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Bishops of Rome under Constantine the Great

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3867: 201: 363: 551: 38: 2717: 17: 569: 2729: 3879: 287: 656:). Among other things, the document claims that Silvester I slew a dragon that had been threatening Rome. The text says that all of these events occurred right after Constantine's entry into the city following the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, despite the fact that Silvester I did not become bishop until 314. These events were incorporated uncritically into the 312:, but he had no authority to decide the case or publish the result without the approval of the emperor himself. Customarily, the African bishops may have gone to the bishop of Rome as a respected, neutral figure, but it was well known that Miltiades would not agree with the Donatist position that ordination by a 448:
of the West simply "did not yet even possess adequate terminology to handle the debate properly." The pope's legates signed onto the findings of the Council, and it continued to be supported by the next two popes, just as followers of Athanasius remained welcome in Rome, but the theological issues
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or, as time went on and the community grew, meeting in rented halls in markets and public baths. It was without any single dominant ruling officer, its elders or leaders sharing responsibility, but distributing tasks, like that of foreign correspondent. By the eve of the conversion of Constantine,
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calls this the "first direct intervention by an emperor in the affairs of the church." When Miltiades invited fifteen additional Italian bishops to participate in the synod and ruled against the Donatists, they appealed to Constantine again, who called for a new synod in
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Council", and sought a compromise text that would "paper over the differences between the two sides." Eusebius remained an Arian, although he assured Constantine his views were compatible with his interpretation of the Nicene Creed, and baptized Constantine in 337.
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position. The Arians were "silenced, not persuaded" by the Council, and the controversy in the larger Christian community was not resolved. The Arian position would persist in the East for three generations, and even eventually be adopted by Constantine's son,
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did not correspond to that of the 4th century. The "Donation" purports to acknowledge the primacy of Rome over Antioch, Jerusalem, Alexandria, and Constantinople, even though the last of these had not even been founded at the time of the claimed Donation.
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was a small community, and its bishop exercised little influence outside its members in the time of Constantine. Constantine was the first Roman Emperor to embrace Christianity, although he likely continued in his pre-Christian beliefs. He and co-Emperor
376:(313–335), did not travel to Arles. The Arles synod gave Silvester I somewhat of a nod by asking him to circulate their decisions to the other bishops, although he had no part in the process. During Silvester I's reign, construction began on the 262:
Whatever his personal beliefs, Constantine's political interest in Christianity was as a unifying force and his policy of "the imposition of unity on the churches at all costs" soon set him on a "collision course with the popes."
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to join him in Rome. The Eastern bishops would have regarded Julius I as having an equal dignity to their own episcopate, but were not pleased that he took into his communion a bishop condemned by an Eastern synod.
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as a new capital for the empire, and—with no apologies to the Roman community of Christians—relocated key Roman families and translated many Christian relics to the new churches.
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for the consideration of Sylvester I's instruction of Constantine in Christianity, baptism of Constantine, and curing Constantine of leprosy. Constantine allegedly kept for himself only the
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promulgated in 313. After the Edict of Milan, the church adopted the same governmental structure as the Empire: geographical provinces ruled by bishops. These bishops of important cities (
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erected the Egyptian obelisk to the north of the Lateran Basilica in 1588, he added to the base the inscription "Constantine was baptized here." Cardinal
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as the first among the consecrators of the new bishop of Rome (the bishop of Ostia is currently the Dean of the College of Cardinals).
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This falsified version of Constantine's baptism has found its way into a great deal of ecclesiastical art. Depictions include the
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The influence of Constantine would help solidify a strong role for the Roman emperor in the selection process: Constantine chose
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characterizes the church in Rome before Constantine as "not one congregation, but a loose constellation of churches based in
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in the sky and his reproducing this symbol on the shields of his troops. The following year Constantine and
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The myth of the "Donation of Constantine" is embellished further in a 5th-century hagiographic text
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purported to memorialize the transfer to Sylvester I and his successors of dominion over the entire
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in 313. Constantine designated Miltiades as one of four bishops to adjudicate the case of the
