Missing the mark, an Orthodox Christian reflecting on his journey through this world
Sunday, January 17, 2016
Emperor Theodosius the Great
during his reign
(379-395) he delivered a decisive blow to paganism by issuing an edict,
under which any sort of service to the pagan gods was considered a
violation of the law. The zealous proponent of Orthodoxy promulgated
many laws in defense of the Church and against heretics. He convened the
Second Ecumenical Council (381).
He ended his life in Milan in
395 at the age of fifty. St Theodosius often said that he was more
fortunate to be a member of Christ’s holy Church than an emperor.
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