. The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 4); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . hat he practised the finearts himself, and he frequently preached to thosearound him. No doubt he was endowed with astrong religious sense, was sincerely pious, and de-lighted to be represented in an attitude of prayer,with his eyes raised to heaven. In his palace he hada chapel to which he was fond of retiring, and wherehe read the Bible and prayed. Every day, Euse-bius tells us, at a fixed hour he shut himself up in themost secluded part of
. The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 4); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . hat he practised the finearts himself, and he frequently preached to thosearound him. No doubt he was endowed with astrong religious sense, was sincerely pious, and de-lighted to be represented in an attitude of prayer,with his eyes raised to heaven. In his palace he hada chapel to which he was fond of retiring, and wherehe read the Bible and prayed. Every day, Euse-bius tells us, at a fixed hour he shut himself up in themost secluded part of the palace, as if to assist at theSacred Mysteries, and there commune with God alone,ardently beseeching Him, on bended knees, for hisnecessities. As a catechumen he was not permittedto assist at the sacred Eucharistic mysteries. He re-mained a catechumen to the end of his life, but notbecause he lacked conviction nor because, owing tohis passionate disposition, he desii-ed to lead a jiaganlife. He obeyed as strictly as possible the precepts ofChristianity, observing especially the virtue of chas-tity, which his parents had impressed upon him; he. VICTORY UF CONSTANTINE THE (IREAT OVER MAXENTIUS AT THE !iAlAN BRIDGE DETAIL OF THE FRESCO DEMGNED V,\ RAPHAEL, IXICriE I > I!V GH LIO KOMANoSALA 1)1 roSTANTI\o, \ATICAN CONSTANTINOPLE 301 CONSTANTINOPLE respected celibacy, freed it from legal disadvantages,sought to elevate morality, and punished with greatseverity the offences against morals which the paganworship had encouraged. He brought up his childrenas Christians. Thus his life became more and moreChristian, and thus gradually turned away from thefeeble syncretism which at times he seemed to God of the Christians was indeed a jealous Godwho tolerated no other gods beside him. The Churchcould never acknowledge that she stood on the sameplane with other religious bodies; she conquered forherself one domain after another. Constantine himself preferred the company o
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