It is believed to have been Emperor Constantine.
There is no historical proof that Constantine the Great ever joined the church. All we have it the assertion of his friend Eusebius who was bishop of the church and would do anything to promote Christianity. After Constantine was dead and could not refute him, Eusebius claimed that he converted on his deathbed. You can make up your own mind as to the "conversion" of a man who had lived as a pagan all his life.
The Byzantine army supported the emperor. There was a schism between the Catholic and Orthodox churches in the eleventh century. From that time onward the emperor was seen as the head of the Orthodox church, and the Pope as the head of the Catholic church.
The Patriarch
The Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church was also the Byzantine Emperor, head of both Church and State.
Ferdinand II
We don't know for certain that he ever did convert to Christianity. It was supposed to be a deathbed conversion and he was supposed to have been baptized by Eusebius, his dear friend. Now, Eusebius was a church bishop and would do anything to promote the cause of Christianity. What better way to gain converts than by saying that the emperor became a Christian?We don't know for certain that he ever did convert to Christianity. It was supposed to be a deathbed conversion and he was supposed to have been baptized by Eusebius, his dear friend. Now, Eusebius was a church bishop and would do anything to promote the cause of Christianity. What better way to gain converts than by saying that the emperor became a Christian?We don't know for certain that he ever did convert to Christianity. It was supposed to be a deathbed conversion and he was supposed to have been baptized by Eusebius, his dear friend. Now, Eusebius was a church bishop and would do anything to promote the cause of Christianity. What better way to gain converts than by saying that the emperor became a Christian?We don't know for certain that he ever did convert to Christianity. It was supposed to be a deathbed conversion and he was supposed to have been baptized by Eusebius, his dear friend. Now, Eusebius was a church bishop and would do anything to promote the cause of Christianity. What better way to gain converts than by saying that the emperor became a Christian?We don't know for certain that he ever did convert to Christianity. It was supposed to be a deathbed conversion and he was supposed to have been baptized by Eusebius, his dear friend. Now, Eusebius was a church bishop and would do anything to promote the cause of Christianity. What better way to gain converts than by saying that the emperor became a Christian?We don't know for certain that he ever did convert to Christianity. It was supposed to be a deathbed conversion and he was supposed to have been baptized by Eusebius, his dear friend. Now, Eusebius was a church bishop and would do anything to promote the cause of Christianity. What better way to gain converts than by saying that the emperor became a Christian?We don't know for certain that he ever did convert to Christianity. It was supposed to be a deathbed conversion and he was supposed to have been baptized by Eusebius, his dear friend. Now, Eusebius was a church bishop and would do anything to promote the cause of Christianity. What better way to gain converts than by saying that the emperor became a Christian?We don't know for certain that he ever did convert to Christianity. It was supposed to be a deathbed conversion and he was supposed to have been baptized by Eusebius, his dear friend. Now, Eusebius was a church bishop and would do anything to promote the cause of Christianity. What better way to gain converts than by saying that the emperor became a Christian?We don't know for certain that he ever did convert to Christianity. It was supposed to be a deathbed conversion and he was supposed to have been baptized by Eusebius, his dear friend. Now, Eusebius was a church bishop and would do anything to promote the cause of Christianity. What better way to gain converts than by saying that the emperor became a Christian?
There is no historical proof that Constantine the Great ever joined the church. All we have it the assertion of his friend Eusebius who was bishop of the church and would do anything to promote Christianity. After Constantine was dead and could not refute him, Eusebius claimed that he converted on his deathbed. You can make up your own mind as to the "conversion" of a man who had lived as a pagan all his life.
The emperor chose the patriarch of Constantinople, leading the Church official in the Byzantine Empire.The emperor became an autocrat and the head of the church as well as the state.
I am not sure what you mean. However, Henry had ended his relationship with the Catholic Church so he died as a member of the Anglican Church and not as a Catholic.
The Byzantine emperor was an absolute ruler. He also exerted control over the church of the empire, the Orthodox Christian Church.
There has never been an emperor of the Eastern Orthodox Church. The Church is headed by a Patriarch, who is first among equals. There was an Emperor in Constantinople during the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire until 1453 AD, who was the secular Head of State.
The Emperor
He evidently had the support of the Church as he was crowned emperor by the pope.
.Roman Catholic AnswerOf course not! The Catholic Church is the Church founded by Our Blessed Lord to lead all people to heaven, it has no emperor!
No, except for those who promote and aid in the mission of Satan to destroy the Church.
The Byzantine army supported the emperor. There was a schism between the Catholic and Orthodox churches in the eleventh century. From that time onward the emperor was seen as the head of the Orthodox church, and the Pope as the head of the Catholic church.
The Byzantines believed their emperor represented Jesus Christ on Earth. Ans. The Emperor.