Talk:Edict of Milan
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Even after the Edict of Milan, didn't the Roman government continue to use government funds (taxes) to support pagan temples and so on? I thought that that government funding of paganism continued until 380-something when Christianity became the official religion of the empire. But I could be mis-remembering. Also, I hope the details I added about the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste aren't too disconnected from the rest of the article. It's a great story with a great icon to go with it. I think the names of at least most of those martyrs are recorded somewhere as well. Wesley 16:58, 16 Sep 2003 (UTC)
- As I understand it (it's not a complicated document in itself), the intent of the Edict was to grant toleration, not to withdraw sponsorship. However, sponsorship of paganism diminished rapidly as a result. So, its effect was to detach paganism from its official privilege. Mkmcconn 20:47, 16 Sep 2003 (UTC)
