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Answer 1
The story goes that the night before a battle he had a dream telling him that if he carried the symbol of a cross he would win the battle. He woke and had the army put the sign of the cross on everything. He won and declared himself Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Thus, he became a Christian.
Answer 2
If by 'convert' you mean being baptized into the religion, then he only did this on his death bed. Perhaps he was covering all his bases as he was a sun worshipper - Sol Invictus - in his life and a 'Christian' is not to worship pagan or false gods.
Answer 3
Did he? All we have is the word of Eusebius, a person who would do anything to promote his brand of Christianity and the word of Constantine's fanatical mother. There are deep questions involved with Constantine's convenient death bed conversion.
Allan Heller
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∙ 9y agoTradition records that Emperor Constantine saw the sign of "chi rho" in the clouds before a battle. He won the battle. After that, he believed that it was a sign that he should become a Christian and the new faith should be allowed to emerge from the shadows.
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∙ 14y agoConstantine was called the great because he adopted the Christian Religon. He made it National Religion all over the Roman Empire.
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Who is the sainted mother of Constantine?
The mother of Constantine the Great was St. Helena.
Why is Constantine not a saint?
Constantine the Great is not considered as a saint in the Catholic religion. While he did make a death bed conversion to Christianity his life up to that point was anything but a saintly one. He is considered a saint in the Orthodox tradition. There are a few other Catholic saints named Constantine, however.
Where did Constantine become famous?
Constantine I (or the Great )was the 57th Roman Emperor. Therefore, he became famous in the Roman Empire.
Who was the wife of Constantine the Great?
Minervina mother of Crispus and then Fausta Flavia Maxima.
What was Constantine's daughter's name?
Emperor Constantine the great had two daughters, Constantina and Fausta, by his wife Fausta. He also had four sons, three of them by Fausta.
Who was Constantine's mother?
The mother of Constantine the Great, emperor of Rome, was called Helena.
What is the Constantine gold coin called?
it was called a solidus, which came back during the reign of Emperor Constantine the Great.
When did Constantine come to power?
Constantine I, also called Constantine the Great, became Emperor of Rome in 306AD. He became the sole ruler of the Roman Empire in 324AD.
What is Constantine the Great's birthday?
Constantine the Great was born on February 27, 272.
Who moved the capital city to Byzantium?
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Who was the emperor after Constantine l the great?
Constantine II.
What is the opposite of Constantine of Rome?
There was not an opposite of Constantine. Constantine the Great was the 7th Roman emperor.
Was Constantine Greek?
No Constantine the great was Roman born in Serbia.
Was Constantine the 35th emperor?
Constantine the Great was the 57th emperor.
Why is Constantine the Great 'the Great'?
Constantine is important to ancient Rome because he was the first emperor of Christianity.
When did Constantine great die?
Constantine the Great died on May 22, 337 at the age of 65.
When was Constantine the Great born?
Constantine the Great was born on February 27, 272.
