Constantine
Constantine
We do not really know if or when Constantine converted to Christianity. Some believe that he converted when he had a vision of a cross in the sky, while others say that he had a death-bed conversion. On the first of these beliefs, Michael Grant (The Emperor Constantine) says, "It is a pity that this tale does not seem to be truthful, for more reasons than one."Certainly, Constantine's mother was an avid Christian and so there is no strong reason to believe that Constantine did not at some stage convert to Christianity. The problem is that we do not know when this happened, nor what happened afterwards.
If Constantine actually was converted to Christianity, the main people responsible for the conversion were Eusebius and Constantine's mother Helena. Both were religious fanatics and it would serve their purposes very well if they could say that Constantine was converted. His real conversion took place at the Battle of the Milvian where he had a vision of a cross with the words "By this you win" he had his soldiers adorn their shields with the symbol of the cross, they were victorious, and he began to support the Christian Church financially after that.
The Romans converted to Christianity because the emperor Constantine had a dream the day before a battle and saw the holy cross. The next day Rome won the battle. Constantine therefore turned Christianity into Rome's official religion. The conversion to Christianity wasn't because Rome was coming to an end but simply because it spread so far and Constantine had that dream.
No. It is the burning cross that the KKK uses.
Constantine
No. The Ku Klux Klan burning a cross symbolize does not symbolize a declaration of war. A burning cross was used in Scotland to signal a declaration of war and thus to draw the clans together to form an army. A variant of this was used as late as 1812. The Klan's burning of a cross is used to intimidate people. Some Klan members claim that it is an illumination of a cross to symbolize the members' faith. Others reference the Emperor Constantine's vision of a burning cross that led to his conversion to Christianity.
Cross burning symbolizes "condemning" people to hell.
The symbol of Christianity is the cross because it reminds Christians that Jesus died on a cross for them. Yea.
There are several. ------------------------- Christ was put to death on a cross and this is why it is used as the symbol of Christianity.
No, a cross is not considered an idol in Christianity. It is a symbol of Jesus' sacrifice and a reminder of his teachings.
The cross represents what Jesus was killed on.
The cross is often used as a symbol for Christianity.
We do not really know if or when Constantine converted to Christianity. Some believe that he converted when he had a vision of a cross in the sky, while others say that he had a death-bed conversion. On the first of these beliefs, Michael Grant (The Emperor Constantine) says, "It is a pity that this tale does not seem to be truthful, for more reasons than one."Certainly, Constantine's mother was an avid Christian and so there is no strong reason to believe that Constantine did not at some stage convert to Christianity. The problem is that we do not know when this happened, nor what happened afterwards.
The answer is Christianity
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