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He didn't have to. The persecution of Christians was halted roughly 600 years before Basil, during the reign of Constantine I.
He didn't have to. The persecution of Christians was halted roughly 600 years before Basil, during the reign of Constantine I.
He didn't have to. The persecution of Christians was halted roughly 600 years before Basil, during the reign of Constantine I.
He didn't have to. The persecution of Christians was halted roughly 600 years before Basil, during the reign of Constantine I.
He didn't have to. The persecution of Christians was halted roughly 600 years before Basil, during the reign of Constantine I.
He didn't have to. The persecution of Christians was halted roughly 600 years before Basil, during the reign of Constantine I.
He didn't have to. The persecution of Christians was halted roughly 600 years before Basil, during the reign of Constantine I.
He didn't have to. The persecution of Christians was halted roughly 600 years before Basil, during the reign of Constantine I.
He didn't have to. The persecution of Christians was halted roughly 600 years before Basil, during the reign of Constantine I.
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∙ 12y agoHe didn't have to. The persecution of Christians was halted roughly 600 years before Basil, during the reign of Constantine I.
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Which Roman Emperor endorsed Christianity and made it the official Roman religion?
Constantine was the first emperor to *accept* Christianity but he did *not* make it the official religion of the Roman Empire. Constantine did put a stop to Christian persecution, returned Christian property from pagans and reduced support for pagan religion.On February 27 380 Theodosius I "... declared "Catholic Christianity" the only legitimate imperial religion, ending state support for the traditional Roman religion."This was over 40 years after Constantine had died.Christian persecutions still continued - those following other variants of it.
What caused Constantine to end Rome's persecution of Christians and make Christianity the legal religion?
The end of the Great Persecution of the Christians was actually decreed by emperor Galerius in the Edict of Toleration by Galerius in 311. Galerius returned to toleration of Christianity and guaranteed the Christians freedom of worship and the right to be safe in order to restore political stability in the empire. The persecution had caused great social unrest around the empire which was threatening its stability.Co-emperors Constantine the Great and Licinus signed the Edict of Milan of 313. It reiterated the toleration of Christianity, extended it to all religions and provided for compensation by the state to those who had bought or received Christian property as a gift which had been confiscated during the persecution and returned it to the Christians. The main aim of the edict seems to have been to act as an order for the governor of Syria to stop persecuting the Christians in his province. This governor continued the persecution, ignoring Galerius' edict.Neither the Edict of Toleration by Galerius nor the Edict of Milan made Christianity legal. Christianity had never been made illegal. There had been alternations of periods of toleration and period of persecution, but no emperor ever made Christianity illegal.More generally Constantine the Great supported Christianity. When he became sole emperor in 327 he and built important churches: the original Basilica of St Peter's in Rome, the St John Lateran's Basilica (the city of Rome's first Cathedral and the original residence of the Popes), the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople and Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in Jerusalem. He promoted Christians to high position in the imperial bureaucracy and he mediated disputes between various Christian doctrines.
Did Romans efforts to stop Christianity?
AnswerThis would be the fourth century. Christians were persecuted between 249-251 CE, then briefly around 257 CE. Otherwise, during the first three centuries of Christianity, persecution was sporadic, intermittent, and mostly local. The "great persecution" of Christians was initiated by Diocletian in 303 CE and lasted until 305 in the West, but continued until 311 in the East.
Did persecution of Christians increase or decrease the spread of Christianity. Why?
Although the evidence is not conclusive, it is likely that persecution followed an increase in the number of Christians, rather than persecution increasing the number of Christians. It was certainly the case that an increase in the number of Christians was followed by persecution. This happened from the very earliest days of the Church, when it was growing quite rapidly, and met with opposition from the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem. Similarly, when Paul was in Ephesus, it was said that nearly the whole of the province of Asia had heard the message of Jesus. This province covered the western coast region of Anatolia (modern Turkey), and went for a couple of hundred kilometers inland (not all of modern Asia - it is a naming issue). There was some hyperbole here, but at least we can accept that many people in the entire province of Asia had heard the Christian message. The result was that Demetrius the silversmith saw that his business was likely to fall off, so he tried to have something done to stop Paul from spreading the message. This can be understood to indicate that it was the identifiable measure of success in spreading the Christian message that led to persecution. The next reported period of persecution was in Rome, when it was reported that Nero blamed the Christians in Rome for starting the fire of Rome. This charge against the Christians wasn't believed by Tacitus, but nevertheless, it indicates that there were sufficient Christians in Rome to be targeted in this way. Early in the second century, in Bithynia (north-western Anatolia) Pliny reported that the traditional cults were being deserted, and the people were attending Christian worship instead. By torture, execution and threats Pliny said that he was able to stop the spread of Christianity, and to bring people back to the old gods. The best known examples of persecution following the successful spread of Christianity relate to the empire-wide persecution of Emperor Decius, starting in 250, and the empire-wide persecution started by Emperor Diocletian, starting in 303. Both of these persecutions started after extended periods of peace for the Church, during which the numbers of Christians, especially in the eastern half of the Roman Empire, had grown virtually exponentially. It is likely that the Church lost members during each period of persecution. As far as we can tell, the persecutions by the Roman state were quite effective in forcing Christians to recant. However, after the persecution ended, the Church was very open to receive the failed members back, even though it required significant periods of penitence before full readmittance. The failure of each period of persecution to totally crush the Church appears to have meant that it resumed with more confidence than before. Even if the Church was faced with an immediately reduced membership, there is evidence that after these persecutions it emerged stronger than before, although one would be hard pressed to say that persecution increased the number of Christians: they represented a bitter blow at the time. Although we do not have the evidence to be dogmatic, it is more likely that the persecutions only temporarily slowed down the spread of Christianity. To judge this for yourself, read the letter written by the Christians of Lyon and Vienne, on Rhone River (in modern France), after a particularly fierce period of persecution in AD 177 (listed in the related links below). You will be able to assess for yourself how they felt about this event.
