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The anniversary of the Edict of Milan dating back to the year 313 was celebrated with numerous scientific initiatives, many of which – at least judging from the title – show just how deepseated the belief is to this day that in the Lombard capital a genuine ‘edict’ really was issued concerning relig...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | Italian |
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Mucchi
2014
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Archivio giuridico Filippo Serafini
Year: 2014, Volume: 234, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-27 |
| IxTheo Classification: | SA Church law; state-church law XA Law |
| Further subjects: | B
Liberty of conscience
B Law |
| Summary: | The anniversary of the Edict of Milan dating back to the year 313 was celebrated with numerous scientific initiatives, many of which – at least judging from the title – show just how deepseated the belief is to this day that in the Lombard capital a genuine ‘edict’ really was issued concerning religious freedom. In actual fact, the existence of such a provision is anything but certain. The so-called Edict of Milan has often been cited as symbolising an act of extraordinary importance, as it indeed represents; nevertheless, it should be looked upon in the light of the events that preceded and in some ways paved the way for it, and yet which are often not valorised as much as they deserve. And it is on these events that the attention in this essay is focused, with particular reference to a number of provisions taken by emperors throughout the 3rd century. The conclusion is that there were many factors that fostered the genesis of the so-called Edict of Milan and, thus, the establishment of full religious freedom within the Roman Empire. |
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| ISSN: | 0391-5646 |
| Contains: | In: Archivio giuridico Filippo Serafini
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