who ended the persecution of christians in the roman empire?

Answer 1

The Emperor Constantine converting himself and the empire to Christianity after his victory using the Christian symbol to scare the other Romans he fought against for sole supremacy of the Empire.

He won and hence the Empire became Christian after centuries of being Pagan. Imagine how that must have reacted across the known world!!

It would be like today the Catholic Church saying that we now worship Zeus and his pantheon over their Monotheistic God. It would shake the world up a lot.

So I accredit it to the Emperor Constantine. Though he is not the father of it he was the one that allowed it to become large!

Answer 2

Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus[2] (27 February ca. 272[1] – 22 May 337 AD), commonly known as Constantine I, (among Roman Catholics) and Constantine the Great, or Saint Constantine (among Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Christians), was an Illyrian Roman Emperor, proclaimed Augustus by his troops in 306, who ruled an ever-growing portion of the Roman Empire until his death. Best known for being the first Christian Roman Emperor, the Edict of Milan - issued by his co-emperor Licinius - helped to put an end to institutionalized persecution of Christians in the Empire.

Answer 3

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The relation is very complex. Christianity, of course, came out of Israel. The early apostles were Jewish. They initially evangelized in Israel. As for the Romans, their involvement began early. They had conquered Israel and occupied it. Pontius Pilate was a Roman Procurator. Ultimately, He sentenced Jesus to death. It was the Romans that crucified Jesus. Later a devout Jew named Saul in modern Syria encountered the Resurrected Jesus. He converted and became a Christian and changed his name to Paul. Paul was a citizen of Rome. So when the Jewish leaders condemned Paul, he appealed to his rights as a citizen of Rome and demanded a hearing before the Emperor. It is believed that Paul was later killed in Rome In the early days of Christianity, Paul took our faith beyond Israel to the entire Roman Empire. Like all minorities, the Christians in cities like Rome were subject to abuse. As the Emperor's began to decay into incompetence and mental illness, they began to persecute Christians. Countless Christians were martyed at ticketed entertainment programs throughout the Empire, but specifically in Rome. The power of the Holy Spirit was so strong among these Christians that even their deaths drew people to the faith. So even in the midst of persecution the church continued to grow throughout the Roman Empire. Eventually, a man named Constantine came to the throne. The night before a major battle that would determine whether he remained the Emperor, he had a vision which showed him conquering his enemies beneath the sign of the cross. The next day he painted his symbol on his shield and went into battle. He won a decisive victory. Despite what many say here, Constantine was not a Christian through most of his life. Near the end of his life he did convert and was baptized a Christian. While all this was happening, the "barbarians" were beginning to attack the northern frontiers or the Roman Empire. They eventually would get almost to Rome itself. In the middle of this chaos, the government of Rome became ineffective. Into the gap that was left by the fall of Rome's government, the church stepped into a role of authority and brought stability to the people. This period of prosperity and power gave birth to the present Roman Catholic Church. Also the abuse of that power began to form a rift within the church. A fight began over whether Rome or Constantinople would be the center of the church. Unfortunately this became a military battle and the church split into the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches. By this time the remnants of the former Roman Empire were largely gone. Pastor John

Answer 4

My guess would probably be Constantine, who ended the persecutions. It wasn't until Theodosius I who made Christianity the state religion of the empire.

Answer 5

The Emperor Constantine, who converted the Roman Empire to Christianity. He had a vision where he visualized the first letters of the name of Christ in Greek (chi rho) and was told "In hoc signo vinces" ("In this symbol you will be victorious"). This would become his motto.

Answer 6

The answer people generally look for is Emperor Constantine.

In fact, he did nothing of the kind. He allowed Christianity to be hijacked by the leader of the church in Rome.
Rome then exerted its control, persecuting those that didn't follow its wishes. Real Christianity went underground again while the Catholic "church" rose in power.

Answer 7

Yun makes a good argument. But Christianity, even though not perfect, would not have florished had the events he described not taken place.