Abstract

In 313, the emperors Licinius and Constantine the Great directed a letter to the administrators of the Eastern Provinces. In this letter they admitted the rights for the Christians to freely practice their faith. This document, known as the “Edict of Milan”, directly affected the dynamic growth of the Church. This article tries to answer the question how the “Edict of Milan” affected the Christian liturgical tradition. Article shows the development of a written tradition, changes in Church architecture as well as its influence on the development of liturgical practice. In the text the most characteristic new elements of the liturgical tradition of the fourth and early fifth century were depicted.