Editing Pope Miltiades (section)

== Veneration ==

The feast of Miltiades in the 4th century, according to the ''Martyrologium Hieronymianum'', was celebrated on 10 January.{{sfn|Kirsch|1913|p=318}} In the 13th century, the feast of Saint Melchiades (as he was then called) was included, with the mistaken qualification of "martyr", in the [[General Roman Calendar]] for celebration on 10 December. In 1969, the celebration was removed from that calendar of obligatory liturgical celebrations,{{sfn|Calendarium Romanum|1969|p=148}} and moved to the day of his death, 10 January, with his name given in the form "Miltiades" but without the indication "martyr".{{sfn|Martyrologium Romanum|2001}}