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To: smvoice
Was he (Constantine) responsible for the building of St. Peter’s Basilica?

Indeed. He donated several basilicae to the Church to use for worship and personally gave the Church land and finances to build a new basilica as a monument to St. Peter.

And the first ecumenical council at Nicea?

Hosius Cordubensis, a Spanish bishop, proposed the idea - due to the fact that the Arians were gaining ground in Spain.

After consulting with the bishops (who had already held a number of local synods regarding these matters), Constantine offered both a venue and safe passage to to Nicaea for all the bishops able to make the journey. Such a gathering was never possible before - the last time such a Council had been held was in Jerusalem during the time of the Apostles.

Constantine attended, but did not interfere and seated the bishops before he sat down - a breach of royal protocol to demonstrate that he was not in charge: the bishops were.

73 posted on 08/27/2010 2:41:24 PM PDT by wideawake
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To: wideawake
Look! These people have been provided the true history of Constantine and other similar issues on numerous different threads and refuse to accept reality. Read the one who equates Fatima with UFOS. It is a waste of time providing them with factual data. Just address them at their "Beyond Belief " level of reality.
116 posted on 08/27/2010 6:30:46 PM PDT by bronx2 (while Jesus is the Alpha /Omega He has given us rituals which you reject to obtain the graces as to)
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