The Life of the Blessed Emperor Constantine

The Translator desires to present the following pages to the English reader, as, in many respects, an interesting memorial of that eventful period in the world’s history to which they mainly refer. At the same time he would earnestly disclaim any intention of hereby sanctioning the thought, too commonly entertained, that the general external profession of Christianity by the nations of the Roman empire at this period is to be regarded as a distinct blessing from the hand of God. If it be contended that the vision of the Cross (which stands forth as the emperor’s warrant for the authoritative promulgation of Christianity as the religion of the world) is to be received as a true miracle, because no evidence can be adduced to prove the contrary, we need not fear to concede the point.