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Events in 313 2

• 313 Edict of Milan — Christianity legalised In 313 AD, Constantine and his co-emperor Licinius issue the Edict of Milan, granting religious toleration throughout the empire and specifically restoring confiscated property to Christians. Christianity moves from a persecuted sect to a tolerated — and soon favoured — religion. Within decades it becomes the state religion. The Edict marks the beginning of the end of classical paganism and the beginning of Christendom. Its effects will shape the next 1,700 years of Western civilisation.
• 313 Edict of Milan Legalization of Christianity An agreement between Constantine I and Licinius that established religious toleration for Christianity in the Roman Empire.