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Constantia (Flavia Julia Constantia)

COSTANZA (FLAVIA JULIA CONSTANTIA)

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CONSTANTIA (Flavia Julia Constantia). - Daughter of Constantius Chlorus and of Theodora, half-sister of Constantine the Great. In 313, for political reasons, she was married to Licinius, whom she followed to Nicomedia. When war broke out between Licinius and Constantine, C. tried in vain to make peace between the two contenders. After her husband's death she remained on good terms with her brother. Urged on by Eusebius of Nicomedia, she supported the Arians and took part in the Council of Nicaea in 325.

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BIBL.: J. Burckhardt, Die Zeit Constantins des Grossen, II, 3rd ed., Berlin 1929, pp. 262, 276, 309; R. Paribeni, Da Diocleziano alla caduta dell'Impero d'Occidente, Bologna [1941], pp. 80, 82.

Agostino Amore

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV (1950), col. 770.

More by Agostino Amore: Constantius I (Flavius Valerius Constantinus), Roman Emperor, surnamed Chlorus · Constantine II (Flavius Claudius Constantinus), Emperor · Saints Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs · Crescens · Crispina, Saint, Martyr

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Amore, Agostino. “Costanza (Flavia Julia Constantia).” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, col. 770. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/costanza-flavia-julia-constantia-2.

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Amore, Agostino. “Costanza (Flavia Julia Constantia).” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, col. 770. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/costanza-flavia-julia-constantia-2.

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  author    = {Amore, Agostino},
  title     = {Costanza (Flavia Julia Constantia)},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {IV},
  pages     = {770},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1950},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/costanza-flavia-julia-constantia-2}
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