Donation of Constantine Is Exposed as Fraudulent
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Catholic Church, Catholics, Popes, Papacy, Cardinals, Corruption, Fraud
- Curriculum: Italian History, Renaissance History, Medieval History/Middle Ages
- Geographical Location: Italy
- Date: 1440
Article abstract: The Donation of Constantine is exposed as fraudulent, casting doubts on the legitimacy of papal authority.
Summary of Event
The Donation of Constantine (known in Latin as the Constitutum Constantini) is a document supposedly written by Constantine I, the first Christian emperor of Rome, to Pope Sylvester I in the early fourth century. The document consists of about three hundred lines of Latin text and is divided into two parts. The first half is known as the Confessio and the second half is known as the...
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