicaea, and at this council the many sects of Christianity debated and voted on well, everything from the acceptance and rejection of specific gospels to the date for Easter to the ministry of sacrament, and of course, the ...
3 days ago · Roman expansion in Italy from 500 BC to 218 BC through the Latin War (light red), Samnite Wars (pink/orange), Pyrrhic War (beige), and First and Second Punic War (yellow and green). Cisalpine Gaul (238–146 BC) and Alpine valleys (16–7 BC) were later added. The Roman Republic in 500 BC is marked with dark red.
2 days ago · : 304 However, followers of doctrines which were seen as heretical or causing schism were persecuted during the reign of Constantine, the first Christian Roman emperor, and they would be persecuted again later in the 4th century.
1 day ago · Nevertheless, Constantine's actions during the Fall of Constantinople and his death fighting the Turks redeemed the popular view of the Palaiologan dynasty. The Greeks forgot or ignored that Constantine had died a "heretic", many considering him a martyr. In the eyes of the Orthodox church, Constantine's death sanctified him and he died a hero.
