Pope Miltiades
Former Pope
Pope Miltiades, also known as Melchiades the African, was the bishop of Rome from 311 to his death on 10 or 11 January 314. It was during his pontificate that Emperor Constantine the Great issued the Edict of Milan, giving Christianity legal... Wikipedia
Born: North Africa
Died: January 314 AD, Rome, Italy
Place of burial: Catacombs of St. Callixtus, Rome, Italy
Church: Early Church
Feast day: December 10
Papacy began: 2 July 311
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