Edict of Thessalonica

380 CE edict establishing Christianity as the Roman Empire's state religion
Place statute Q1257878
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Edict of Thessalonica

Summary

Edict of Thessalonica is a statute[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of statute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (247 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Edict of Thessalonica authored Theodosius I[3].
  • Edict of Thessalonica authored Gratian[4].
  • Edict of Thessalonica authored Valentinian II[5].
  • Edict of Thessalonica is in the country of Ancient Rome[6].
  • Edict of Thessalonica's instance of is recorded as statute[7].
  • Edict of Thessalonica's place of publication is recorded as Thessaloniki[8].
  • Edict of Thessalonica's part of is recorded as religious policies of the Roman Empire[9].
  • Edict of Thessalonica's language of work or name is recorded as Latin[10].
  • Edict of Thessalonica's publication date is recorded as +0380-02-27T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Edict of Thessalonica's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09gldfx[12].
  • Edict of Thessalonica's main subject is recorded as state church of the Roman Empire[13].
  • Edict of Thessalonica's spoken text audio is recorded as Es-Edicto de Tesalónica-article.ogg[14].
  • Edict of Thessalonica's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Ancient Rome[15].
  • Edict of Thessalonica's title is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Cunctos populos'}[16].
  • Edict of Thessalonica's has effect is recorded as state church of the Roman Empire[17].
  • Edict of Thessalonica's copyright status is recorded as public domain[18].
  • Edict of Thessalonica's copyright status is recorded as public domain[19].

Body

Geography

Edict of Thessalonica is in the country of Ancient Rome[6]. Its part of is recorded as religious policies of the Roman Empire[9].

Designation and Status

Edict of Thessalonica's instance of is recorded as statute[7].

Why It Matters

Edict of Thessalonica ranks in the top 4% of statute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (247 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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