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Edict of Milan (313 AD)

Edict of Milan (313 AD), by Anonymous Russian icon painter (before 1917), between 1861 and 1881
Alexandr Nevsky, Constantine the Great, Mary Magdelene (N.Tagil) Anonymous Russian icon painter (before 1917), between 1861 and 1881 Public domain

Issued by Emperors Constantine and Licinius, granting religious tolerance throughout the Roman Empire and ending official persecution of Christians. Marked the beginning of the Church's public freedom and rapid growth.

Sources

  • Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History X.5 (full text of the Edict) NPNF
  • Socrates Scholasticus, Church History I.8 NPNF
  • Eusebius, Life of Constantine I.27-32 NPNF

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