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New Year’s Eve celebrates St. Silvester – the 4th-century pope whose legend shaped ideas of church and state
“Pope” comes from the Greek word for “father ... The persecution came to an end in 313, when the co-emperors Constantine and Licinius signed the Edict of Milan, which granted tolerance ...
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New Year’s Eve celebrates St. Silvester – the 4th-century pope whose legend shaped ideas of church and state
A mosaic of St. Silvester baptizing Emperor Constantine, from the Basilica Santi Quattro Coronati in Rome. Peter1936F/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA On Dec. 31, while many people are preparing for ...