WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which emperor made Christianity the state religion of the Roman empire in 312CE?

A	Augustus
B	Nero
C	Caligula
D	Constantine

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Constantine I (Flavius Valerius Constantinus) was Roman emperor from 306-337 CE and is known to history as Constantine the Great for his conversion to Christianity in 312 CE and his subsequent Christianization of the Roman Empire.

Detailed explanation-2: -Constantine stood out because he became a Christian and unabashedly made Jesus the patron of his army. By 313, just two contenders remained, Constantine and Licinius. The two jointly issued the Edict of Milan, which made Christianity a legal religion and officially ended the persecution.

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