Pope Miltiades

Miltiades or Melquiades (Hebrew - lat: the Royal, † 10th or January 11th 314, other forms of the name: . Meltiades, Melciades, Milciades, Milziade and Miltides ) was on 2 July 310 to 10 or January 11th 314 bishop of Rome ( at that time still without honor or official title Pope ).

Life

In spite of the Greek name Miltiades was probably North Africans, but his biography is uncertain. During his tenure, the Edict of Galerius was adopted on 30 April 311, bringing the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire, with regional exceptions under Maximinus Daia ended. After Constantine had triumphed on October 28, 312 over his opponent Maxentius, it came to the Milan agreement that meant the equality of all religions in the Roman Empire, subsequently, between that and Licinius. The Lateran Palace came in this time de facto possession of the bishops of Rome, "de jure" but only in the year 800 by the Donation of Constantine debunked as a forgery.

Church History Miltiades was significant by seeking to resolve the dispute with the Donatism. He led the arbitral tribunal in the Lateran to settle the dispute between the bishops Caecilianus of Carthage and Donatus of CasaE nigrae, the rehabilitated 313 Caecilianus on 2 October and invited the Donatists to reconciliation with Caecilianus.

Its also called relics ( mortal ) residues are located in the St. Callistus catacombs in the so-called region of the Pope Miltiades.

His observances are:

• Catholic: January 10
• Orthodox: April 10