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He converted to Christianity in 312 after he triumphed in a battle against his brother in law. According to the stories told by him, he had a dream in which he saw the sign of the cross (a chi-rho) in the sky, with the words "In hoc signo vinces", "by this sign conquer." The next day he added this sign to the standards of his army, and won the battle. He entered Rome and became unchallenged as western Emperor.
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Constantine and his co emperor issued the 'edict of milan' in 313 which procaimed tolerence of all religions throughout all of the empire
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Armed conflict breaks out between co emperors: truces, claims, counter claims, and wars follow for ten yrs with Constantine increasingly victorious.
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He began to attack paganism through the government but in many cases he persuaded people to follow the laws by combining pagan worship with Christianity.
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The Council of Nicaea formulates the Nicene Creed and makes the Christianity the religion of the empire.
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From 330-337 Constantine stepped up his destruction of paganism, and during this time his mother, Helen, made a pilgrimage to Jersusalem.
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Constantine was baptized near the end of his life
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In 337, He passed away although left a huge imprint on our faith in the growth and development of Christianity.
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Patrick made extensive and successful missionary journeys throughout Ireland, spending his time teaching, preaching, building chirches, opening schools and monoastries and converting people.
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The Council of Chalcedon confirms orthodox teaching that Jesus was truly God and truly man and existed in one person.