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The most accepted reason for Constantine's toleration is found in the writings of Roman Historian Eusebius.
When a usurper Maxcensus take control of Rome. Constantine is contemplating marching his army to Rome to face the usurper, and asks the heavens (pagan gods, Jesus, whomever) for a sign that this was the correct choice to make. Constantine looks to the sky to see a halo cross to the left of the sun, the 'sol evictus'. Then that evening Christ comes to Constantine in a dream.
Constantine marches to Rome and easily defeats Maxcensus, contributing the victory to Christ.
There are other speculations as well. Constantine's father thought to have tolerated Christians to some extent. Constantine may have given toleration as a political move, because he knew Christianity was on the rise and he needed to accommodate it.
Sources:
Eusebius, Life of Constantine
Constantine, Oration of the Saints
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∙ 12y agoHe gave the church alot of money and reinstated the churches that were lost in the great purge. He also gave christian soldiers sunday off
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What significant early Christian church located in Rome was commissioned by Constantine?
Old st peters
What events led up to the founding of Catholicism?
When Constantine converted Christian, he merged the Christian church with the Roman Empire. Thus, Roman Catholicism.
How did Constantine favor his Christian church?
He made Christianity the state religion, he favoured Christian soldiers, he gave large sums of money to the church, and he rebuilt churches that were destroyed in the great persecution
How did Constantine the Great Revolutionize Christianity?
A:Until the time of Emperor Constantine, the main Christian Church was led by its bishops. The most revolutionary change Constantine made was to make the Roman emperor the absolute head of the Church. In taking on the role of appointing bishops, he declared, "My will be done."
Why did Constantine take steps to strengthen the christian church?
Constantine was favorable towards the Christians because he needed their manpower for his armies and he needed to keep them quiet and peaceful at home.
What happened to the church during Constantine's era?
Constantine reversed the rule that , every one couldn't be christian and would die or be sent to jail . and said if you werent a christian and didnt go to church you go to prison or even die. So the church lost its meaning , lost the reason to be there , not to praise God but to keep from going to jail.
Why did Constantine give Christians freedom?
Christians had already enjoyed relative freedom throughout the Roman empire before the time of Constantine, as evidenced by the number of Christian churches that had been built, in addition to the traditional house-churches. However, Constantine lifted the persecution imposed by his predecessor, Diocletian. In fact, Constantine went much further, granting the mainstream Christian Church state patronage and commencing the persecution and plundering of pagan temples. Constantine may have genuinely become a Christian: Gibbon believes not, saying that he was merely using the faith cynically for his own ends; others such as Michael Grant say that, although substantially motivated by the belief that Christianity would help achieve his imperial aims, Constantine was more motivated by genuine Christian belief. Certainly Constantine believed that a dominant, united Christian Church would help maintain a united Roman Empire. It was one of his greatest disappointments that he was unable to achieve Church unity.
The first christian roman emperor was?
Constantine was the first christian emperor
Did paul convince the emperor Constantine to convert to christianity?
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Where did all Christian Churches come from?
Jesus started the first church. All Christians came from the Catholic Church until Constantine says he changed the Sabbath. The came the Dark Ages when the church was divided.
What led to Constantine to convert to Christianity?
We don't know that Constantine ever converted to Christianity. There are many objections to the story of his "death bed conversion" and scholars and historians are at odds with the church people over this. What is certain, though, is that Constantine never lived the life of a Christian.
What is the significance of the conversion of Emperor Constantine in AD 312 and its implication for the development of the Church?
A:Emperor Constantine gave the Catholic-Orthodox Christian Church state patronage and began the long persecution of the pagan temples, thus ensuring the eventual total domination of the Christian Church. Without Constantine, Christianity might never have become the sole significant religion of empire. He supported the one branch of Christianity, but suppressed the Gnostic Christians, so that this branch went into rapid decline, especially in the west. Constantine also called the Council of Nicaea in order to establish the doctrines and practices of Christianity and attempt to achieve some measure of unity in the Church.
