San Callisto
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San Callisto is a Roman Catholic titular church in Rome
, Italy, built over the site of Saint Pope Callistus I and the location of his martyrdom. The original building dates form the time of Pope Gregory III
who order the building of a church on the site. The church has been rebuilt twice since, first in the twelfth century and again the current church in 1610. In 1458 Pope Callixtus III
granted it a titular church as a seat for Cardinals
.
Established in 1517, the Titulus San Calixti has been vacant since 2003.
. The church has a single aisle with a chapel either side. The chapel on the right are two angels sculptured by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
. The chapel on the left contains the pit where Saint Pope Callistus I was martyred. The main alter has the fresco Glory of St. Callisto done by Antonio Achilli.
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy, built over the site of Saint Pope Callistus I and the location of his martyrdom. The original building dates form the time of Pope Gregory III
Pope Gregory III
Pope Saint Gregory III was pope from 731 to 741. A Syrian by birth, he succeeded Gregory II in March 731. His pontificate, like that of his predecessor, was disturbed by the iconoclastic controversy in the Byzantine Empire, in which he vainly invoked the intervention of Charles Martel.Elected by...
who order the building of a church on the site. The church has been rebuilt twice since, first in the twelfth century and again the current church in 1610. In 1458 Pope Callixtus III
Pope Callixtus III
Pope Callixtus III , né Alfons de Borja, was Pope from April 8, 1455 to his death in 1458.-Biography:...
granted it a titular church as a seat for Cardinals
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
.
Established in 1517, the Titulus San Calixti has been vacant since 2003.
Architecture
The seventeenth century facade carried the coat of arms of Pope Paul VPope Paul V
-Theology:Paul met with Galileo Galilei in 1616 after Cardinal Bellarmine had, on his orders, warned Galileo not to hold or defend the heliocentric ideas of Copernicus. Whether there was also an order not to teach those ideas in any way has been a matter for controversy...
. The church has a single aisle with a chapel either side. The chapel on the right are two angels sculptured by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian artist who worked principally in Rome. He was the leading sculptor of his age and also a prominent architect...
. The chapel on the left contains the pit where Saint Pope Callistus I was martyred. The main alter has the fresco Glory of St. Callisto done by Antonio Achilli.
List of Cardinal Priests
- Francesco Armellini Pantalassi de' MediciFrancesco Armellini Pantalassi de' MediciFrancesco Armellini Pantalassi de' Medici was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was a part of the Roman Curia....
(6 July 1517 - 22 November 1523) - Alonso Manrique de LaraAlonso Manrique de LaraAlfonso or Alonso Manrique de Lara y Solís, , Bishop of Badajoz, was a Spanish churchman. He was Bishop of Cordoba, , and Archbishop of Seville...
(17 April 1531 - 12 July 1532) - Jacopo SadoletoJacopo SadoletoJacopo Sadoleto was Catholic Bishop and Cardinal, loyal to the Catholic Church.-Life:He was born at Modena in 1477, the son of a noted jurist, he acquired reputation as a neo-Latin poet, his best-known piece being one on the group of Laocoön. In Rome, he obtained the patronage of Cardinal Carafa...
(15 January 1537 - 11 May 1545) - Sebastiano Antonio Pighini (27 June 1552 - 23 November 1553)
- Pietro Tagliavia d’Aragonia (17 July 1555 - 5 August 1558)
- Ludovico MadruzzoLudovico Madruzzothumb|200px|Portrait of Ludovico Madruzzo by [[Giovanni Battista Moroni]].Art Institute, [[Chicago]].Ludovico Madruzzo was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and statesman, the Imperial crown-cardinal and Prince-Bishop of the Bishopric of Trento .-Biography:Born in Trento, he was the son of baron...
(3 June 1561 - 4 April 1562) - Innocenzo Ciocchi Del MonteInnocenzo Ciocchi Del MonteInnocenzo Ciocchi Del Monte was a 16th century Cardinal, and the centre of scandal in his time. He was raised to his position at the age of 17 by the newly-elected Del Monte Pope Julius III, with whom he had been living for some years; he proved totally unsuited to hold office, and his continuing...
(4 May 1562 - 17 November 1564) - Angelo Nicolini (15 May 1565 - 15 August 1567)
- Gianpaolo Della Chiesa (5 April 1568 - 14 May 1570)
- Marco Antonio Maffei (9 June 1570 - 22 August 1583)
- Lanfranco Margotti (10 December 1608 - 11 January 1610)
- François de La RochefoucauldFrançois de La Rochefoucauld (Cardinal)François de La Rochefoucauld was a French Cardinal and an "important figure in the French Counter Reformation church".-Life:...
(1 February 1610 - 14 February 1645) - Tiberio Cenci (24 April 1645 - 26 February 1653)
- Prospero Caffarelli (23 March 1654 - 14 August 1659)
- Vincenzo Costaguti (19 July 1660 - 6 December 1660)
- Pietro VidoniPietro VidoniPietro Vidoni was an Italian cardinal and between 1652–1660 a papal legate and nuncio to Poland.-Personal life:...
