Who decreed, "...on the venerable day of the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest", thereby introducing Sunday as a day of rest across the Roman Empire?

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Who decreed, "...on the venerable day of the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest", thereby introducing Sunday as a day of rest across the Roman Empire?

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Roman emperor Constantine

https://sabbathrest.com/constantines-sunday-law/

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The decree to observe Sunday as a day of rest across the Roman Empire was issued by Emperor Constantine I on March 7, 321 AD. This decree mandated that Sunday, referred to as "dies Solis" (the day of the Sun), would be a day of rest for all citizens, including Christians.

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Who decreed, "...on the venerable day of the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest", thereby introducing Sunday as a day of rest across the Roman Empire?

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