The Catacomb of Calepodius (also called the Cemetery of Calepodius) is one of the
Catacombs of Rome
The Catacombs of Rome ( it, Catacombe di Roma) are ancient catacombs, underground burial places in and around Rome, of which there are at least forty, some rediscovered only in recent decades. Though most famous for Christian burials, either ...
, notable for containing the tombs of
Pope Callixtus I
Pope Callixtus I, also called Callistus I, was the bishop of Rome (according to Sextus Julius Africanus) from c. 218 to his death c. 222 or 223.Chapman, John (1908). "Pope Callistus I" in ''The Catholic Encyclopedia''. Vol. 3. New York: Robert A ...
(ironically, the creator of 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 sev ...
, which once contained the tombs of a dozen other popes) and
Pope Julius I
Pope Julius I was the bishop of Rome from 6 February 337 to his death on 12 April 352. He is notable for asserting the authority of the pope over the Arian Eastern bishops, as well as a dubious claim that he set 25 December as the official birthda ...
, along with the eponymous
Calepodius.
Prominent interments
Callixtus I (217–222) was interred in the Catacomb of Calepodius,
instead of that which bears his name, allegedly because the latter was under surveillance of the emperor's guards; this legend as well as that of Callixtus I's martyrdom is unlikely as
there was no persecution of Christians under Alexander Severus, the emperor when Callixtus I died.
However, Julius I erected a more elaborate tomb of Callixtus I in the catacomb in the fourth century, decorated with frescos of his alleged martyrdom.
[Reardon, 2004, p. 26.] This tomb was discovered in 1960, although the relics were likely translated to
Santa Maria in Trastevere
The Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere ( it, Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere); en, Our Lady in Trastevere) is a titular minor basilica in the Trastevere district of Rome, and one of the oldest churches of Rome. The basic floor plan and ...
in 790 by
Pope Adrian I
Pope Adrian I ( la, Hadrianus I; died 25 December 795) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 1 February 772 to his death. He was the son of Theodore, a Roman nobleman.
Adrian and his predecessors had to contend with periodic ...
due to the impending Lombard invasion.
The only other papal tomb in the Catacomb of Calepodius was that of
Pope Julius I
Pope Julius I was the bishop of Rome from 6 February 337 to his death on 12 April 352. He is notable for asserting the authority of the pope over the Arian Eastern bishops, as well as a dubious claim that he set 25 December as the official birthda ...
(337–352), who was translated with Callixtus I to Santa Maria in Trastevere.
[Reardon, 2004, p. 35.] Calepodius, the early Christian martyr eponymous with the Catacomb was translated with the two pontiffs.
See also
*
List of ancient monuments in Rome
Notes
References
* Reardon, Wendy J. 2004. ''The Deaths of the Popes''. Macfarland & Company, Inc.
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