RS leader Dodik attends Edict of Milan event

RS President Milorad Dodik has said that an event to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan was "proof that Christians still exist in these areas."

Izvor: Tanjug

Monday, 10.06.2013.

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NEVESINJE RS President Milorad Dodik has said that an event to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan was "proof that Christians still exist in these areas." The leader of the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina was speaking over the weekend in Nevesinje, where the anniversary was marked. RS leader Dodik attends Edict of Milan event "Christians went through different kinds of hardship in these areas for centuries, and always came out of it stronger," Dodik said in his address. Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Bishop of Zvornik-Tuzla Hrizostom spoke after he served Holy Liturgy, and addressed the issue of the historical significance of the edict to say that the homeland of Emperor Constantine was among the heritage of the Serb people. "Emperor Constantine proved that we have the right to defend ourselves, to fight persistently, and over and over again for our right to determination, freedom of living and belief, and that nobody can take away what has been ours for centuries," the bishop was quoted as saying by RS's public broadcaster, RTRS. The gathering in Nevesinje was also a charity event, collecting donations for families with a large number of children, the reconstruction of a church, and for a local daycare center for children with special needs. The anniversary of the Edict of Milan is being marked in Serbia this year with central celebrations scheduled in Nis, in the south of the country. Nis (Naissus) is the birthplace of Rome's first Christian emperor, Constantine the Great. (Tanjug, file) Tanjug

RS leader Dodik attends Edict of Milan event

"Christians went through different kinds of hardship in these areas for centuries, and always came out of it stronger," Dodik said in his address.

Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Bishop of Zvornik-Tuzla Hrizostom spoke after he served Holy Liturgy, and addressed the issue of the historical significance of the edict to say that the homeland of Emperor Constantine was among the heritage of the Serb people.

"Emperor Constantine proved that we have the right to defend ourselves, to fight persistently, and over and over again for our right to determination, freedom of living and belief, and that nobody can take away what has been ours for centuries," the bishop was quoted as saying by RS's public broadcaster, RTRS.

The gathering in Nevesinje was also a charity event, collecting donations for families with a large number of children, the reconstruction of a church, and for a local daycare center for children with special needs.

The anniversary of the Edict of Milan is being marked in Serbia this year with central celebrations scheduled in Niš, in the south of the country.

Niš (Naissus) is the birthplace of Rome's first Christian emperor, Constantine the Great.

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