Equal to the Apostles Emperor Saint
Constantine the Great (
February 27, 272-
May 22, 337) was proclaimed Augustus by his troops on
July 25, 306 and ruled an ever-growing portion of the Roman Empire to his death. Constantine is famed for his refounding of Byzantium as "New Rome," which was always called "Constantine's City"—Constantinople. With the
Edict of Milan in 313, Constantine and his co-Emperor removed all onus from Christianity. By taking the personal step of convoking the
Council of Nicaea (325) Constantine began the Roman Empire's unofficial sponsorship of Christianity, which was a major factor in the faith's spread.
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