Edict of Milan
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The Edict of Milan was a 313 CE proclamation by the Roman emperors Constantine and Licinius that granted religious tolerance throughout the empire and effectively legalized Christianity.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edict of Milan canonical | 15 |
| 313 Edict of Milan | 1 |
| Edict of Toleration of 311 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical document
ⓘ
imperial edict ⓘ legal decree ⓘ |
| addressedTo | provincial governors ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Church
Roman emperor Constantine the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
Licinius ⓘ |
| category |
313 in the Roman Empire
ⓘ
Christianization of the Roman Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Christianity in the Roman Empire
Roman law ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Roman emperor Constantine the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
Licinius ⓘ |
| date | 313 CE ⓘ |
| effect |
end of official persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire
ⓘ
legalization of Christianity ⓘ recognition of Christianity as a lawful religion ⓘ restoration of confiscated Christian property ⓘ |
| followedBy |
First Council of Nicaea
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Nicaea
|
| granted | religious tolerance ⓘ |
| hasType | religious toleration edict ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Tetrarchy crisis ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Christianization of the Roman Empire
ⓘ
subsequent European concepts of religious tolerance ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Roman emperor Constantine the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
Licinius ⓘ |
| issuedByTitle | Roman emperors ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalForm | imperial rescript ⓘ |
| legalStatusGrantedTo | Christianity ⓘ |
| locationContext |
Milan
ⓘ
surface form:
Mediolanum
|
| placeOfIssue | Milan ⓘ |
| policy | religious freedom ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Edict of Milan
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Edict of Toleration of 311
|
| principle |
freedom of worship
ⓘ
non-coercion in religion ⓘ |
| regionOfPromulgation |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of the Milvian Bridge
ⓘ
Diocletianic Persecution ⓘ |
| religionsCovered |
Christianity
ⓘ
other cults of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| significance |
foundation for Christian–imperial relations
ⓘ
milestone in the development of religious liberty ⓘ turning point in the history of Christianity ⓘ |
| year | 313 ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Edict of Toleration of 311
subject surface form:
Constantine the Great
subject surface form:
Constantine the Great
this entity surface form:
313 Edict of Milan