Donation of Constantine
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title:
Donation of Constantine
text:
The Donation of Constantine is a forged Roman imperial decree by which the 4th-century emperor Constantine the Great supposedly transferred authority over Rome and the western part of the Roman Empire to the Pope. Composed probably in the 9th century, it was used, especially in the 13th century, in support of claims of political authority by the papacy. In many of the existing manuscripts, including the oldest, the document bears the title Constitutum domini Constantini imperatoris. The Donation
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description:
Forged Roman imperial decree
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donation_of_Constantine
date created:
2003-04-30T18:49:40Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T06:51:41Z
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