What Roman Emperor stopped the persecutions of the Christians?

Answer 1

History shows that there were three fairly brief periods of official, widespread persecution (249-251, 257 and 303-311), apart from which most Roman emperors were tolerant of Christianity. The last and most important period is called the Great Persecution.

Galerius issued the Edict of Toleration, permitting freedom of religion throughout the Roman Empire and thereby ending the Great Persecution of Diocletian. Constantine subsequently extended privileges to the Christian Church by proclaiming the Edict of Milan.

Answer 2

The end of the Christian persecution was decreed by the Edict of Toleration by Galerius which emperor Galerius issued from his deathbed in 311 in his name and that of his co-emperors Constantine I and Licinus in 311. It decreed the indulgence (toleration) of Christianity and that Christians were to live in safety and invited the Christians to pray their god their safety and that of the state. This sanctioned the end the persecution.

Co- emperors Constantine I and Licinus issued the Edict of Milan in 313 which reiterated the toleration of Christianity and provided the freedom of worship and from molestation for Christianity and all other religions, though the emphasis was more on the Christians. It also decreed the restoration of the property that had been confiscated during the persecution to the Christians and provided compensation by the state to those who had bought it or received it in gift after they returned it.

The Edict of Toleration by Galerius stated that "...we had desired formerly to bring all things into harmony with the ancient laws and public order of the Romans. We have been especially anxious that even the Christians, who have abandoned the religion of their ancestors, should return to reason...But [the Christians] at their own will and pleasure, they would thus make laws unto themselves which they should observe and would collect various peoples in diverse places in congregations."

It noted that "many were subdued by the fear of danger, many even suffered death. And yet since... we saw that they neither paid the reverence and awe due to the gods nor worshipped the God of the Christians..." it was decreed that "...in view of our most mild clemency and the constant habit by which we are accustomed to grant indulgence to all, we thought that we ought to grant our most prompt indulgence also to these, so that they may again be Christians and may hold their conventicles, provided they do nothing contrary to good order" and added "Wherefore, for this our indulgence, they ought to pray to their God for our safety, for that of the republic, and for their own, that the republic may continue uninjured on every side, and that they may be able to live securely in their homes."

Answer 3

I think you mean Roman emperor. Anyhow, it was Constantine who stopped the persecutions of the Christians when he declared that all religions were to be tolerated.

Answer 4

Emperor Constantine

Answer 5

Constantine stopped the persecutions.