Why did Roman leaders stop tolerating Christians?
The Roman Government began persecuting Christians under Emperor Nero. Nero began to execute large numbers of Christians following the Great Fire of Rome. According to the Roman historian Tacitus, the population searched for a scapegoat and rumors held Nero responsible. To deflect blame, Nero targeted Christians.
Why did Constantine stop persecution of Christians?
because he was a christian
Which Roman Emperor endorsed Christianity and made it the official Roman religion?
Constantine was the first emperor to *accept* Christianity but he did *not* make it the official religion of the Roman Empire. Constantine did put a stop to Christian persecution, returned Christian property from pagans and reduced support for pagan religion.On February 27 380 Theodosius I "... declared "Catholic Christianity" the only legitimate imperial religion, ending state support for the traditional Roman religion."This was over 40 years after Constantine had died.Christian persecutions still continued - those following other variants of it.
What freedom did Romans gain from Emperor Constantine?
The emperors' policy towards Christianity varied between toleration and persecution. There were two recorded and severe persecutions (other references to persecutions are not documented and were mild) the Decian Persecution (250-260) and the Great Persecution, which was started in 303 by the emperor Diocletian. This was ended by the Edict of Toleration by (emperor) Galerius in 311 The end of the latter persecution was decreed by the Edict of Toleration by (emperor) Galerius in 311. Galerius returned to toleration of Christianity and guaranteed the Christians freedom of worship and the right to be safe in order to restore political stability in the empire. The persecution had caused great social unrest among the large Christian population round the empire which was threatening its stability. Co-emperors Constantine the Great and Licinus signed the Edict of Milan of 313. It reiterated the toleration of Christianity, extended it to all religions (even though other religions had not been persecuted) and provided for compensation by the state to those who had bought or received Christian property as a gift which had been confiscated during the persecution and returned it to the Christians. The main aim of the edict seems to have been to act as an order for the Maximinus Dia (a junior emperor who governed Syria and Egypt) to stop persecuting the Christians in his province. Maximinus Dia continued the persecution, ignoring Galerius' edict. It is sometimes said that Constantine legalised Christianity and that he ended the persecution of the Christians. Both statements are inaccurate. Christianity was never banned and was never illegal. It was a matter of toleration or persecution. The Edict of Milan was aimed at ending the remnants of the persecution in Syria. The decree that officially ended to Great Persecution was the one issued by Galerius.
Which poman emperor ended the first persecution?
There are suggestions of Christian persecutions under Nero, Domitian, Trajan, Marcus Aurelius, Septimius Severus and Maximinus the Thracian. However, they are not documented and their reliability is uncertain. It is likely that there were sporadic bouts of short-lived and unsystematic persecutions. It is also likely that on these occasions, particular provincial governors were more severe that the emperors in question. With regard to Nero's persecution in 64 AD, historians doubt that the Christians were already distinguished from the Jews so early on. The Ministry of Jesus is estimated to have started at around 27-29 AD. Maybe Nero targeted the Jews.The first documented, severe, and systematic persecution of Christians was the Decian Persecution decreed by emperor Decius reigned (249-251) in 250 and which was continued by his successors, Trebonianus Gallus (reigned 251-253 ) Aemilianus reigned (253) and Valerian (reigned 253-259). It was ended by the Edict of Toleration by (emperor) Gallienus in 260.The end of the Great Persecution of the Christians (the worse and final one) was decreed by the Edict of Toleration by(emperor) Galerius in 311. The Edict of Milan signed by co-emperors Constantine I and Licinius in 313 reiterated the toleration of Christianity, extended it to all religions, and provided for compensation by the state for those who had bought or received Christian property as a gift during the confiscations of the persecution and returned it to the Christians. This edict also acted as an order to the Governor of Syria to stop persecuting the Christians in his province. He had continued the persecution disregarding Galerius' edict.
What caused Constantine to end Rome's persecution of Christians and make Christianity the legal religion?
