Callixtus I

Name Callixtus, Callistus Papacy began 217 Papacy ended 222 Predecessor Saint Zephyrinus Successor Saint Urban I Born  ??? Place of birth  ??? Died 222 Place of death  ???

Callixtus I (also Callistus I) was pope from about 217 to 222, during the reigns of the Roman Emperors Elagabalus and Alexander Severus. Vatican coat of arms This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... Events Macrinus becomes Roman Emperor on the death of Caracalla. ... Events Pope Urban I succeeds Pope Callixtus I Roman Emperor Alexander Severus succeeds Heliogabalus Kingdom of Wu is established in China Sun Quan defeats Liu Bei at the Battle of Yi Ling Deaths March 11 - Roman Emperor Heliogabalus murdered Tertullian, theologian Pope Callixtus I Claudius Aelianus, teacher and rhetorician Ma... Saint Zephyrinus, was pope from about 199 to 217. ... Saint Urban, pope (222-230), came to The See in the year that Heliogabalus was assassinated and served under the reign of Emperor Alexander Severus. ... Events Pope Urban I succeeds Pope Callixtus I Roman Emperor Alexander Severus succeeds Heliogabalus Kingdom of Wu is established in China Sun Quan defeats Liu Bei at the Battle of Yi Ling Deaths March 11 - Roman Emperor Heliogabalus murdered Tertullian, theologian Pope Callixtus I Claudius Aelianus, teacher and rhetorician Ma... The pope is the Catholic Patriarch and Bishop of Rome, and leader of the Catholic Church. ... Events Macrinus becomes Roman Emperor on the death of Caracalla. ... Events Pope Urban I succeeds Pope Callixtus I Roman Emperor Alexander Severus succeeds Heliogabalus Kingdom of Wu is established in China Sun Quan defeats Liu Bei at the Battle of Yi Ling Deaths March 11 - Roman Emperor Heliogabalus murdered Tertullian, theologian Pope Callixtus I Claudius Aelianus, teacher and rhetorician Ma... Roman Emperor is the title historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire, after the epoch conventionally named the Roman Republic. ... A bust depicting Elagabalus. ... Image:Alexandennnnnnnnnnr severus. ...

Hippolytus, his contemporary, suggests that when Callixtus, as a young slave was put in charge of a bank by his master, Carpophorus, he lost the money deposited by other Christians. Callixtus then fled from Rome, but was caught near Portus. According to the tale, Callixtus jumped overboard to avoid capture, but was rescued and taken back to his master. He was released at the request of the creditors, who hoped he might be able to recover some of the money, but was rearrested for fighting in a synagogue when he tried to borrow or collect debts from some Jews. Denounced as a Christian, Callixtus was sentenced to work in the mines of Sardinia. Finally, he was released with other Christians at the request of Marcia, a mistress of Emperor Commodus. His health was so weakened that his fellow Christians sent him to Antium to recuperate and he was given a pension by Pope Victor I. In Greek mythology, Hippolytus was a son of Theseus and either Antiope or Hippolyte. ... The Buxton Memorial Fountain, celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, London. ... Portus is an ancient harbour of Latium, Italy, on the right bank of the Tiber River, at its mouth. ... Sardinia (Sardigna, Sardinna or Sardinnia in the Sardinian language, Sardegna in Italian, Sardenya in Catalan), is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (Sicily is the largest), between Italy, Spain and Tunisia, south of Corsica. ... Commodus Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus (originally Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus) (August 31, 161–December 31, 192 AD) was a Roman Emperor who ruled from 180 to 192. ... Anzio (2003 pop. ... Saint Victor I was Pope from 189 to 199 (the Vatican cites 186 or 189 to 197 or 201). ...

Callixtus established the practice of the absolution of all repented sins. Hippolytus was especially upset by the pope's admitting to communion those who had repented for murder, adultery, and fornication. A spot on which he had built an oratory was claimed by tavern keepers, but the Emperor decided that the worship of any god was better than a tavern. This is said to have been the origin of Santa Maria in Trastevere. In fact the Church of St Callistus is close by, containing a well into which legend says his body was thrown, and this is probably the church he built, rather than the more famous basilica. Santa Maria in Trastevere is one of the oldest churches in Rome. ...

It is possible that Callixtus was martyred around 222, perhaps during a popular uprising, but the legend that he was thrown down a well has no historical foundation. He is honored as a martyr in Todi, Italy, on August 14. He was buried in the cemetery of Calepodius on the Aurelian Way. His relics were transferred to Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere in the 9th century. Events Pope Urban I succeeds Pope Callixtus I Roman Emperor Alexander Severus succeeds Heliogabalus Kingdom of Wu is established in China Sun Quan defeats Liu Bei at the Battle of Yi Ling Deaths March 11 - Roman Emperor Heliogabalus murdered Tertullian, theologian Pope Callixtus I Claudius Aelianus, teacher and rhetorician Ma... Todi Todi, town and comune (township) of the Province of Perugia (Umbria). ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... The Aurelian Way is a road built in 275 AD, during the Roman Empire. ... Santa Maria in Trastevere is one of the oldest churches in Rome. ... This earthenware dish was made in 9th century Iraq. ...

The Roman Catholic Church keeps the feast day of Pope Saint Callixtus I on October 14. October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...