Constantine The Great Influence

In the early days of the Orthodox Christian Church, a power struggle over the control and guidance of the dogma of the Christian faith was raging. During this time, various sects of the Christian religion were at odds with each other. Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus, known to history as Constantine the Great, was the Roman Emperor from 306 to 337 AD and played a vital role in this religious movement. The Orthodox (Roman Catholic) and Arianism sects eventually became the primary sects, and it was after the death of the baptized Constantine I, that the Orthodox Church delivered a little known coup de grace, that forever decimated the power and prestige of the Arian sect and cemented the power of the Orthodox Church. The Orthodox Christian Church usurped Constantine the Great 's Arian baptism to further their religious agenda and cement their power over the Arian Christian sect. Because the Orthodox Church was in a power struggle with the Arian Church the Orthodox Church does not recognize baptisms conducted by Arian priests, and Constantine was baptized by an Arian priest.
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The growing Christian faith staggered under infighting. As the Orthodox Church gained power after the First Council, they declared Arianism as heretical and not recognized by the church. Constantine the Great was baptized by an outspoken Arian who refused to recognize the Orthodox Church. There are no written records to attest if Constantine was baptized in accordance with Orthodox requirements by the Arian priest. To have the first Roman Emperor baptized as an Arian Christian would be extremely damaging to the fledgling Orthodox Church. To further the advancement of the Orthodox dogma, and diminish the Arian sect, the Orthodox Church sainted Constantine as an Orthodox saint. It appears likely he was actually, Constantine the Great Arian