Synod of Rome (313)

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The synod of Rome of AD 313 was a synod of the Christian church convoked by the Roman emperor Constantine I and held under the presidency of Bishop Miltiades of Rome. The cause of the synod was a letter Constantine received from the governor of Africa, Gaius Annius Anullinus, in April, detailing the complaints of the Donatists and the dispute over the bishopric of Carthage. From Gaul, the emperor wrote to the bishop of Rome asking him to hear the Donatists' case. He also appointed three bishops from Gaul to assist the bishop of Rome, since these were acceptable to the Donatists, Gaul have largely escaped the most recent Christian persecutions. Constantine's intention was probably that Miltiades hold an informal arbitration.

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