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Constantine  Latin: Flavius Valerius Constantinus; 27 February c. 272 – 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. He played a pivotal role in elevating the status of Christianity in Rome, decriminalizing Christian practice and ceasing Christian persecution. This was a turning point in the Christianization of the Rome Empire. He founded the city of  New Rome (Constantinople) and made it the capital of the Empire, which it remained for over a millennium.

EUSEBIUS (260-339 AD) OF CAESAREA

Emperor Constantine, the first Christian Roman Emperor, and Eusebius of Caesarea, a prominent church historian and close advisor, had a significant and influential relationship, with Eusebius writing "The Life of Constantine" which served as a panegyric, or eulogy, praising Constantine's reign and his role in the rise of Christianity. 

ORIGIN (185-253 AD) OF ALEXANDRIA

Eusebius of Caesarea, known as the "Father of Church History," was deeply influenced by the teachings and work of Origen, a prominent early Christian theologian, and even adopted the name "Eusebius Pamphili" in honor of his teacher Pamphilus, who was a student of Origen.

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CONSTANTINE AND EUSEBIUS

“Constantine has legislated the gods and heroes of pagan antiquity out of existence and made the whole world worship the true God together, receiving divine instruction every Sunday. Constantine has seen the Savior often, both while awake and in dreams, and the emperor directs his policies by the revelations God vouchsafes him – God, his champion and quardian, who protects him in battle and from secret plots, who sustains him in perplexity, who guides his administration of state and armies, who inspires him to issue laws and spend money for the good of all. The Church of the Holy Sepulcher is Constantine’s homage to God. He has built it to commemorate the Savior’s victory over death, to proclaim to all nations in loud and unmistakable tones his belief in the heavenly and triumphant Word of God.

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