Edict of Constantin

By the edict of Milan of April 313, promulgated by the emperors Constantin I {{er}} and Licinius, each one can “adore with its manner the divinity who is in the sky”; it grants freedom of worship to all the religions and makes it possible to the Christians to more have to venerate the emperor like a god or to make the war. This thus puts fine at their persecutions.

This legalization makes it possible the first Basilique S in the Romain Empire to be born.

After the edict of Milan, the Christians constitute in the East of small communities, more or less independent from/to each other, especially located in the cities. Each city has its bishop, appointed by the Christian people (in fact by the clergy and the notable ones), his major clergy (priest S, Diacre S, sub-deacons) and minor (reader, gatekeepers, grave-diggers), his devoted wives (Diaconesse S). In Egypt Christianity already deeply penetrated in the villages. The Church then copies its organization on that of the Empire (principle of compromise): the cities are gathered in ecclesiastical provinces directed by a metropolitan bishop.

In Dacie, this edict has a less importance, this area living in a very free way Christianity since the Roman retirement of 256. The large Black seaport is named Constanţa in homage to the girl of Constantin Ist This city had a very important Christian activity for a long time already: more than 14 Épiscopat S (bishops) in the only Constanta city. The city was named “mitropolie”, i.e. a éparchie (equivalent of a Diocèse).

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Collection of the sources of the Roman law by Yves Lassard and Alexandr Koptev.
Letter of Constantin to the Governor of Bithynie

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