(4 July 1661 - 13 March 1673) - Fabrizio SpadaFabrizio SpadaFabrizio Spada was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, and served as Secretary of State under Pope Innocent XII.-Life:...
(23 March 1676 - 23 May 1689) - Nicolò Acciaiuoli (28 November 1689 - 28 September 1693)
- Toussaint de Forbin-Janson (28 September 1693 - 24 March 1713)
- Gianantonio Davia (30 August 1713 - 19 November 1725)
- Prospero Marefoschi (19 November 1725 - 20 September 1728)
- Leandro Porzia (20 September 1728 - 2 June 1740)
- Henri-Oswald de la Tour d’Auvergne de Bouillon (16 September 1740 - 23 April 1747)
- Silvio Valenti GonzagaSilvio Valenti GonzagaSilvio Valenti Gonzaga was an Italian nobleman and Catholic priest.Gonzaga was born in Mantua. He was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 1738 by Pope Clement XII. On the 15 May 1747 he was given the titular church of San Callisto...
(15 May 1747 - 9 April 1753) - Fortunato Tamburini (9 April 1753 - 9 August 1761)
- Urbano Paracciani Rutili (15 June 1767 - 2 January 1777)
- Tommaso Maria Ghilini (20 July 1778 - 17 February 1783)
- Barnaba Chiaramonti (26 June 1785 - 14 March 1800) later Pope Pius VIIPope Pius VIIPope Pius VII , born Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti, was a monk, theologian and bishop, who reigned as Pope from 14 March 1800 to 20 August 1823.-Early life:...
- Carlo Giuseppe Filippa della Martiniana (2 April 1800 - 7 December 1802)
- Antonio Despuig y Dameto (26 September 1803 - 2 May 1813)
- Domenico Spinucci (29 April 1816 - 21 December 1823)
- Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari (3 July 1826 - 2 February 1831) later Pope Gregory XVIPope Gregory XVIPope Gregory XVI , born Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari, named Mauro as a member of the religious order of the Camaldolese, was Pope of the Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846...
- Luigi LambruschiniLuigi LambruschiniLuigi Lambruschini was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church in the mid nineteenth century.-Biography:...
(24 February 1832 - 24 January 1842) - Luigi Vannicelli Casoni (27 January 1842 - 4 October 1847)
- Thomas-Marie-Joseph GoussetThomas-Marie-Joseph GoussetThomas-Marie-Joseph Gousset was a French cardinal and theologian....
(10 April 1851 - 22 December 1866) - Jean Baptiste François PitraJean Baptiste Francois PitraJean Baptiste Francois Pitra was a French Catholic cardinal, archaeologist and theologian.He was born in Champforgeuil. Joining the Benedictine Order, he entered the Abbey of Solesmes in 1842, and was collaborator of Abbe Migne in the latter's Patrologia latina and Patrologia Graeca...
(22 February 1867 - 12 May 1879) - Gustav Adolf von Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (10 November 1884 - 2 December 1895)
- Isidoro VergaIsidoro VergaIsidoro Verga was an Italian canon lawyer and Cardinal.He was created Cardinal in 1884, and became bishop of Albano and Apostolic Penitentiary in 1896, and given the titular church of San Callisto.-External links:**...
(22 June 1896 - 30 Novemver 1896) - Agostino CiascaAgostino CiascaAgostino Ciasca was an Italian Augustinian and Cardinal. He was a distinguished orientalist, and archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives....
(22 June 1899 - 6 February 1902) - Carlo NocellaCarlo NocellaCarlo Nocella was an Italian cardinal. He was Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation , Latin Patriarch of Antioch , and Latin Patriarch of Constantinople ....
(25 June 1903 - 22 July 1908) - Antonio Vico (2 December 1912 - 6 December 1915)
- Alessio AscalesiAlessio AscalesiAlessio Ascalesi was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Naples.-Biography:Ascalesi was born in Casalnuovo, near Naples. He joined the priesthood and entered the Seminary of Spoleto. He was ordained on 8 June 1895. He joined the Congregation of the Most Precious Blood...
(7 December 1916 - 11 May 1952) - Marcello MimmiMarcello MimmiMarcello Mimmi was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Naples from 1952 to 1957, and Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation from 1957 until his death...
(15 January 1953 - 9 June 1958) - Alfonso CastaldoAlfonso CastaldoAlfonso Castaldo was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Naples from 1958 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958.-Biography:...
(18 December 1958 - 3 March 1966) - Corrado UrsiCorrado UrsiCorrado Ursi was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Naples from 1966 to 1987, and was created a cardinal in 1967, given the titular church of San Callisto.-Biography:...
(29 June 1967 - 29 September 2003)