This is Venetian artist Palma Vecchio’s depiction of Emperor Constantine I and his mother, Saint Helen, who greatly influenced his religious beliefs. Vecchio lived from 1480-1528. (Courtesy Photo) The ...
In 2016 Donald J. Trump rocked the political world. The first female President wasn’t yet meant to be. His jaded opponents now suffer from a highly contagious mind virus called “Trump Derangement ...
(RNS) — History reminds us that when Christianity is captured by empire, it may flourish in power but withers in spirit. (RNS) — At the funeral of Pope Francis, one image stood out: Donald Trump, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A mosaic of St. Silvester baptizing Emperor Constantine, from the Basilica Santi Quattro Coronati in Rome. Peter1936F/Wikimedia ...
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From persecution to power: Christianity in Rome
For centuries, Christians were a small and sometimes persecuted minority within the Roman Empire. Yet by the 4th century, Christianity had become the empire’s dominant religion. The turning point came ...
In this second commentary on the Council of Nicaea, I would like to revisit the pivotal role played by the man who convened it: the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great. It is indeed paradoxical that a ...
Constantine ends not converting, technically, to Christianity, but becoming a patron of one particular branch of the church. It happens to be the branch of the church that has the Old Testament as ...
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