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Constantine the Great
Constantinus I la Κωνσταντῖνος ὁ Μέγας grc
Roman emperor from 306 to 337 and first to convert to Christianity (272–337)
- Child of Constantius Chlorus and Helena Augusta
- Married to Minervina, Fausta
- Dated c. 27 February 272 CE – 22 May 337 CE
- Recognised as Saint
Overview
Roman emperor from 306 to 337 and first to convert to Christianity (272–337)Wikidata record description. Read Constantine the Great in the Wikipedia reader.
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Roles and affiliation
Holding an office is not parentage and not discipleship.
Belonged to
Offices held 3
- 25 July 306 CE – 22 May 337 CE Roman emperor
- Dates unrecorded ancient Roman senator
Family tree
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The family as a list · 17
Family 17
- child of (child) Constantius Chlorus Roman emperor (250-306)
- child of (child) Helena Augusta saint, first wife of Roman emperor Constantius Chlorus, and mother of Emperor Constantine the Great (250-330)
- of the house Constantinian dynasty ancient Roman imperial dynasty
- parent of (father) Constans Roman emperor from 337 to 350
- parent of (father) Constantina daughter of Roman emperor Constantine the Great
- parent of (father) Constantine II Roman emperor (316-340)
- parent of (father) Constantius II Roman emperor (317-361)
- parent of (father) Crispus Roman caesar from 317 to 326
- parent of (father) Helena daughter of Roman emperor Constantine the Great and Roman empress as the consort of Julian
- sibling of Anastasia daughter of Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus and Flavia Maximiana Theodora
- sibling of Eutropia daughter of Constantius Chlorus
- sibling of Flavia Julia Constantia 4th-century Roman empress and wife of Licinius
- sibling of (half) Flavius Dalmatius brother of Constantine the Great
- sibling of Flavius Hannibalianus half-brother of Constantine the Great
- sibling of Julius Constantius son of Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus (died 337)
- married to Fausta Roman empress and second wife of Constantine I
- married to Minervina first wife of Constantine the Great
What the records tie them to
Founded, supported, associated with — as third parties recorded it.
- Named as founder
Hagia Sophia
mosque, museum, and former church in Istanbul, Turkey - Named as founder
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
church in Jerusalem, containing the two holiest sites in Christianity - Named as founder
Church of the Nativity
basilica in Bethlehem - Named as founder
Hagia Irene
Byzantine church building in Istanbul, Turkey now a hall and museum - Named as founder
Old St. Peter's Basilica
church in Rome, Papal States - Named as founder
Church of the Holy Apostles
church and imperial mausoleum in Turkey
In the texts
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