[Antoninus]

On this date some 1,682 years ago, one of the most influential men in history died. If not for Constantine and his miraculous vision of a cross in the sky, human history would have been very different.

[Pelham]

Constantine also moved the capital of the Empire from Rome to Byzantium/Constantinople.

[Mrs. Don-o]

I ought to study this history more. My mother had a particular devotion to Constantine's mother, St. Helena, whose prayers, like those of St. Monica, "availeth much."

Question, if somebody can answer: was Constantine baptized by his biographer, this same BIshop Eusebius of Pamphylia? And was Eusebius of the Arian party, or of Orthodox Catholic belief?

[C19fan]

he felt the time had come at which he should seek purification from sins of his past career, firmly believing that whatever errors he had committed as a mortal man, his soul would be purified from them through the efficacy of the mystical words and the salutary waters of baptism.

Constantine despite being the major patron of the Church never got baptized until this moment. From what I understand before the era of regular confession, if you were baptized then committed a mortal sin your soul was in real trouble. Considering Constantine had his own son and 2nd wife executed, executed his brother in law, and who knows what else he took the chance to the last moment to cleanse away his myriad sins.

[married21]

The students at my kids’ public high school have to read a book recommended by a teacher over the summer and discuss it at a seminar when they return. The band director recommended Eusebius, and a number of students signed up for his seminar, including my son. So I just wanted folks to know that at least a few public school kids have done some classical reading and discussion. Unfortunately, you should be aware that public school kids these days often do not read a book word for word. They read some, skim some, and look up a commentary or two. So, even a solid curriculum cannot save those who are determined to cut corners and deprive themselves of a compleat education.

[fieldmarshaldj]

*ping of possible interest*