Emperor Constantine the Great (c. 272-337) | EAST/WEST

(Updated July 16, 2025)

This Author Quote Archive collects pertinent quotes from the Ecclesiastical Writer, Emperor Constantine the Great.

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Letters

Emperor Constantine the Great, Letter to Council of Antioch Depreciating the Removal of Eusebius from Caesarea, quoted in Eusebius, Life of Constantine (c. 337-339)

• The Sacrament of Holy Orders, and the Authority of the Priesthood | Book 3, Ch. 62

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(Book 3, Ch. 62)

It was right, therefore, to intimate to your Prudences [the bishops], that in proposing these men and any others whom you may deem worthy the episcopal dignity, you should decide this question in a manner conformable to the tradition of the apostles. For in that case, your Prudences will be able, according to the rule of the Church and apostolic tradition, to direct this election in the manner which true ecclesiastical discipline shall prescribe.