20131700 Years of Edict of Milan - First Day Cover

The best-known piece of legislation in the history of mankind is a tolerance of religion edict, known as the Edict of Milan, which was signed in the spring of 313. by the Roman emperors, Constantine the Great (272-337) and Licinius. This edict made the Christian religion equal with other religions in the area of the Empire and conditions were acquired so few decades later (395) Christianity became state religion. For their accomplishments, the Emperor Constantine and his mother, Empress Jelena, were canonized as saints and celebrated on 3rd June. The final result of the Edict of Milan is that nowadays one-third of humanity professes faith in Christianity.