Constantine the Great initiated the construction of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in 326 CE (Ousterhout 1990: 44). It was often believed that Constantine built the Church of the Holy Sepulcher to commemorate Jesus because he converted to Christianity after the battle of Milvian Bridge. However, this remained controversial because he received baptism very late in his life. It is arguable that as a Roman emperor, he noticed the expanding community of Christians and their power, and decided to take advantage of their religion to strengthen his empire. Constantine promoted Christianity as a tolerated religion of the Empire, be-leveled the pagan temple on the site of Golgotha and erected a grand church to commemorate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. …show more content…
Under the influence of political manipulation, in the process of the construction and reconstruction of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, it gradually became a sacred place that commemorated Jesus and also the focal point of pilgrimage. The Church of the Holy Sepulcher conveyed itself as the new Christian Axis Mundi. However, there are still some issues that remained controversial. It is arguable that Christians had had the religious concept of physical holiness before the Church of the Holy Sepulcher was built. It may not be conveyed because Christianity was not a tolerated religion before the reign of Constantine the Great. Considering that fact that Golgotha was occupied by a pagan temple before the time of Constantine, Christianity back then could be a community that did not have power to build a church of their own. It is possible that Christians had already adapted the idea of physical holiness before the reign of Constantine; they just did not have the chance to convey it. By the time of Constantine being the Emperor, he promoted Christianity as a tolerated religion, and Christians had the chance and the power to express its religious ideologies. However, this is only an alternative way of explaining the change of Christianity from a religion with no emphasis on physical holiness to a religion that has a physical center – the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. No matter the reason why; it is unquestionable that the Church of the Holy Sepulcher has significant religious importance to Christianity. It is the Christian sacred architecture in the holy
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However, this was different compared to Constantine who converted to Christianity and evangelized people to convert to Christianity as well. Constantine ruled as emperor from 306-337 A.D. and was the first Christian emperor of the time and credited
From 300-600 CE The Roman Empire allowed new religions to be formed and universalized. The Religion that was associated with The Roman empire was Christianity. Christianity became the religion of Rome because of a man named Constantine who allowed Christianity to spread and flow throughout the empire create a harmony throughout the people. Constantine allowed for the Roman officials to adopt Christianity and this led to the building of the Constantinople. Christianity had basilicas which were opulent churches that were open to all which meant any person could go there allowing Christianity to be very universal. Christianity was also very appealing because the worshiped deity walked on land with the people. Christianity split and became the Roman Catholic church which consisted
The rise of Christianity in Rome did not come easily. It came with much destruction and death. The spark of Christianity in Rome came from an appearance of Martyrs in Rome. Martyrs were people that were executed for going against the common beliefs of pagan (polytheistic) ways. (Tignor, 2011, p. 286) Because of these awful executions, Christianity is said to be based off of “the blood of martyrs.” One of their main ways of spreading Christianity was through the sharing of their writings and by 300 CE there was an exceptional amount of book production throughout Rome. (Tignor, 2011, p. 289) “Christianity operated as one among many minority religions in the Roman Empire, and on several occasions experienced widespread persecution, especially under the emperors Nero (r. 54–68), Decius (r. 249–251), and Diocletian (r. 284–305). However, the situation changed radically under the emperor Constantine (r. 306–337), who in 313 issued the Edict of Milan that made Christianity a legitimate religion in the empire.” (Melton, 2010, p. 634)
The first clear instance where Christianity is seen in Constantine's life is during his campaign against Maxentius. In the spring of 311, when Constantine was marching to Rome to battle against Maxentius, he saw a vision in the sky, a bright cross along with the words "by this sign conquer." Later that night, he had a dream in which God told him to use that sign as a safeguard to use in all of his future battles. Constantine awoke and immediately ordered his troops to inscribe the chi-rho, the sign he saw a combination of the Greek letters chi and rho, onto their shields (Constantine Converts to Christianity 312). Some historians have deemed it more appropriate to consider Constantine a patron of Christianity at this point rather than a convert as it appears that he is using it as a means to conquer and attributes his success to it rather being convicted and committed to Jesus Christ as a true Christian should (Legitimization Under Constantine). Meanwhile, at the same time that Constantine is having holy visions and dreams, Maxentius sought guidance and confirmation from pagan oracles and found a prophecy declaring the "the enemy of the Romans would parish." Emboldened by this prophecy, he left the defensive position of Rome and met Constantine at Milvian Bridge. Constantine was victorious despite having an army about a third of the size of Maxentius'. It is said that Maxentius' army became confused and scattered during the battle. Maxentius was drive...
