Although Christianity was already the official religion in several countries by the fourth century, Christians continued to be persecuted in the Roman Empire.
In 313 CE, the Edict of Milan was issued by Emperor Constantine the Great in the West and Licinius Augustus in the East, granting religious freedom throughout the entire Roman Empire, as well as restitution of property confiscated from Christians.
Constantine I
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Diocletian
Constantine was the emperor who ended all persecutions and legalized Christianity.Constantine was the emperor who ended all persecutions and legalized Christianity.Constantine was the emperor who ended all persecutions and legalized Christianity.Constantine was the emperor who ended all persecutions and legalized Christianity.Constantine was the emperor who ended all persecutions and legalized Christianity.Constantine was the emperor who ended all persecutions and legalized Christianity.Constantine was the emperor who ended all persecutions and legalized Christianity.Constantine was the emperor who ended all persecutions and legalized Christianity.Constantine was the emperor who ended all persecutions and legalized Christianity.
He legalized Christianity and ended the persecution of Christians.
he legalized Christianity in Rome, but did not make Rome officially a Christianity state
The Edict of Milan legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire.
Christianity became legalized because of the numbers of Christians and because of the civil unrest that they were causing.Christianity became legalized because of the numbers of Christians and because of the civil unrest that they were causing.Christianity became legalized because of the numbers of Christians and because of the civil unrest that they were causing.Christianity became legalized because of the numbers of Christians and because of the civil unrest that they were causing.Christianity became legalized because of the numbers of Christians and because of the civil unrest that they were causing.Christianity became legalized because of the numbers of Christians and because of the civil unrest that they were causing.Christianity became legalized because of the numbers of Christians and because of the civil unrest that they were causing.Christianity became legalized because of the numbers of Christians and because of the civil unrest that they were causing.Christianity became legalized because of the numbers of Christians and because of the civil unrest that they were causing.
Mainly pagan until COnstantine and Licninius legalized Christianity w/ the edict of Milan. Later on Theodusius the great made Christianity the offical state religion with the Nicene Creed
The co-emperors Constantine the Great and Licinius issued the Edict of Milan in 313 AD which reiterated the toleration of Christianity which had been decreed by the Edict of Toleration by (emperor) Galerius in 311 and which which ended the Great Persecution of Christians that took place under Emperor Diocletian. The Edict of Milan also exerted toleration to all religions throughout the Roman Empire. These two edicts, however, did not proclaim any official religion. Christianity had never been illegal and the edicts were a change of policy from persecution to toleration. An official religion was proclaimed by the Edict of Thessalonica issued by co-emperors Gratian, Theodosius the Great and Valentinan II in 380 AD. This edict made the faith of the Catholic Church the only legitimate religion in the empire. This church subscribed to the Nicene Creed, a particular interpretation of the holy trinity and was opposed to other interpretations and other sects of Christianity. This church had a western (Latin) and an eastern (Greek) branch. After they later split they came to be called Catholic and Orthodox respectively. The aim of the Edict of Thessalonica was to ban and brand as heretic the other versions and sects of Christianity, especially Arian Christianity which was popular around the empire. A persecution of these sects was started soon after the issuing if the edict.
The emperor that most people give credit to is Constantine. He legalized Christainity and gave more privileges to the church.
AnswerConstantine believed that Christianity, with its rigid hierarchy, strong discipline and instinctive obedience, would be a unifying force for the empire. He was surprised and disappointed to find that Christianity itself was deeply divided.