Edict of Milan
Legalized Christian worship
The Edict of Milan was a 313 CE agreement between Roman emperors Constantine and Licinius granting religious tolerance throughout the empire, ending official persecution of Christians.
It allowed Christians to practice openly and ordered return of confiscated church property.
The edict marked a turning point in Christianity's rise from persecuted sect to dominant religion of the Roman world.
- imperial decreeSovereign's formal command
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- Roman EmpireAncient state from Augustus onward
- ancient RomeEarly Italian empire city
- ChristianityFaith based on Jesus
Christian faith · early church · persecution · proclamation · Council of Nicaea · martyrdom · Constantine I · toleration · religious pluralism · medieval church · church history · holy empire · freedom of worship · paganism · governance · Nicene Creed · bishop · Rome
- ancient lawsCode of Hammurabi, Hammurabi, Roman law, Twelve Tables, Ten Commandments
- ConstantineConstantine, Constantine I, Constantinople, Council of Nicaea, Nicene Creed
- early churchapostles, early church, Church Fathers, apostolic fathers, Acts of the Apostles
- Late AntiquityConstantine, Theodosius I, Constantinople, fall of Rome, Roman Empire
- martyrdommartyrs, martyr, Christian martyrs, Catholic martyrs, Stephen
- Nicene EraNicene Creed, Council of Nicaea, Athanasius, Constantine, Cappadocian Fathers