RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Miltiades

250 - 314

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Pope Miltiades (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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Miltiades has received more than 429,665 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). Pope Miltiades is the 528th most popular religious figure (down from 508th in 2019), the 604th most popular biography from Italy (down from 595th in 2019) and the 224th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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

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  • 430k

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  • 67.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 69

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Miltiades ranks 528 out of 3,187. Before him are Saint Rosalia, Ibrahim ibn Muhammad, Pope Zephyrinus, John Climacus, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, and Ibn Hazm. After him are James, brother of Jesus, Vincent Ferrer, Kane Tanaka, Gregory Palamas, Mary of Egypt, and Pope Agapetus I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 250, Pope Miltiades ranks 8. Before him are Galerius, Constantius Chlorus, Saint Maurice, Lactantius, Pope Caius, and Saint Florian. After him are Carinus, Pope Marcellinus, Pope Alexander I of Alexandria, Pope Eusebius, Hormizd I, and Bahram I. Among people deceased in 314, Pope Miltiades ranks 1. 

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Miltiades ranks 604 out of 5,161. Before him are Bianca Maria Sforza (1472), Pope Zephyrinus (150), Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1541), Laura Bassi (1711), Alexander of Battenberg (1857), and Raffaella Carrà (1943). After him are Maurizio Gucci (1948), Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583), Pope Agapetus I (490), Pope Stephen VI (850), Marsilius of Padua (1275), and Cosima Wagner (1837).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Miltiades ranks 224. Before him are Dominic Savio (1842), Aloysius Gonzaga (1568), Denis (210), Saint Eustace (10), Saint Rosalia (1130), and Pope Zephyrinus (150). After him are Pope Agapetus I (490), Pope Stephen VI (850), Pope Stephen II (715), Pope Boniface II (470), Pope Telesphorus (100), and Pope John XIII (930).

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