Edict of Serdica

The Edict of Serdica, also called Edict of Toleration by Galerius,^[1]^[2]^[3] was issued in 311 in Serdica (now Sofia, Bulgaria) by Roman Emperor Galerius. It officially ended the Diocletianic Persecution of Christianity in the Eastern Roman Empire.^[4]

The Edict implicitly granted Christianity the status of religio licita, a worship that was recognized and accepted by the Roman Empire.^[5] It was the first edict legalizing Christianity and preceded the Edict of Milan by two years.

^ Orlin, Eric (19 November 2015). Routledge Encyclopedia of Ancient Mediterranean Religions. Routledge. p. 287. ISBN 9781134625529.
^ MacMullen, Ramsay; Lane, Eugene (1 January 1992). Paganism and Christianity, 100-425 C.E.: A Sourcebook. Fortress Press. p. 219. ISBN 9781451407853.
^ Takacs, Sarolta Anna; Cline, Eric H. (17 July 2015). The Ancient World. Routledge. p. 202. ISBN 9781317458395.
^ Gibbon, Edward (1 January 2008). The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Cosimo, Inc. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-60520-122-1.
^ Marcone, Arnaldo (2002). Pagano e cristiano. Vita e mito di Costantino. GLF editori Laterza. p. 57. ISBN 9788842065951.

[1] Orlin, Eric (19 November 2015). Routledge Encyclopedia of Ancient Mediterranean Religions. Routledge. p. 287. ISBN 9781134625529.

[2] MacMullen, Ramsay; Lane, Eugene (1 January 1992). Paganism and Christianity, 100-425 C.E.: A Sourcebook. Fortress Press. p. 219. ISBN 9781451407853.

[3] Takacs, Sarolta Anna; Cline, Eric H. (17 July 2015). The Ancient World. Routledge. p. 202. ISBN 9781317458395.

[4] Gibbon, Edward (1 January 2008). The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Cosimo, Inc. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-60520-122-1.

[5] Marcone, Arnaldo (2002). Pagano e cristiano. Vita e mito di Costantino. GLF editori Laterza. p. 57. ISBN 9788842065951.

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