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(6 Oct 2013) Orthodox Christians in Serbia gathered at an outdoor ceremony on Sunday to mark 1,700 years since Roman emperor Constantine the Great signed the Edict of Milan.
The document was a proclamation that permanently established religious tolerance for Christianity within the Roman empire.
In attendance were the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, Kiril, the Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I and the Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem and all Palestine, Theophylos.
Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and Prime Minister Ivica Dacic were among dignitaries who attended the event which was celebrated in the Serbian city of Nis, birthplace of Constantine.
The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Irinej, has long urged dialogue to overcome long-standing divisions with Roman Catholics.

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