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Callistus (other)
Callistus, Calistus,calistas, Callixtus, and Calixtus (all four in Latin) and Kallistos ( "the most beautiful one") may refer to: Patriarchs, popes and antipopes * Patriarch Callistus I of Constantinople, patriarch from 1350 to 1353 and from 1354 to 1363 * Patriarch 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, antipope from 1168 to 1178 * Pope Callixtus III, pope from 1455 to 1458 Other persons * Callistus, a Roman general of the 3rd century more commonly known as Balista * Callistus Caravario (1903–1930), Italian Roman Catholic priest and missionary * Callistus Chukwu (born 1990), Nigerian footballer * Callistus Ndlovu (1936–2019), Zimbabwean politician * Callistus Valentine Onaga (born 1958), Nigerian Roman Catholic bishop * Callistus Rubaramira (born 1950), Ugandan Roman Catholic bishop * Gaius Julius Callistus, a Greek freedman of the Roman emp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callistus I Of Constantinople
Callistus I of Constantinople (; died August 1363) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for two periods from June 1350 to 1353 and from 1354 to 1363. Callistus I was an Athonite monk and supporter of Gregory Palamas. He died in Constantinople in August 1363. Life Nothing is known of Callistus' early life. He was a disciple of Gregory Palamas and Gregory of Sinai. He lived at Mount Athos for 28 years and was a monk at the Skete of Magoula near Philotheou Monastery at Mount Athos. In his "''Hagiography of Gregory of Sinai''", he mentions two devotees, Jakov of Serres and Romylos of Vidin, then living and writing in Serbia. He also founded the Monastery of Saint Mamas at Tenedos, a small island near the Dardanelles. Patriarchate Callistus was elected to the throne of the see of Constantinople on 10 June 1350, succeeding Isidore I of Constantinople. In 1351, he convened a synod in Constantinople that finally established the Orthodoxy of Hesychasm. Callistus I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callistus II Of Constantinople
Callistus II of Constantinople (''Xanthopoulos'' or ''Xanthopulus'', ; died after 1397) was a Byzantine Hesychasm, Hesychast monk and spiritual writer who reigned as list of Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in 1397. He was Patriarch through the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos, and through his short Patriarchal reign, Constantinople was under siege by the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I. Within the Orthodox Church, his memory is celebrated on November 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), 22 November.Great Synaxarium, Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Κάλλιστος ὁ Β’ Πατριάρχης Κωνσταντινουπόλεως', 22 Νοεμβρίου, ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. His surname indicates that he was from the monastery of Xanthopoulos. The majority of Patriarchs in the 14th century were monks in the Hesychast tradition. Notes and references Bibliography * Joan M. Hussey (198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope Callixtus I
Pope Callixtus I ( Greek: Κάλλιστος), also called Callistus I, was the bishop of Rome (according to Sextus Julius Africanus) from to his death or 223.Chapman, John (1908). "Pope Callistus I" in ''The Catholic Encyclopedia''. Vol. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 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 (the patron saint of cemetery workers). Life Callixtus I's contemporaries and enemies, Tertullian and Hippolytus of Rome, the author of '' Philosophumena'', relate that Callixtus, as a young slave from Rome, was put in charge of collected funds by his master Carpophorus, funds which were given as alms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope Callixtus II
Pope Callixtus II or Callistus II ( – 13 December 1124), born Guy of Burgundy, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from February 1119 to his death in 1124. His pontificate was shaped by the Investiture Controversy, which he was able to settle through the Concordat of Worms in 1122. As son of Count William I of Burgundy, Guy was a member of and connected to the highest nobility in Europe. He became archbishop of Vienne and served as papal legate to France. He attended the Lateran Synod of 1112. He was elected pope at Cluny in 1119. The following year, prompted by attacks on Jews, he issued the bull '' Sicut Judaeis'' which forbade Christians, on pain of excommunication, from forcing Jews to convert, from harming them, from taking their property, from disturbing the celebration of their festivals, and from interfering with their cemeteries. In March 1123, Calixtus II convened the First Lateran Council which passed several disciplinary decrees, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antipope Callixtus III
Callixtus III (also Calixtus III or Callistus III; died between 1180 and 1184) was an antipope from September 1168 until his resignation in August 1178. He was the third antipope elected in opposition to Pope Alexander III during the latter's struggle with the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. Callixtus' baptismal name was John. He entered the Vallombrosan monastery of Struma near Arezzo as a boy. In November 1158, the emperor placed the Vallombrosan under imperial protection. By that time, John was the abbot of Struma and one of the most important supporters of the emperor in Tuscany. After the disputed papal election of 1159, he supported the imperial candidate Victor IV over Alexander III. He was rewarded by Victor with the cardinal-bishopric of Albano, but was not immediately consecrated, rather continuing on as abbot. After the death of Victor's successor, Paschal III, on 20 September 1168, his supporters gathered in Rome to elect a new (anti-)pope. John was chosen that same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope Callixtus III
