Donation of Constantine Explained

Donation of Constantine: A medieval forgery created c. 751-756 CE by the Roman Catholic Church purporting to be a genuine 4th century CE document in which Constantine the Great surrendered his power to the Church and the Church then returned it to him as a gift; meaning the Church, not temporal leaders, held absolute power and could interfere in the affairs of the state, raise armies, and depose rulers. =======Image-Copyright-Info======= Image is in public domain Author-Info: Unknown medieval artist in Rome Image Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sylvester_I_and_Constantine.jpg =======Image-Copyright-Info======== ☆Video is targeted to blind users Attribution: Article text available under CC-BY-SA image source in video