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to the list and viciously attacks contrary accounts as Arian lies; Theophanes refers to the
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De Mortibus Persecutorum ("On the Deaths of the Persecutors", chapters 34, 35)
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It was not long before the document was denounced as a forgery, notably by
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there were more than two dozen of these religious community-centers or
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Turning to Constantine was a strange move because he had not yet been
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Although the "Donation" never occurred, Constantine did hand over the
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Palace of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
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House of Retreat for the Clergy of Saints John and Paul
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further proved its falsity in 1440 by showing that its
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The coins of Constantine continued to depict Roman god
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The legend surrounding Constantine I's victory in the
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Behind Locked Doors: A History of the Papal Elections
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to the bishop of Rome, and began the construction of
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Palace of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
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St Michael and All Angels' Church, Ashton-under-Lyne
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bestowed imperial favor on Christianity through the
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The forgery was probably constructed during the 60:during his reign is an important component of the 340:, this time headed by the bishops of Arles and 491:Julius I received Athanasius, and invited the 3752:Pontificio Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide 2761: 1040: 192:Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire 8: 560:depicts Sylvester I instead of Arian bishop 419:that was adopted was squarely against their 3180:Permanent Observer to the Council of Europe 3766: 3648: 3518: 3481: 3475: 3471: 3460: 3299: 3243: 2982: 2768: 2754: 2746: 2514: 1047: 1033: 1025: 172:Constantine's legalization of Christianity 155:(337-352) during the life of Constantine. 45:depicts Constantine offering his crown to 1011:History of the Christian church, Volume 1 41:A fresco in the Benedictine monastery of 3509:Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls 56:'s (272–337) relationship with the four 770: 130:narrative of Constantinian Christianity 3910:Constantine the Great and Christianity 953: 951: 949: 947: 937: 935: 933: 931: 929: 927: 925: 923: 900: 898: 896: 894: 892: 890: 888: 880:Hans Kühner Encyclopedia of the Papacy 866: 864: 862: 860: 858: 856: 846: 844: 842: 840: 838: 819: 817: 815: 666:further embellished the story in his 460:(336) was the first to designate the 388:. Silvester did not attend the first 7: 778: 776: 774: 208:("Unconquered Sun") until about 315. 3784:Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi 692:as the "Baptistry of Constantine." 606:became the first pope to cross the 372:Miltiades died, and his successor, 3789:Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua 3499:Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran 1017:Pohlsander, Hans A. 2005 (ed. 2). 684:c. 815-820 adds Constantine's son 449:were little examined in the West. 14: 3567:Pontifical North American College 3129:Section for Relations with States 3877: 3865: 3261:Extraordinary general assemblies 2727: 2716: 2715: 882:. 1958. "Silvester I." New York. 743:, and—most famously— 564:, Constantine's actual baptizer. 316:would invalidate the sacrament. 304:, where he relocated, holding a 75:(312) relates his vision of the 3729:Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo 3629:Pontifical Oratory of San Paolo 3609:Pontifical Minor Roman Seminary 3408:Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno 970:Baumgartner, Frederic J. 2003. 722:continued to claim this in his 140:, who, unlike the pope, was an 29:depicts a cross instead of the 3418:Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo 196:Constantine I and Christianity 66:history of the Catholic Church 1: 3681:Pontifical Oriental Institute 488:(an Arian) as his successor. 147:. 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1933:Gregory VII 1923:Nicholas II 1883:Benedict IX 1828:Benedict VI 1803:Agapetus II 1778:Stephen VII 1753:Sergius III 1743:Benedict IV 1733:Theodore II 1718:Boniface VI 1617:Stephen III 1597:Gregory III 1587:Constantine 1552:Benedict II 1487:Adeodatus I 1482:Boniface IV 1462:Pelagius II 1422:Boniface II 1362:Celestine I 1301:Sylvester I 1286:Marcellus I 1281:Marcellinus 1216:Callixtus I 1201:Eleutherius 1176:Telesphorus 1166:Alexander I 1088:Papal names 704:(1568) and 696:Pope Pius V 580:St. Peter's 386:St. Peter's 374:Sylvester I 348:Sylvester I 333:Eamon Duffy 222:Eamon Duffy 134:Sylvester I 3899:Categories 3835:Roman Rota 3733:Papal farm 3666:Palace of 3558:Hill area 3446:Properties 3332:Palestrina 3204:Concordats 3063:Government 3033:Governance 2641:Modern Era 2571:(974–1012) 2475:John XXIII 2385:Clement XI 2360:Clement IX 2350:Innocent X 2345:Urban VIII 2340:Gregory XV 2264:Julius III 2199:Nicholas V 2164:Gregory XI 2149:Clement VI 2084:Innocent V 2074:Clement IV 2049:Gregory IX 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Index


Raphael
The Vision of the Cross
Chi Rho

Santi Quattro Coronati
Sylvester
Constantine the Great
Bishops of Rome
history of the Papacy
history of the Catholic Church
Battle of the Milvian Bridge
Chi Rho

in hoc signo vinces
Licinius
Edict of Milan
First Council of Nicaea
ecumenical council
popes
Damasus I
Constantinople
Donation of Constantine
narrative of Constantinian Christianity
Sylvester I
Eusebius of Nicomedia
Arian
bishop of Constantinople
Mark
Julius I

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