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Entrance to the areal of the Catacomb of Callixtus.
Grave niches in the Catacomb of Callixtus

The Catacomb(s) of Callixtus (also known as the Cemetery of Callixtus) is one of the Catacombs of Rome on the Appian Way, most notable for containing the Crypt of the Popes (Italian: Cappella dei Papi), which once contained the tombs of several popes from the 2nd to 4th centuries.[1][2]

  1. ^ Reardon 2004, p. 291.
  2. ^ Carragáin, Éamonn Ó; Neuman de Vegvar, Carol L., eds. (2007). Roma felix: formation and reflections of medieval Rome. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-7546-6096-5. Retrieved May 26, 2009.

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Pope Callixtus I

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the care of widows and orphans; Callixtus lost the funds and fled from the city, but was caught near Portus. According to the tale, Callixtus jumped overboard...

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Pope Miltiades

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Papacy in early Christianity

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Callistus

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Callistus II of Constantinople, patriarch in 1397 Saint Callixtus I, pope from c. 217 to 222 Pope Callixtus II, pope from 1119 to 1124 Antipope Callixtus III,...

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Pope Eusebius

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buried in the catacomb of Callixtus. Pope Damasus I placed an epitaph of eight hexameters over his tomb because of his firm defence of ecclesiastical...

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Peace symbols

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inscriptions in the Roman catacombs, sometimes accompanied by the words in pace (Latin for "in peace"). For example, in the Catacomb of Callixtus, a dove and branch...

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Pope Felix I

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of feasts says that Pope Felix was interred in the Catacomb of Callixtus on the Via Appia. In the Roman "Feriale" or calendar of feasts, the name of Felix...

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List of extant papal tombs

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Pope Caius

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Pope Urban I

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name. However, when excavating the Catacomb of Callixtus Italian archaeologist Giovanni de Rossi uncovered the lid of a sarcophagus which suggested that...

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Pliny the Younger on Christians

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Pope Fabian

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Pope Anterus

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Real presence of Christ in the Eucharist

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of Paschal. Paschal is credited with finding the body of Saint Cecilia in the Catacomb of Callixtus and translating it to the rebuild the basilica of...

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Church service

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Pope Pontian

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Appian Way

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Pope Lucius I

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