Constantine and His Personal Relation with Christianity: from Heathen Piety to Conversion
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Constantine, conversion, heathen cults, Christianity, Early Church.
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Constantine’s adherence to Christianity was a long process conditioned by personal motivations, as well as cultural and political factors. He observed the heathen cults and he did not recognize himself as a christian until the year 314, in his letter to the bishops met in Arelate. Since 324, after the defeat of Licinius, he declared his faith in the One and Only True God in different official texts. He resolved to receive the baptism a few days before his death, in 337, perhaps in the hope of healing fromhis illness. His concept of Christianity was the one of an utilitarian religion, that offered him protection in war and guaranteed his authority in peace with the support of the Church.Downloads
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2013-09-26
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Moreno Resano E. (2013). Constantine and His Personal Relation with Christianity: from Heathen Piety to Conversion. ’Ilu. Revista de Ciencias de las Religiones, 18, 175-200. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ILUR.2013.v18.43047
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