The vision of constantine

Page of Emperor Constantine by BERNINI, Gian Lorenzo in the Web Gallery of Art, a searchable image collection and database of European painting, sculpture and architecture (200-1900)

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Saint Helen (also known as St. Helena), was a woman of humble means from Asia Minor. She married (or was a consort of) a Roman army officer who would become the future Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus, and their son Constantine was born in c. 272.Constan…

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The Vision of Constantine by Bernini

Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor and founder of Constantinople (today’s Istanbul), converted to Christianity in the 4th century when he had a vision of a cross burning in the sky above a battlefield. Chronicle / Alamy Stock Photo

Santa Croce, Florence, Italy. Lunette above the right door, depicts the “Vision of Constantine” by Emilio Zocchi.

#OTD 1706 yrs ago, on the eve of the #BattleoftheMilvianBridge (312AD), Constantine the Great received a Vision of the #Cross which took the form of the "Chi-Rho" and bore the inscription "IN THIS SIGN YOU WILL CONQUER,"assuring him of victory in the name of #God. Constantine at Milvian Bridge by Rafael #painting #art at #Vatican Museums, #Rome, #Italy Statue of Constantine outside York Minster or Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of #StPeter in #York, #England #Jesus #HolySpirit…

The vision of Constantine