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"Constantine desired that the church should contribute to the social and moral strength of the empire, religious dissension was a menace to the public welfare." [ 9 ] Consequently, the emperor had taken a personal interest in several ecumenical issues, including the Donatist controversy in 316.
Constantine VI (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος; Latin: Constantinus, 14 January 771 – before 805), [2] sometimes called the Blind, [3] [4] was Byzantine emperor from 780 to 797. The only child of Emperor Leo IV , Constantine was named co-emperor with him at the age of five in 776 and succeeded him as sole Emperor in 780, aged nine.
The controversy became political after Constantine's death. Athanasius died in 373, but his orthodox teaching was a major influence in the West, and on Theodosius, who became ruler in 381. [ 66 ] : 20 The Nicene creed remained the official creed of the church.
This was not Constantine's first direct involvement in ecclesiastical controversy; he had previously attempted to resolve a schism over Donatism in North Africa, first appointing Miltiades, Bishop of Rome to hear the dispute (with the instruction "I do not wish you to leave schism or division of any kind anywhere.") and then calling the Council ...
Constantine's decision to cease the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire was a turning point for early Christianity, sometimes referred to as the Triumph of the Church, the Peace of the Church or the Constantinian shift. In 313, Constantine and Licinius issued the Edict of Milan decriminalizing Christian
Constantine's efforts to unite the church and the Donatists failed, and by 321 he asked the bishops to show moderation and patience to the sect in an open letter. [15] During the brief reign of Julian , the Donatists were revitalized and, due to imperial protection, occupied churches and carried out atrocities. [ 16 ]
ROME (Reuters) -The Arch of Constantine, a giant ancient Roman arch next to the Colosseum, was damaged after a violent storm hit Rome, conservation authorities said on Tuesday. In a statement to ...
From the time of Constantine I's conversion to Christianity in the 4th century, the question of the relationship between temporal and spiritual power was constant, causing a clash between the Church and the Empire. The decline of imperial power initially allowed the pope to assert greater independence.