SAINT OF THE DAY JAN. 10 ST. AGATHO, POPE BD POPE GREGORY X, POPE ST MILTIADES, ST. AGATONE, POPE

SAINT OF THE DAY JAN. 10 ST. AGATHO, POPE BD POPE GREGORY X After the longest conclave in history, Tebaldo Visconti was elected Pope, and took the name Gregory X. At the time of his election, Tebaldo was on Crusade in the Holy Land, and was not yet a priest. He worked for unity with Orthodox in the Council of Lyons. He died in 1276 and was beatified in 1713. POPE ST MILTIADES Of African origin, Miltiades was Pope at the time of Constantine’s victory over Maxentius – that is, the victory of the Cross over the persecutors of Christianity. Miltiades began the work of reorganizing the Church and Christian places of worship, but died in 314. ST. AGATONE, POPE