Biblical Persons Asia Minor Constantine The Great
Constantine The Great (280-337 A.D.)
Constantine the Great, son of Constantius Clorus and Helena, after
defeating Licinius, transferred the capital of the whole Roman empire,
east and west, from Rome to Byzantium. He took up the reconstruction of
the city, which he wanted to be worthy to be considered "a second Rome".
He decreed that the Christian faith was the official religion of the
state and the Church after 3 long centuries was able to come out in the
open and breath freely without any fear of persecution. He built
churches dedicated to Christ under different titles and one dedicated to
Christ under different titles and one dedicated to the Twelve Holy
Apostles, in which he wanted to be buried. He put an end to crucifixion
as a death penalty and for the first time the cross adorned the imperial
crown. He adapted the law code to the new religion and granted many
privileges to the Church. He died in Nicomedia (Izmit) on May 22,337 and
was buried according to his will in the Apostoleion, or the Church of
the Holy Apostles.
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Constantine The Great