'Constantine and Christianity'

'Constantine reigned from 306-337, as the roman print emperor moth of Rome. Under his order Christianity became the major holiness in the Roman Empire. Constantine was exposed to Christianity by his mother Helena, nonwithstanding did not bind himself a Christian until he was a mature adult. In 311, Constantine, along with ii other rulers inwardly the Roman Empire, decided to loosen the restrictions against Christianity1. preceding to his battle against Maxentius, Constantine had a vision of chi rho, the first both letters in the name of Christ, and hears a voice that said, In this, conquer . Constantine took this as a trace and ordered Chi-Rho to be placed on the shields of his soldiers. Constantine defeated Maxentius and became the bingle and only emperor in the westward region2. There is modest grounds to put forward this claim near as in that location is little evidence to support that he continued to idolization other gods aft(prenominal) 312. Constantin es identification with the Christian Almighty immortal  and the support of the over-embellished army make him believe that he was invincible in battle. From the description of his biographer and Bishop Eusebius it appeared to be the moment of renewal to Christianity3.\nThe persecution and martyrdom of Christians did not restrain the issue of Christianity, which was viewed as disruptive to the Roman Empire4. In conjunction with Licinius, the emperor of the East, Constantine issued the edict of Milan, which grants immunity of religious bore under their rule. This include the religious practices of goy worship. The edict similarly restored to Christians, spot, places of worship, and compensated those whose property was sold5. Clergy in the westerly region benefited from the order of magnitude of Milan6. The churches new family with Constantine gave clergy access to the imperial treasury. The edict was viewed as a substantiative move in the history of Christianity.\nIn 321, Constantine stated that sunlight would be delineate aside as the day of worship...'