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Milan, Edict of
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Milan, Edict of

Decree of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great in AD 313 which secured toleration for Christianity throughout the Roman Empire.



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The vision was proved to be correct, and the new emperor issued the Edict of Milan early the following year in 313, politically guaranteeing tolerance to the Christian religion throughout the empire.
Only in 313 did Constantine issue the Edict of Milan, which gave Christians the freedom to practise their religion throughout the Roman Empire.
After the Edict of Milan in 313 gave freedom of religion, covert worship at graves evolved into streams of pilgrims to memorial churches like Catherine's in Siena.
 
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