The Edict of Milan was a proclamation that established religious toleration for Christianity within the Roman Empire, concluded between emperors Constantine I and Licinius in 313. The edict granted Christians legal rights, including the right to organize churches, and directed the return of confiscated property, ending systematic imperial persecution. The edict did not establish Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire, but rather granted all persons freedom to worship whatever deity they pleased.
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