Julian's ancestors were predominantly pagan until after the age of Constantine.
Constantine was not a true christian, only in name, for he only did so to unite his empire under one
religion. He chose not to be baptized until on his death bed. Having murdered his wife and
illegitimate eldest son; he had much to ask in forgiveness. Julian, having seen the murders
of his family by Christians, put things in perspective.
Having been taught Christian and Pagan literature as a child, Julian had more respect and
love for the latter. He felt that for hundreds of years Rome lived under the protection of the
Gods, why then should his uncle bring about its decline.
Once he was able to be fully think for himself, he chose to be Hellenistic or pagan.
The Christian church gave Julian this negative name in order to discredit him, for
as Emperor, he proved to be a formidable adversary.
His weapon was his words. Through his writings he was able to debunk many of their
beliefs through facts and theory.
In short, an apostate is someone who truly believed in their faith then turned from it.
Julian only followed his heart.
Julian the Apostate was born in 331 or 332.
Julian the Apostate died on 363-06-26.
Yes you can,You just did it in the question you just asked. Julian the Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire was titled 'the apostate' as he renounced Christianity and attempted to revitalize Paganism.
buried in Tarsus, then later moved to the capital of his birth in Constantinople.
----------------------- Julian the Apostate was Roman Emperor from 361 to 363 CE, after a dynasty of disreputable Christian emperors. He was opposed to persecution on religious grounds and took action to prevent the further persecution of pagans, but did not persecute Christians.
It was Julian the Apostate who tried to revive the worship of the old Roman gods and bring the empire back to the original Roman values.
* A person who renounces his former religious beliefs is an apostate. * In most cases, ..."smart"!
Julian, last Roman emperor of the Constantinian dynasty in the fourth century, tried to revive traditional Roman pagan religion and religious traditions. At that time Rome was officially Christian. Because of this, he was called "Julian the Apostate" by Christian church officials.
No not really! :)
Come on now, like Julian would really give his number out to the public.
By whom? They do not consider themselves to be apostate, certainly not as a whole. So your question needs to tell us who is considering them to be apostate.
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