Edict of Milano
The edict of Milano, as it is known in history, was the proclamation which granted these rights to the Christian communities. It was a political agreement between Constantine, the Augustus of the West and Licinius, the Augustus of the East, in February 313 signed in Mediolanum (modern Milan).
Constantine I
Licinius
Overall, the edict granted all persons freedom of worship whatever deity they pleased, assured Christians of legal rights, such as organizing churches, and directed the prompt return to Christians of confiscated property. It is worth mentioning that this was not the first edict of tolerance. Former Roman Emperor Galerius, for example, issued the Edict of Tolerance in 311, which ended the Christian persecution started by Emperor Diocletian.
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