萨洛尼卡敕令

萨洛尼卡敕令是罗马帝国皇帝狄奥多西一世、格拉提安和瓦伦提尼安二世于公元380年2月27日在萨洛尼卡颁布的敕令，确立尼西亚基督教为罗马帝国国教（英语：State church of the Roman Empire）。^[1][2][3]

背景

313年君士坦丁大帝颁布了米兰敕令，基督教在罗马帝国境内得以合法存在，325年为解决教义争端，君士坦丁大帝召集了尼西亚会议，确定了尼西亚信经，为基督教确立为罗马帝国国教奠定基础。此后，393年，狄奥多西一世颁布一系列法律，禁止其他所有非基督教宗教习俗，其中包括希腊的古代奥运会。

参考资料

1. World Encyclopaedia of Interfaith Studies: World religions. Jnanada Prakashan. 2009. ISBN 978-81-7139-280-3. In the most common sense, "mainstream" refers to Nicene Christianity, or rather the traditions which continue to claim adherence to the Nicene Creed.
2. Pahner p. 378
3. Ehler, Sidney Zdeneck; Morrall, John B. Church and State Through the Centuries: A Collection of Historic Documents with Commentaries. 1967: 6-7 [2016-09-28]. ISBN 978-0-8196-0189-6. （原始内容存档于2016-05-15）. This Edict is the first which definitely introduces Catholic orthodoxy as the established religion of the Roman world. [...] Acknowledgment of the true doctrine of the Trinity is made the test of State recognition.