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Pope Callixtus I
Also known as Callistus I
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- died. 222-09-18high · Wikidata P570
Former slave who became bishop of Rome (c. 217-222); Hippolytus attacked his leniency and theology.
Wikipedia extract
Pope Callixtus I, also called Callistus I, was the bishop of Rome from c. 218 to his death c. 222 or 223. He lived during the reigns of the Roman emperors Elagabalus and Alexander Severus. Eusebius and the Liberian catalogue list his episcopate as having lasted five years (217–222). In 217, when Callixtus followed Zephyrinus as Bishop of Rome, he started to admit into the Church converts from sects or schisms. He was killed for being Christian and is venerated as a saint and martyr by the Catholic Church.
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- Pope Callixtus I · Wikipedia contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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