Constantinus Magnus

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Byzantine emperor Christian saint Roman consul Roman emperor historical figure

Constantinus Magnus, better known as Constantine the Great, was the Roman emperor who legalized Christianity and refounded Byzantium as Constantinople, profoundly shaping the future of the Roman Empire and Christian Europe.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Constantine the Great	91
Constantine I	7
Constantinus	3
Emperor Constantine I	3
Constantine	2
Constantinus Magnus canonical	1
Costantino	1
Flavius Valerius Constantinus	1
Kaiser Konstantin der Große	1

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Byzantine emperor ⓘ Christian saint ⓘ Roman consul ⓘ Roman emperor ⓘ historical figure ⓘ
associatedSymbol	Chi-Rho monogram ⓘ surface form: Chi-Rho
associatedWith	Christianization of the Roman Empire ⓘ
baptismDate	shortly before 22 May 337 ⓘ
baptizedBy	Eusebius of Nicomedia ⓘ
birthDate	c. 272 ⓘ
birthPlace	Moesia ⓘ Naissus ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ
burialPlace	Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ surface form: Church of the Holy Apostles, Constantinople
calledCouncil	First Council of Nicaea ⓘ
canonizedBy	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
child	Constans ⓘ Constantina ⓘ Constantine II ⓘ Constantius II ⓘ Crispus ⓘ Helena (daughter of Constantine I) ⓘ surface form: Helena (daughter of Constantine)
coIssuedWith	Licinius ⓘ
deathDate	22 May 337 ⓘ
deathPlace	Bithynia ⓘ Byzantine Empire ⓘ surface form: Eastern Roman Empire Nicomedia (traditionally) ⓘ surface form: Nicomedia
dynasty	Constantinian dynasty ⓘ
father	Constantius Chlorus ⓘ
feastDay	21 May ⓘ
founded	Constantinople (probable) ⓘ surface form: Constantinople
governedTerritory	Roman Empire ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Constantinus Magnus ⓘ surface form: Constantine I Constantinus Magnus ⓘ surface form: Constantine the Great
hasLatinName	Constantinus Magnus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Flavius Valerius Constantinus
issued	Edict of Milan ⓘ
knownFor	ending the Tetrarchy ⓘ founding Constantinople ⓘ legalizing Christianity ⓘ supporting the Christian Church ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
legalized	Christianization of the Roman Empire ⓘ surface form: Christianity in the Roman Empire
madeCapital	Constantinople (probable) ⓘ surface form: Constantinople
militaryVictory	over Licinius ⓘ over Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge ⓘ
mother	Helena ⓘ
notableEvent	Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ First Council of Nicaea ⓘ surface form: Council of Nicaea Edict of Milan ⓘ
predecessor	Constantius Chlorus ⓘ
refounded	Byzantium as Constantinople ⓘ
reignEnd	22 May 337 ⓘ
reignStart	25 July 306 ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
ruledAs	Roman emperor of the West ⓘ sole Roman emperor ⓘ
spouse	Fausta ⓘ Minervina ⓘ
successor	Constans ⓘ Constantine II ⓘ Constantius II ⓘ
supported	Nicene Creed ⓘ
title	Augustus ⓘ pontifex maximus ⓘ surface form: Pontifex Maximus

Referenced by (110)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roman emperor Constantine the Great → alsoKnownAs → Constantinus Magnus ⓘ

subject surface form: Constantine the Great

First Council of Nicaea → convenedBy → Constantinus Magnus ⓘ