Christianity becomes the Roman state religion

Period

AD 380

Region

Europe

Category

Religion

The Edict of Thessalonica, issued on 27 February AD 380 by Theodosius I, made Nicene Christianity the state church of the Roman Empire. It condemned other Christian creeds such as Arianism as heresies of "foolish madmen", and authorized their punishment.

Sources: Wikipedia — Edict of Thessalonica · CC BY-SA 4.0

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