emperor theodosius i made christianity the official religion of rome.
emperor theodosius i made christianity the official religion of rome.
who made christianity the official religion of rome?
emperor theodosius i
in 313 the edict of milan legalised christianity alongside other religions allowed in the roman empire. in 325 the first council of nicaea signalled consolidation of christianity under an orthodoxy endorsed by constantine, and though this did not make other christian groups outside the adopted definition illegal, the dissenting arian bishops were initially exiled. but constantine reinstated arius just before the heresiarch died in 336 and exiled the orthodox athanasius of alexandria from 335 to 337. in 380 emperor theodosius i made christianity the roman empire's official religion (see state church of the roman empire, byzantine empire and the goths) and did enforce the edict. in 392 theodosius passed legislation prohibiting all pagan cultic worship.
constantinian shift
in 106 ad the emperor trajan invaded dacia. subsequently, christian colonists, soldiers and slaves came to dacia and spread christianity. in the 3rd century the number of christians grew. when emperor constantine of rome issued the edict of milan in 313, thus ending all roman-sponsored persecution of christianity, the area became a haven for christians. just twelve years later in 325, constantine assembled the first council of nicaea. in 391, theodosius i made christianity the official religion of rome.
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