christianity became the roman empire official religion by the end of the 3rd century.
christianity became the roman empire official religion by the end of the 3rd century.
when did christianity become the roman empire official religion?
by the end of the 3rd century
the maison carrée in nîmes, built in 16-19 bc, is one of the best-preserved roman temples in the former roman empire. it survived intact because it was converted into a christian church in the 4th century ad. it was built according to the principles of vitruvius, the chief theorician of roman architecture. in the early 19th century, it was chosen as the model for the church of the madeleine in paris.









































section::::romanesque architecture in provence (5th-13th centuries).









































in 380 ad christianity became the official religion of the roman empire, and christian churches, cathedrals and monasteries were founded all across provence.
architecture of provence
several other religions and imported mystery cults remained represented within its ever-expanding boundaries during the roman republic and empire periods, including judaism, whose presence in the city dates back from the roman republic and was sometimes forcibly confined to the roman ghetto, as well as mithraism which was the official religion of the roman empire for about two centuries, until being superseded by christianity, following the death of emperor constantine in the 4th century. christianity was made the official religion of the roman empire in 380 by emperor theodosius i, allowing it to spread further and eventually wholly replace mithraism in the roman empire.
religion in rome