The end of the Great Persecution of the Christians was actually decreed by emperor Galerius in the Edict of Toleration by Galerius in 311. Galerius returned to toleration of Christianity and guaranteed the Christians freedom of worship and the right to be safe in order to restore political stability in the empire. The persecution had caused great social unrest around the empire which was threatening its stability.Co-emperors Constantine the Great and Licinus signed the Edict of Milan of 313. It reiterated the toleration of Christianity, extended it to all religions and provided for compensation by the state to those who had bought or received Christian property as a gift which had been confiscated during the persecution and returned it to the Christians. The main aim of the edict seems to have been to act as an order for the governor of Syria to stop persecuting the Christians in his province. This governor continued the persecution, ignoring Galerius' edict.Neither the Edict of Toleration by Galerius nor the Edict of Milan made Christianity legal. Christianity had never been made illegal. There had been alternations of periods of toleration and period of persecution, but no emperor ever made Christianity illegal.More generally Constantine the Great supported Christianity. When he became sole emperor in 327 he and built important churches: the original Basilica of St Peter's in Rome, the St John Lateran's Basilica (the city of Rome's first Cathedral and the original residence of the Popes), the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople and Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in Jerusalem. He promoted Christians to high position in the imperial bureaucracy and he mediated disputes between various Christian doctrines.
Did Romans efforts to stop Christianity?
AnswerThis would be the fourth century. Christians were persecuted between 249-251 CE, then briefly around 257 CE. Otherwise, during the first three centuries of Christianity, persecution was sporadic, intermittent, and mostly local. The "great persecution" of Christians was initiated by Diocletian in 303 CE and lasted until 305 in the West, but continued until 311 in the East.
What was the purpose of the Red Army?
To stop Hitler and help stop the Jew's persecution
Why did roman government fear the spread of Christianity?
The Roman government feared the spread of Christianity because the Romans thought that if people who became Christians would stop worshipping the Roman gods. Early Christians also refused to pay homage to the Roman Emperor as divine, which was seen as challenging the Roman government.
Did persecution of Christians increase or decrease the spread of Christianity. Why?
Although the evidence is not conclusive, it is likely that persecution followed an increase in the number of Christians, rather than persecution increasing the number of Christians. It was certainly the case that an increase in the number of Christians was followed by persecution. This happened from the very earliest days of the Church, when it was growing quite rapidly, and met with opposition from the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem. Similarly, when Paul was in Ephesus, it was said that nearly the whole of the province of Asia had heard the message of Jesus. This province covered the western coast region of Anatolia (modern Turkey), and went for a couple of hundred kilometers inland (not all of modern Asia - it is a naming issue). There was some hyperbole here, but at least we can accept that many people in the entire province of Asia had heard the Christian message. The result was that Demetrius the silversmith saw that his business was likely to fall off, so he tried to have something done to stop Paul from spreading the message. This can be understood to indicate that it was the identifiable measure of success in spreading the Christian message that led to persecution. The next reported period of persecution was in Rome, when it was reported that Nero blamed the Christians in Rome for starting the fire of Rome. This charge against the Christians wasn't believed by Tacitus, but nevertheless, it indicates that there were sufficient Christians in Rome to be targeted in this way. Early in the second century, in Bithynia (north-western Anatolia) Pliny reported that the traditional cults were being deserted, and the people were attending Christian worship instead. By torture, execution and threats Pliny said that he was able to stop the spread of Christianity, and to bring people back to the old gods. The best known examples of persecution following the successful spread of Christianity relate to the empire-wide persecution of Emperor Decius, starting in 250, and the empire-wide persecution started by Emperor Diocletian, starting in 303. Both of these persecutions started after extended periods of peace for the Church, during which the numbers of Christians, especially in the eastern half of the Roman Empire, had grown virtually exponentially. It is likely that the Church lost members during each period of persecution. As far as we can tell, the persecutions by the Roman state were quite effective in forcing Christians to recant. However, after the persecution ended, the Church was very open to receive the failed members back, even though it required significant periods of penitence before full readmittance. The failure of each period of persecution to totally crush the Church appears to have meant that it resumed with more confidence than before. Even if the Church was faced with an immediately reduced membership, there is evidence that after these persecutions it emerged stronger than before, although one would be hard pressed to say that persecution increased the number of Christians: they represented a bitter blow at the time. Although we do not have the evidence to be dogmatic, it is more likely that the persecutions only temporarily slowed down the spread of Christianity. To judge this for yourself, read the letter written by the Christians of Lyon and Vienne, on Rhone River (in modern France), after a particularly fierce period of persecution in AD 177 (listed in the related links below). You will be able to assess for yourself how they felt about this event.
Why did Roman leaders stop tolerating Christians?
The Roman Government began persecuting Christians under Emperor Nero. Nero began to execute large numbers of Christians following the Great Fire of Rome. According to the Roman historian Tacitus, the population searched for a scapegoat and rumors held Nero responsible. To deflect blame, Nero targeted Christians.
When did the persecution stop?
There is insufficient information for us to even begin to understand this question. Please edit the question to include more context or relevant information. Persecution, overall, has not stopped.
Why did the Romans fear the spread of Christianity?
The Roman government feared the spread of Christianity because the Romans thought that if people who became Christians would stop worshipping the Roman gods. Early Christians also refused to pay homage to the Roman Emperor as divine, which was seen as challenging the Roman government.