Since its construction, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre has been destroyed and rebuilt. During the First Crusades, the Muslim ruler Fatimids Al-Hakim bi-Amir Allah ordered his army to completely destroy to the foundation. The Church’s foundation were cut down to bedrock. The roof of the Garden Tomb was destroyed. n wide ranging negotiations between the Fatimids and the Byzantine Empire in 1027-8 an agreement was reached whereby the new Caliph Ali az-Zahir, Al-Hakim's son, agreed to allowing the rebuilding and redecoration of the Church
The Basilica of St. Denis contributed to the rise of the Catholic Church, for it provided a physical representation of the “Holy Jerusalem”, for many people to see. By viewing this representation of heaven, many people reestablished their faith into the church and longed for salvation, so that they can be accepted into the “spiritual heaven” after their death. This desperate attempt to gain salvation caused individuals to devote themselves to the church, which brought the Catholic Church leverage, power, and wealth.
Roles of the Catholic Church in Western civilization has been scrambled with the times past and development of Western society. Regardless of the fact that the West is no longer entirely Catholic, the Catholic tradition is still strong in Western countries. The church has been a very important foundation of public facilities like schooling, Western art, culture and philosophy; and influential player in religion. In many ways it has wanted to have an impact on Western approaches to pros and cons in numerous areas. It has over many periods of time, spread the teachings of Jesus within the Western World and remains a foundation of continuousness connecting recent Western culture to old Western culture.-
Constantine went far beyond the Edict of Milan, which extended indulgence of Christians during the persecution. By 313 A.D., Constantine had donated the property of Lateran, where a new cathedral, the Basilica Constantiniana was soon built, to the bishop of Rome. Constantine had an arch erected in his honour at Rome after the defeat of Maxentius ascribed the victory to the “inspiration of the Divinity”. After his victory over Licinius in 324, Constantine wrote that he had come from the farthest shores of Britain as God’s chosen instrument for the suppression of impiety. Later, in a letter he proclaimed that he had come to bring peace and prosperity to all lands, with the help of God. He gave vast amounts of money from his own personal treasury to the churches of God, to help enlarge the sacred buildings and to decorate the sanctuaries. Throughout his life, Constantine ascribed his success to his conversion to Christianity and the support of the Christian
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The initial thoughts of the Edict of Milan were kept with Emperor Constantine. The conclusion of the Battle at the Milvian Bridge between Constantine and his rival emperor Maxentius had displayed Constantine’s strong views towards Christianity for it was when he had won the battle the emperor attributed the victory to the God of the Christians. Between this and Constantine’s building and funding t...
...onversion of Constantine to Christianity and Constantine's issuing of the Milan Edict of Toleration of 313, which gave Christians full legal rights, Christianity was not only established in itself, but now also in Rome as well. They were now known as a recognized religion in Rome. And so finally, as Christianity suffered many tough times and opposition, they were able to, in the end, attain an establishment in Rome and able to affect the lives of many millions for centuries to come.
Saint Constantine Rome’s first emperor to convert to Christianity which at the time it was considered illegally to be a part of any religion that wasn't polytheism. Constantine was born in Naissus, Moesia (modern day Nis, Siberia) to parents Helena and Constantius who were most likely not married when Constantine was born making him an illegitimate child. Constantine gained his throne after his father Constantius died from an illness in York, United Kingdom. He gained the idea of converting to Christianity just moments before he engaged in a battle with his brother-in-law Maxentius. Supposedly, he had a dream about “Chi-Rho” the symbol of Christ and saw this as a divine symbol. He had this symbol painted onto his troops’ shield, and under this emblem they were able to walk away victorious. Because of this later on into his reign he would convert all of Roman’s empire to Christianity. He believed their teachings would unite the previously broken empire but this isn't what occurred . Constantine use of Christianity to lead the Roman Empire caused many issues to rise. I guess this is why you can say Constantine held a huge impact on Ancient Rome. He impacted their religious beliefs, laws and lastly their taxes.
As the new emperor took power and favored one religion more than the other religion, many people had a hard time adjusting. This was the transition period. Rome took a big step in moving toward becoming a Christian empire. "In 312 CE Constantine defeated Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge and became sole emperor of both the Western and Eastern Empires (ruling from 306-337 CE). Believing that Jesus Christ was responsible for his victory, Constantine initiated a series of laws such as the Edict of Milan (317 CE) which mandated religious tolerance throughout the empire and, specifically, tolerance for the faith which came to known as Christianity" (Ancient History). When Constantine devoted his life to Christ he gave imperial support to Christianity. The emperor had influential power on the people of the
Before the reign of Constantine, there were many things someone had to go through in order to become a Christian, this process very long and stressful. When regarding the process, the person trying to convert to Christianity would need to be dedicating their lives not only to becoming a Christian, but must also be able to change their beliefs, the way they behave, and how they live. To do this they would have to go through many different stages in which they would