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The Edict of Thessalonika, also known as Cunctos populos, orders all subjects of the Roman Empire to profess the faith of the bishops of Rome and Alexandria, making Nicene Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire

The Edict is issued after Theodosius had been baptized by the Bishop Ascholius of Thessalonica upon suffering a severe illness in Thessalonica

The Edict of Thessalonica (also known as Cunctos populos) isissued by the three reigning Roman Emperors, making Nicene Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire

The Edict of Thessalonika is issued under the influence of Acholius, and thus of Pope Damasus I, who had appointed him to affirm a single expression of the Apostolic Faith as legitimate in the Roman Empire, "catholic" (that is, universal) and "orthodox" (that is, correct in teaching)

Theodosius attempts to suppress all non-Nicene forms of Christianity, especially Arianism, to establish Nicene orthodoxy

The Edict of Thessalonika is jointly issued by Theodosius I, Gratian, and Valentinian II

The Edict of Thessalonika, also known as Cunctos populos, orders all subjects of the Roman Empire to profess the faith of the bishops of Rome and Alexandria, making Nicene Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire

The Edict of Thessalonica (also known as Cunctos populos) isissued by the three reigning Roman Emperors, making Nicene Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire

The Edict of Thessalonika, also known as Cunctos populos, orders all subjects of the Roman Empire to profess the faith of the bishops of Rome and Alexandria, making Nicene Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire