Editing Milos (section)

===Medieval period===
[[File:I Milos - Buondelmonti Cristoforo - 1420.jpg|thumb|Fifteenth century map by [[Cristoforo Buondelmonti]].]]
In the aftermath of the [[Fourth Crusade]] (1204), the [[Republic of Venice|Venetian]] [[Marco I Sanudo|Marco Sanudo]] seized control of Milos and a number of other islands in the [[Cyclades]]. Sanudo declared himself the [[Duchy of Naxos|Duke of Naxos]], after the island where he established his capital. Sanudo did not make his duchy a vassal of Venice, but instead declared loyalty to the [[Latin Empire|Latin Emperor]].<ref>{{harvp|Renfrew|Wagstaff|1982|p=58-69}}</ref> Sanudo's dynasty lasted nine generations, then was succeeded by the [[Francesco I Crispo|Crispos]]. Both families were [[Catholic]]. The majority of the population was (and still is) [[Greek Orthodox]].

Up to this point, the population of Melos was overwhelmingly Greek Orthodox Christian, just like the rest of the archipelago. When the Venetians conquered the archipelago, they brought Catholicism with them. The first Catholic bishop of Milos was appointed in 1253.<ref name="GCatholic.org - Diocese of Milos">{{cite web|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/milo0.htm|title=Diocese of Milos, Greece|website=GCatholic|access-date=25 March 2019}}</ref>