Is the Cross a Christian Symbol?

The issue here is to know whether Jesus Die on a Cross or a Stake? Constantine, kahn stan tine, I, The Great (272-337) was a Roman emperor whose full name was Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantius. He was son of one of the emperors of the West Roman Empire. Young Constantine was an able soldier and administrator, and when his father died in 306, he was proclaimed emperor by his own and his father’s troops. But Constantine had a number of rivals. He defeated his strongest rival, Maxentius, at the famous battle of Milvian Bridge in 312. According to legend, he saw a vision of the Christian cross before the battle. Written on the cross was, “By this sign thou shalt conquer.“ The cross became Constantine’s battle symbol, and the Christians began to receive favored treatment among religions in the empire. Constantine himself was not baptized until shortly before he died. As the Christian church grew in power and numbers, disputes arose. One of the most serious disputes was over the ques
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