Edict of Thessalonica

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The Edict of Thessalonica was a 380 CE decree by Emperor Theodosius I that made Nicene Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire, decisively shaping its religious landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman law ⓘ
imperial edict ⓘ
late antique legal text ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Cunctos populos edict ⓘ
Decree of Thessalonica ⓘ
appliesTo Roman Empire ⓘ
Roman citizens ⓘ
category 380 in law ⓘ
Christianity in the Roman Empire ⓘ
Roman imperial decrees ⓘ
Theodosius I ⓘ
condemned Arianism ⓘ
non‑Trinitarian Christian doctrines ⓘ
date 27 February 380 ⓘ
380 ⓘ
declaredOfficialReligion Nicene Christianity ⓘ
Trinitarian Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Nicene Christianity
definedOrthodoxyByReferenceTo faith of the bishops of Rome and Alexandria ⓘ
emperorTitleHolder Gratian ⓘ
Theodosius I ⓘ
Valentinian II ⓘ
historicalContext Christianization of the Roman Empire ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late Antiquity ⓘ
influenced First Council of Constantinople ⓘ
imperial religious legislation ⓘ
status of pagan cults in the Roman Empire ⓘ
subsequent anti‑heretical laws ⓘ
issuedBy Gratian ⓘ
Theodosius I ⓘ
Valentinian II ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
legalCollection Codex Theodosianus ⓘ
Codex Theodosianus 16.1.2 ⓘ
legalEffect established a single orthodox Christian faith for the empire ⓘ
made Nicene Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire ⓘ
officialName Cunctos populos ⓘ
placeOfIssue Thessalonica ⓘ
linked to: Salonika
precedes First Council of Constantinople ⓘ
prescribedPenalty exclusion from the name of Catholic Christians ⓘ
loss of legal status for heretical groups ⓘ
prescribedStatusForDissenters heretics ⓘ
recognizedAsOrthodox faith of Peter of Alexandria ⓘ
faith of Pope Damasus I of Rome ⓘ
relatedTo Council of Nicaea ⓘ
Nicene Creed ⓘ
religiousOrientation Nicene ⓘ
Trinitarian ⓘ
subject Christianity ⓘ
Roman state religion ⓘ
religious policy ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Theodosius I → notableWork → Edict of Thessalonica ⓘ
Theodosius I → issued → Edict of Thessalonica ⓘ
Edict of Thessalonica → alsoKnownAs → Decree of Thessalonica ⓘ
linked to: Edict of Thessalonica
Church of the Roman Empire → imperialLaw → Edict of Thessalonica ⓘ
Valentinian II → notableWork → Edicts supporting Nicene Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Edict of Thessalonica
Cunctos populos edict → formalName → Edict of Thessalonica ⓘ
court of Theodosius I → significantEvent → Edict of Thessalonica (380) ⓘ
linked to: Edict of Thessalonica