If I have sinned, give me the remedy; if I have not, instruct me.
Si peccavi, da remedium; si non peccavi, doce.
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Theodosius I
Roman emperor (347-395, r. 379-395), Theodosius the Great. The last to rule the entire empire, he made Nicene Christianity the state religion via the Edict of Thessalonica (380), but presided over the 390 massacre.
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Theodosius I's Other Quotes
The emperor is within the church, not above the church.
No mortal shall be permitted to approach a temple or to pass through its sanctuary.
It is our will that all peoples under the rule of our clemency shall hold the religion which the divine apostle Peter delivered to the Romans.
Today I have killed a man.
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