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What major event occurred during Pope Sylvester I's pontificate that changed the status of Christianity in the Roman Empire?

  • Edict of Milan

  • Great Schism

  • Crusades

  • Protestant Reformation

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The Edict of Milan, issued in 313 AD, was a major event during Pope Sylvester I's pontificate. This edict, issued by Emperor Constantine I, granted religious freedom to Christians and marked the beginning of the Christianization of the Roman Empire.
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