RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Miltiades

250 - 314

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Pope Miltiades (Ancient Greek: Μιλτιάδης, Miltiádēs), also known as Melchiades the African (Μελχιάδης ὁ Ἀφρικανός Melkhiádēs ho Aphrikanós), 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 (313), giving Christianity legal status within the Roman Empire. The pope also received the palace of Empress Fausta where the Lateran Palace, the papal seat and residence of the papal administration, would be built. At the Lateran Council, during the schism with the Church of Carthage, Miltiades condemned the rebaptism of apostatised bishops and priests, a teaching of Donatus Magnus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Miltiades is the 466th most popular religious figure (up from 528th in 2019), the 524th most popular biography from Italy (up from 604th in 2019) and the 222nd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Miltiades was most famous for being the first pope to be martyred.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Miltiades ranks 466 out of 3,187. Before him are Sarah Baartman, Pope Hilarius, Al-Mansur, Pope Stephen VIII, Muhammad al-Baqir, and Pope Valentine. After him are Abu Dawood, Clement of Ohrid, Tiye, Hannah, Barabbas, and Zacchaeus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 250, Pope Miltiades ranks 6. Before him are Helena, Galerius, Constantius Chlorus, Pope Alexander I of Alexandria, and Chandragupta I. After him are Saint Florian, Pope Marcellinus, Pope Caius, Pope Eusebius, Lactantius, and Martinian. Among people deceased in 314, Pope Miltiades ranks 1. 

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Miltiades ranks 524 out of 5,161. Before him are Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896), Zeuxis (-500), Octavia the Younger (-69), Pope Valentine (780), Gaius Maecenas (-68), and Arturo Toscanini (1867). After him are Riccardo Giacconi (1931), John Cabot (1450), Joanna I of Naples (1326), Aurelia Cotta (-120), Alphonsus Liguori (1696), and Roberto Rossellini (1906).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Miltiades ranks 222. Before him are Pope Anterus (180), Pope Stephen VII (850), Pope John III (520), Pope Hilarius (415), Pope Stephen VIII (900), and Pope Valentine (780). After him are Alphonsus Liguori (1696), Tarcisio Bertone (1934), Januarius (272), Pope Agapetus II (900), Pope Agapetus I (490), and Pope Benedict V (930).

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