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|SaintName=Saint Constantine the Great
|SaintName=Saint Constantine the Great
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintBirthDate=February 27, AD 272
|FeastDay=May 21
|SaintBirthPlace=Naissus, Moesia Superior (modern Niš, Serbia)
|SaintBirthPlace=Naissus, Moesia Superior (modern Niš, Serbia)
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|SaintDeathDate=337-05-22
|SaintDeathDate=May 22, 337
|DeathPlace=Nicomedia, Bithynia, Roman Empire
|DeathPlace=Nicomedia, Bithynia, Roman Empire
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|SaintCauseOfDeath=Natural causes
|SaintCauseOfDeath=Natural causes
|NotableAddress1=Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
|NotableAddress1=Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
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|NotableAddress2=Rome, Roman Empire
|NotableAddress2=Rome, Roman Empire
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|NotableAddress3=Milan, Roman Empire
|NotableAddress3=Milan, Roman Empire
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|NotableAddress4=Unknown
|NotableAddress4=Unknown
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|NotableAddress5=Unknown
|NotableAddress5=Unknown
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|BeatificationDate=Unknown
|Beatifier=Unknown
|Beatifier=Unknown
|BeatificationLocation=Unknown
|BeatificationLocation=Unknown
|Canonized=Yes
|Canonized=Yes
|CanonizationDate=Pre-Congregation
|Canonizer=Unknown
|Canonizer=Unknown
|CanonizationLocation=Unknown
|CanonizationLocation=Unknown
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|SaintMiracle2=Unknown
|SaintMiracle2=Unknown
|SaintMiracle3=Unknown
|SaintMiracle3=Unknown
|FeastDay=May 21
|Profession=Roman Emperor
|Profession=Roman Emperor
|ReligiousAffiliation=Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox
|ReligiousAffiliation=Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox
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|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Anglican Communion
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Anglican Communion
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'''Saint Constantine the Great''' (February 27, AD 272 – May 22, 337), born Flavius Valerius Constantinus, was a [[Saints|saint]] and Roman Emperor who played a pivotal role in the spread of Christianity. Born in [[Naissus]], Moesia Superior (modern Niš, Serbia), he rose to power through military victories, becoming sole emperor by 324. His conversion to Christianity, influenced by a vision of the cross before the Battle of Milvian Bridge in 312, led to the Edict of Milan in 313, granting tolerance to Christians. He founded [[Constantinople]] as the new capital, convened the First Council of Nicaea in 325 to address Arianism, and supported the construction of churches like the Holy Sepulchre. Venerated as a saint in the [[Eastern Orthodox]] Church, his feast day is celebrated on [[May 21]].<ref name="Eusebius">{{cite book |last=Eusebius |title=Life of Constantine |editor=Averil Cameron, Stuart G. Hall |year=1999 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0198149170}}</ref>
'''Saint Constantine the Great''' (February 27, AD 272 – May 22, 337), born Flavius Valerius Constantinus, was a [[Saints|saint]] and Roman Emperor who played a pivotal role in the spread of Christianity. Born in [[Naissus]], Moesia Superior (modern Niš, Serbia), he rose to power through military victories, becoming sole emperor by 324. His conversion to Christianity, influenced by a vision of the cross before the Battle of Milvian Bridge in 312, led to the Edict of Milan in 313, granting tolerance to Christians. He founded [[Constantinople]] as the new capital, convened the First Council of Nicaea in 325 to address Arianism, and supported the construction of churches like the Holy Sepulchre. Venerated as a saint in the [[Eastern Orthodox]] Church, his feast day is celebrated on [[May 21]].<ref name="Eusebius">{{cite book |last=Eusebius |title=Life of Constantine |editor=Averil Cameron, Stuart G. Hall |year=1999 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0198149170}}</ref>


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