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Detail of A BasRelief Portrait Medallion of Pope Saint Miltiades Date And Artist Unknown Saint PeterS Basilica Rome Italy
Detail of A BasRelief Portrait Medallion of Pope Saint Miltiades Date And Artist Unknown Saint PeterS Basilica Rome Italy

Pope Saint Miltiades

Also known as: Melchiade; Melchiades; Melquíades; Milziade

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

December 10

Died

January 11, 314

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Pope Saint Miltiades, also known as Melchiades, was a significant figure in the history of the Catholic Church. Not much is known about his early life, but it is believed that he hailed from Africa. Miltiades served as the Bishop of Rome during a crucial period in the Church's history when Christianity faced intense persecution in the Roman Empire.