Constantine the Great

Constantine was the first Roman emperor to favour the Christian church. His Oration to the Assembly of the Saints, preserved in Greek with Eusebius's Life of Constantine, is the only sermon-like text transmitted under his name; several of his letters are preserved in Eusebius, Athanasius and others.

Dates

ca. 272 – 337 (approximate)

See or city

Constantinople

Region

Thrace

Also known as

Constantine I; Flavius Valerius Constantinus

Notes

Roman emperor from 306 (sole emperor from 324), who ended the persecution in the West by the Edict of Milan (313), summoned the Council of Nicaea (325), and was baptized shortly before his death. Honoured as a saint, equal to the apostles, in the Orthodox churches.

Works

• Oration to the Assembly of the SaintsOratio ad sanctorum coetum · ca. 325 (dated variously 317–325) · CPG 3497 (not yet checked)