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In his early life, he is known to have followed a pagan form of religion in which he associated himself with the god of Mars, who was fittingly the God of War and agriculture. Later on he adopted Apollo, who was a far more complex pagan god. Apollo was associated with light, the sun, prophecy, truth, healing, and the arts. He never really abandoned this representation of himself even after he converted to Christianity.
He lived and ruled in a time ripe with civil war and religious intolerance. Christians were persecuted mercilessly during this time. Having trouble with the legitimacy of his claim to rule, he needed allies and support from the people. He then made the "Edict of Milan" which made any religion acceptable for worship and gave special consideration to Christians. Doing this played no small part in his rise to power through what many considered to be God's will that he become supreme ruler.
Then divisions started forming in Christianity itself, especially when it came to whether or not the "God the Father" was the same as the "Son of God". There was a strong division between those that believed the trinity and those that followed Arius' teaching that they were separate entities and that the Son was not equal to the Father. This is when the first "Council of Nicaea" was commissioned by Constantine to form a universal or "Catholic" religion. During this time the trinity doctrine was officially adopted and Constantine made an edict that all writings of Arius should be burned and anyone caught harboring these writings should be put to death. Evidently the "Edict of Milan" didn't apply to those of whom he thought were heretics.
Through all the rest of his life, he still associated himself with Apollo while at the same time professing to be Christian and basically forcibly unified the Christian religion. He also tried to unite Christians and Pagans by proclaiming they should both observe the "venerable day of the sun" which was included in popular sun worship. Realizing that Christianity wasn't going anywhere, and that Pagans loved their festivals and celebrations, he successfully merged them together and gained the support from the majority of both religions. These were clever manipulations to help prevent religious unrest which often leads to civil war.
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Why Constantine believed that helped him to be victorus in battle?
Because instead of becoming just another army commander seizing the throne, it would make him emperor 'by the grace of God', thus enormously enhancing his status.
Did Constantine have a vision?
yes he had a vision right before a war of the olden day Christian symbol and he believed this meant that the christian god was with him for the battle which later made him convert to Christianity and make it the official religion of Rome
Do the Christian religion believed in god?
All Christains believe in God :)
What incident led Constantine to convert to Christian?
Constantine had a vivid dream a night before a battle about Jesus and God. The next day he won the battle.
What made Constantine decide to adopt Christianity?
Constantine saw the sign of the cross that said, "You will conquer" before battle. After he won, he believed it was because of the Christian God. Also, his mother was a Christian who had to practice in secret because of the pagan prohibitions it; though those prohibitions had been loosening over time. He was naturally predisposed to decriminalizing Christianity, because of his mother.
What king promised to become a Christian if God gave him a military victory.?
Constantine the Great adopts the Christian cross and achieves victory in battle. Tradition has it that on the night before battle Constantine had a dream to mark the shields of his solders with a cross. After doing so he defeated a much larger force seen by many as a miracle. While Constantine supported Christianity in Roman Empire, he himself didn't become a Christian until the end of his life. It was believed that your sins are forgiven when you become a Christian so some put off becoming a Christian until later in life.
What king promised to become a Christian if God gave him a military victory?
Constantine the Great adopts the Christian cross and achieves victory in battle. Tradition has it that on the night before battle Constantine had a dream to mark the shields of his solders with a cross. After doing so he defeated a much larger force seen by many as a miracle. While Constantine supported Christianity in Roman Empire, he himself didn't become a Christian until the end of his life. It was believed that your sins are forgiven when you become a Christian so some put off becoming a Christian until later in life.
Who was romes first Christian emperor How did he become Christian?
Constantine I he was an Athiest but turned to Christian. He was preparing for battle and he saw a cross in the sky and thought it was a message from God that he wanted him to win the battle so he had his men but the cross on there shields and he won.
Why did Charlemagne want people to become christian?
Charlemagne promoted Christianity because he was Christian and believed God was the only God.
The first christian roman emperor was?
Constantine was the first christian emperor
How many U.S presidents were protestant?
All of them have believed in God. Washington believed there was God, but was not one particular religion. All have been Christian .
Did Walt Disney himself believed in God?
No. He was an atheist. I think he believed in incarnation.
