How Did Constantine Influence The Spread Of Christianity

Constantine had become emperor of Rome in 306, and was considered the most powerful in that part of the world. When he converted to Christianity had most drastic effects on the common practice of the Christian religion and including the factions. When Constantine converted to the Christian religion it was during a war with his own brother and co-emperor named, Maxentius. Before an important battle of Milvian Bridge, Constantine was convinced that he should have seek assistance and guidance from a divine higher power. While Constantine was praying for guidance, he had received a vision from God which had consisted of a cross of light at midday which had an inscription which said, in hoc signo vinces, (in this sign you will be victorious). There …show more content…
When Constantine had converted, he had exposed Christianity to everyone in his rule because he didn’t have a small rule. Sundays were considered a Roman holiday where people could attend church and the churches wouldn’t have to pay taxes. Even though there were things that helped/promoted Christianity there was still negative effects, such as hypocrisy and corruption. People were more so attracted to the Church because of the positions that Constantine made available to them, and the money. The church has grown and became a more profound public figure that had built more specialized place for people to worship, but it was different architecturally compared to the smaller churches. Constantine believed the Church and State could be together, so from 312-320 he had continued to tolerate Paganism. This meant that he allowed the gods to still be on coins, and even kept the pagan high priest title; this could have been because he didn’t fully understand Christianity. In 320-330, Constantine decided to use the government to attack paganism, but there were laws that had combined paganism and