Edict of Toleration by Galerius
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The Edict of Toleration by Galerius was a 311 CE imperial decree that officially ended the Roman Empire’s persecution of Christians and granted them legal permission to practice their faith.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edict of Toleration by Galerius canonical | 1 |
| Edict of Toleration in Nicomedia | 1 |
| Edict of Toleration of 311 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman legal decree
ⓘ
imperial edict ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Christians
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler |
Galerius
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman emperor Galerius
|
| category |
4th-century Christianity
ⓘ
Christianity in the Roman Empire ⓘ Roman law ⓘ |
| coIssuedBy |
Constantinus Magnus
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine I
Licinius ⓘ Maximinus Daia ⓘ |
| date |
30 April 311
ⓘ
311 ⓘ |
| doesNotProvide |
full religious equality with pagan cults
ⓘ
return of all confiscated Christian property ⓘ |
| geographicalScope |
Balkan provinces of the Roman Empire
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
|
| hasType | edict of toleration ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first official Roman imperial decree granting legal toleration to Christianity
ⓘ
important step toward eventual Christianization of the Roman Empire ⓘ marked transition from persecution to toleration of Christianity in the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Galerius
ⓘ
Roman imperial college of tetrarchs ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
ended attempts to force Christians to sacrifice to Roman gods
ⓘ
ended criminal penalties solely for being Christian ⓘ |
| legalStatusGranted |
permission to practice Christianity
ⓘ
toleration of Christian worship ⓘ |
| mainProvision |
Christians allowed to assemble
ⓘ
Christians allowed to rebuild places of worship ⓘ Christians required to obey the laws of the state ⓘ Christians required to pray for the health of the emperors ⓘ |
| motivationStated |
desire to restore public peace
ⓘ
recognition that persecution failed to make Christians abandon their faith ⓘ |
| placeOfIssue |
Serdica
ⓘ
surface form:
Sardica
Serdica ⓘ |
| policyChange |
end of official persecution of Christians
ⓘ
legalization of Christian worship ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Diocletian's Tetrarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Tetrarchy
|
| predecessor | Diocletianic Persecution ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Diocletianic Persecution
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Persecution
|
| religiousGroupMentioned | Christians ⓘ |
| requires |
Christians to maintain public order
ⓘ
Christians to pray to their God for the welfare of the emperors ⓘ |
| successor |
Edict of Milan
ⓘ
surface form:
313 Edict of Milan
Edict of Milan ⓘ |
| survivesAs |
inscriptional copies
ⓘ
literary transmission ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 4th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.