which roman emperor made christianity the official religion of rome? and on what year?

Answer 1

First, Constantine did not make Christianity the official religion of Rome. What he did was to make it legal again to be a Christian, and was the first emperor to be a Christian. (see first link below).

It was Theodosius I who effectively outlawed other religion in a series of laws enacted around 391. (see other links below).

Answer 2

Christianity Official Religion

Answer 3

When Constantine became the sole Roman Emperor in 323, Christianity became the leading religion of the empire. After the death of Constantine in 337, two of his sons, Constantius II and Constans took over the leadership of the empire. Constans, ruler of the western provinces, was, like his father, a Christian. In 341, he decreed that all pagan worship and sacrifice should cease; warning those who still persisted in the practice of paganism with the threat of the death penalty.

Lay Christians took advantage of new anti-pagan laws by destroying and plundering the temples. Temples that survived were converted into Christian churches: the Pantheon is the most notable example, having once been a temple to all the gods and later becoming a church in honor of all the saints. Many of the buildings in the Roman Forum were similarly converted, preserving the structures if not their original intent.

Later on, the emperor Julian the Apostate tried to eradicate Christianity and bring back paganism, but his untimely death in Persia caused the empire to once again fall under the power of Christian control.

Answer 4

Actually Christianity became the official state religion of the Roman empire on February 27, 380 through an edict issued by Emperor Theodosius I in Thessaloniki.

All Constantine did was to make Christianity a legally practiced religion.

Answer 5

The story of Christianity would most certainly been different. What is termed Christian today was only a sect of Christianity back then. A single version of the Christian story was what the reason for The First Council of Nicaea. The Version was voted on by 300 Bishops even though there were 1800 Bishops at the time. After the vote all other versions of Christianity were outlawed and their followers persecuted and written text burnt or destroyed with the backing of the state.

Answer 6

Emperor Constantine in 313 AD

Answer 7

Interesting question.
All the Constantine people are hopelessly wrong. He just legalised Christianity and became one himself.
Theodosius, it is true, forbade pagan worship (including, incidentally, the Olympic Games).
But the right answer comes between the two.
At the accession of Gratianus or Gratian in 375 he rejected acclamation by the pagan priests of Rome, confiscated their revenues, and abolished their honours and immunities.
In 384 the emperor Valentinian II removed the altar of Victory from the Sanate of Rome. I think that's the key date.

Answer 8

Constantine the Great, helped by his mother Helena, formed the ecumenical council of Nicaea (Middle East) in the year 325 A.D. There he put into force the basis and the laws of the catholic church: the Resurrection, the virgin birth, and the concept of "the father, the son and the holy spirit" (a polytheistic concept after all, because he and the Romans were still worshiping "the sun invictus a many other roman gods) He did a good symbiosis to have every body happy.
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Answer 9

i believe it is CONSTANTINE I, also known as CONSTANTINE THE GREAT. his full name is Gaius Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus. he was born on February 27, 274 and died on May 21, 337. he is best known for being the first Christian Roman Emperor.he announced the toleration of Christianity in the year 313, in the Edict of Milan. this meant that there were no more penalties for professing Christianity. this is known as the turning point for the Christian Church...

Answer 10

It was Constantin I, early in the 4th Century. He was an active fighter against religious officials who were backslinders in the following of Christian beliefs.
Left no religious writings. He had a vision of the cross when he was about to cross the river Tiber and believed it was his mission in life to become ruler and defender of the faith.