To: count-your-change
Actually, cyc, Constantine was baptised on his deathbed and it might be argued that he was already Christian in beliefs right from the time he saw the Cross in the sky "by this sign you shall conquer" when he defeated his rival claimants for the Imperial throne
Constantine did not unilaterally convoke the council. Rather Constantine and Pope Sylvester assembled the Council at Nicaea. The choice of Nicaea (modern-day Iznik), in western Asia Minor, stemmed from its easy access for bishops coming from the Western Empire, good weather, and the presence of the imperial summer palace resting along the Bosporus. Although he likely received guidance from Bishop Hosius, the councils president, Constantine was most responsible for the practical task of organizing the council, including generously providing free transportation for the bishops.
Don't repeat Da Vinci Code fallacies please
Christianity was NOT declared the State Religion by Constantine -- that was done by Theodosius in 391 AD, 80 years after Constantine died
360 posted on
01/17/2011 7:53:18 AM PST by
Cronos
(Bobby Jindal 2012)
To: Cronos
I said nothing about official declarations but that Constantine made his state religion.
It was he who called and financed the council and Sylvester’s role was a minor one if it existed at all.
Constantine was never a Christian unless you can define a “Christian” as a murder that makes a so-called death bed conversion. And even that is doubtful.
376 posted on
01/17/2011 8:47:39 AM PST by
count-your-change
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