Equal to the Apostles Tsar of Constantine Sculpture

The presented icon is a continuation of my work in the series "Carved Wood and Glass Icons" The icon I presented is made of walnut, the face is made of pear, the background is made of stained glass. The Holy Emperor Constantine (306–337), who received the name “Equal-to-the-Apostles” from the Church and was called Great in world history, was the son of Caesar Constantius Chlorus (305–306), who ruled the countries of Gaul and Britain. The huge Roman Empire at that time was divided into Western and Eastern, at the head of which there were two independent emperors who had co-rulers, one of which in the Western half was the father of Emperor Constantine. Holy Queen Elena, mother of Emperor Constantine, was a Christian. The future ruler of the entire Roman Empire - Constantine - was brought up in respect for the Christian religion. His father did not persecute Christians in the countries he ruled, while throughout the rest of the Roman Empire, Christians were severely persecuted by the emperors Diocletian (284–305), his co-ruler Maximian Galerius (305–311) in the East and Emperor Maximian Herculus (284-305) - in the West. After the death of Constantius Chlorus, his son Constantine was proclaimed by the emperor of Gaul and Britain in 306. The first thing the new emperor was to proclaim in his countries the freedom to profess the Christian faith. The pagan fanatic Maximian Galerius in the East and the cruel tyrant Maxentius in the West hated Emperor Constantine and maliciously deposed and killed him, but Constantine warned them and defeated all his opponents in a number of wars with the help of God. He prayed to God to give him a sign that would inspire his army to fight bravely, and the Lord showed him the shining sign of the Cross in heaven with the inscription “Overcome this”. Having become the sovereign ruler of the western part of the Roman Empire, Constantine issued the Edict of Milan intolerance in 313, and in 323, when he reigned as the only emperor over the entire Roman Empire, he extended the edict of Milan to the entire eastern part of the empire. After three hundred years of persecution, Christians first got the opportunity to openly profess their faith in Christ.