St. Constantine the Great

Who was Constantine the Great? Why is he so controversial? In this video we’ll discover the truth about this wonderful Saint of the Church. Contents of this Video ________________ 00:00 - Introduction 00:51 - Intro Sequence 01:17 - Historical Background 07:43 - Constantine’s Rise 10:03 - Battle of the Milvian Bridge 13:38 - Reign after Conversion 17:44 - Refuting Some Myths: 18:03 - Nicaea and the Bible 19:27 - Nicaea and Christ’s Divinity 22:12 - Constantine and the Sabbath 24:22 - Constantine and the Catholic Church 27:52 - Constantine’s Genuine Conversion 34:26 - Constantine’s Baptism 43:07 - Fausta and Crispus 46:17 - Final Thoughts and Conclusion Sources _____________________________ [1] Lactantius, Of The Manner In Which The Persecutors Died, Ch. 10 [2] Leithart, Defending Constantine, pg. 16 - 17; Duncan, The History of Rome (Podcast), Ep. 128: 1:34 - 2:50 [3] Lactantius, Of The Manner In Which The Persecutors Died, Ch. 11 [4] Eusebius, Life of Constantine, Book II, Ch. 50; Lactantius, Of The Manner In Which The Persecutors Died, Ch. 11; Leithart, Defending Constantine, pg. 18; Duncan, The History of Rome (Podcast), Ep. 128: 20:12 - 20:32 [5] Eusebius, Life of Constantine, Book II, Ch. 51; Leithart, Defending Constantine, pg. 18 [6] Leithart, Defending Constantine, pg. 20; Lactantius, Of The Manner In Which The Persecutors Died, Ch. 12 [7] It’s not clear exactly when St. Helena became a Christian. Eusebius claims that she converted after Constantine (Eusebius, Life of Constantine, Book III, Ch. 47). However, I’m inclined to believe she was already a Christian, either raised in the Faith or having converted later on, sometime before her son. [8] Leithart, Defending Constantine, pg. 56 - 57; Eusebius, Life of Constantine, Book I, Ch. 20; Duncan, The History of Rome (Podcast), Ep. 130: 8:46 - 10:01 [9] Leithart, Defending Constantine, pg. 65; Lactantius, Of The Manner In Which The Persecutors Died, Ch. 44; Duncan, The History of Rome (Podcast), Ep. 133: 14:38 - 15:21 [10] Eusebius, Life of Constantine, Book I, Ch. 28 [11] Lactantius, Of The Manner In Which The Persecutors Died, Ch. 44 [12] Eusebius, Life of Constantine, Book I, Ch. 29 [13] Eusebius, Church History, Book I, Ch. 38 [14] Leithart, Defending Constantine, pg. 66 [15] Eusebius, Life of Constantine, Book I, Ch. 32; Book IV, Ch. 17; Leithart, Defending Constantine, pg. 82 [16] Eusebius, Life of Constantine, Book III, Ch. 6 [17] Eusebius, Life of Constantine, Book II, Ch. 45; Leithart, Defending Constantine, pg. 126 -129 [18] Eusebius, Life of Constantine, Book IV, Ch. 27 [19] Leithart, Defending Constantine, pg. 132; Eusebius, Life of Constantine, Book IV, Ch. 27 [20] Eusebius, Life of Constantine, Book IV, Ch. 28 [21] Leithart, Defending Constantine, pg. 119 - 120 [22] Sanidopoulos, Constantine the Great as Saint, Bishop and King (Article), johnsanidopoulos.com [23] Leithart, Defending Constantine, pg. 201 [24] Leithart, Defending Constantine, pg. 196 - 197 [25] Athanasius, Life of St. Anthony [26] See St. Constantine’s Letter to Shapur II [27] Brown, Da Vinci Code, Ch. 55 [28] Holy Scripture: John 1; John 8:58-59; John 10:30-31; etc, St. Ignatius: Epistle to the Ephesians, 7.2 & 18.2, Saint Hippolytus: Refutation of all Heresies, 10.29; Against Plato, Section 3, etc. [29] The Didache, Ch. 14; St. Ignatius, Epistle to the Magnesians, Ch. 9; St. Justin Martyr, First Apology, Ch. 67 [30] Socrates Scholasticus, Church History, Book I, Ch. 11 [31] Letter of John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, September 14, 1813 [32] Leithart, Defending Constantine, pg. 76; Religion for Breakfast, The Conversion of Constantine: What Really Happened? (Video), 14:48 - 15:02 [33] See the Prologue of Ohrid, St. Constantine & Helena (May 21st) [34] Ferguson, Early Christians Speak, pg. 60 [35] Eusebius, Life of Constantine, Book IV, Ch. 62 [36] Leithart, Defending Constantine, pg. 170 [37] Sozomen, Ecclesiastical History, Book II, Ch. 16 [38] Leithart, Defending Constantine, pg. 171 [39] Leithart, Defending Constantine, pg. 172 - 174 [40] Sanidopoulos, Was Constantine the Great Baptized An Arian? (Article), johnsanidopoulos.com [41] Sozomen, Ecclesiastical History, Book III, Ch. 1 [42] Leithart, Defending Constantine, pg. 171 - 172 [43] Leithart, Defending Constantine, pg. 168 [44] Eusebius, Life of Constantine, Book IV, Ch. 62 [45] Sanidopoulos, The Repentance of Constantine the Great (Article), johnsanidopoulos.com ______________________________________ Thanks to Jeremiah for the beautiful Intro Sequence. Please like and subscribe for more content in the future.