“Exemption of Religious Leaders from Community Service” Issued by Holy Emperor Constantine [Present-day Italy / Holy Roman Empire]: “Those who dedicated themselves with complete devotion to the synagogues of the Jews, to the patriarchs, or to their priests… shall not be a part of all community services, personal as well as civil…”
Codex Theodosianus 16.8.2, Researched by Ziba Shadjaani 10/25/2015; Researched and Translated by Joan Paez 11/25/2015