Pope Callixtus III (, , ; 31 December 1378 – 6 August 1458), born Alonso de Borja (), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 April 1455 to his death, in August 1458. Borgia spent his early career as a professor of law at the University of Lleida; he later served as a diplomat for the kings of Aragon. He became a tutor for King Alfonso V's illegitimate son Ferdinand. After arranging a reconciliation between Alfonso and Pope Martin V, Borgia was made Bishop of Valencia. In 1444, Pope Eugene IV named him a cardinal, and Borgia became a member of the Roman Curia. During the siege of Belgrade (1456), Callixtus initiated the custom that bells be rung at midday to remind the faithful to pray for the crusaders. The tradition of the Angelus noon bell still exists in most Catholic churches to this day. He was also responsible for the retrial of Joan of Arc that saw her vindicated. He appointed two nephews as cardinals, one of whom became Pope Alexande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balista
Balista or Ballista (died ), also known in the sources with the name of "Callistus", was one of the Thirty Tyrants of the controversial ''Historia Augusta'', and supported the rebellion of the Macriani against Emperor Gallienus. History Balista was the praetorian prefect under Valerian. After the Sasanian Empire defeated and captured that emperor in the Battle of Edessa. Balista, along with Macrianus, harassed the Sasanian army, even capturing Shapur's treasure and harem. Joined, in some accounts, by Odaenathus, the ''Lord of Palmyra'', they routed the Sasanian army that was returning from the ravaging of Cilicia. Then Macrianus proclaimed his sons, Macrianus Minor and Quietus, as emperors.D.S.Potter (2004), p.256 He stayed with Quietus in the East, while Macrianus and his elder son moved with the army against the West. In the Balkans, Macrianus were routed by the commander of Roman cavalry, Aureolus, a general loyal to Gallienus, and killed. Then, according to some accoun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callistus Caravario
Callistus Caravario (18 June 1903 ― 25 February 1930) was a Salesian priest serving in China, who along with Luigi Versiglia was martyred in China on 25 February 1930. Early life Caravario was born in Cuorgnè, Italy on 18 June 1903. He joined Salesians on the advice of Father Garelli and entered the Novitiate. Mission in China Callistus was inspired by the words of Bishop Luigi Versiglia who spoke of the missions to the Brothers on his visit to Turin in 1922 and wanted to join the mission in China. After a prolonged insisting to join the mission in China finally he was sent to China. He was sent to Macao and then he spent two years in Timor. He returned to Shaoguan on 18 May 1929 and was ordained a priest by Versiglia. He was entrusted with the mission at Lianzhou. Martyrdom On 13 February 1930, Caravario was accompanying Versiglia on his pastoral visit to his mission in Lianzhou and there were some young boys and girls with them. Their boat was stopped by a group of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callistus Chukwu
Callistus Chukwu (born 14 November 1990) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ... for a Finnish club AC Kajaani. Chukwu Callistus">AC Kajaani >> Chukwu Callistus He began his career at Emmanuel Amunike Soccer Academy. References External links * 1990 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Ykkönen players Kakkonen players AC Kajaani players Oulun Työväen Palloilijat players Närpes Kraft Fotbollsförening players Kajaanin Haka players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Finland JS Hercules players 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen {{Nigeria-footy-midfielde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callistus Ndlovu
Callistus Dingiswayo Ndlovu (9 February 1936 – 13 February 2019) was a Zimbabwean academic, diplomat, and politician. He joined the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) in 1963 as a teacher in Matabeleland, and went on to serve as its representative to the United Nations and North America in the 1970s. After Zimbabwe's independence in 1980, he was a member of the House of Assembly from 1980 to 1985 and served as a senator from 1985 to 1990. He left ZAPU and joined the ruling ZANU–PF party in 1984. Ndlovu held several portfolios in Prime Minister Robert Mugabe's cabinet in the 1980s, serving as Minister of Construction from 1982 to 1984, Minister of Mines from 1984 to 1985, and Minister of Industry and Technology between 1985 and 1989. In 1989, he was implicated in the Willowgate corruption scandal and resigned from the cabinet after being accused of lying to the official panel investigating the allegations. He ran unsuccessfully for Parliament in 2000 and again for the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callistus Valentine Onaga
Callistus Valentine Onaga, D.D., (born September 29, 1958) is the fifth Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Enugu. Early life and pastoral appointments Callistus Valentine Onaga is the fifth child of Vincent and Victoria Onaga. His mother was the granddaughter of the Paramount Ruler Chief Chukwuani (died 1930) from Ozalla, Nkanu West Local Government Area, Enugu State, Nigeria. Onaga attended St Anthony's Primary School, Agbudu, Nigeria, from 1964 to 1972. He received his secondary education at the Sacred Heart Seminary in Nsude, Nigeria, from 1973 to 1975. He earned his Bachelor of Divinity degree in Sacred Theology from the Urban University in Rome in 1987, and was ordained to the priesthood on August 8, 1987. Within the diocese, Onaga held several positions, including pastor at St. Mary's Church in Enugu, Vicar General, Administrator of Holy Ghost Cathedral, and committee chairman for the inauguration of the Diocese of Awgu. Episcopal appointments On February 9, 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callistus Rubaramira
Callistus Rubaramira (born 8 February 1950), is a Roman Catholic prelate, who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabale, in Uganda. He was appointed bishop on 15 March 2003 by Pope John Paul II. Early life and education Rubaramira was born on 8 February 1950, at ''Rubira-Kyanamira Village'', in Kabale District in the Western Region of Uganda. This lies in Rushoroza Parish, in the Diocese of Kabale, a Suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan ecclesiastical province of Mbarara. His parents are Cyprion Kwigira and Seforoza Bamusibane. He is the second-born in a family of ten siblings (six brothers and three sisters). He attended Saint Francis Kyanamira Primary School for his primary education. He attended Saint Paul's Seminary Mutolere for his O-Level education. He completed his A-Level studies at Kitabi Seminary in Bushenyi. He studied philosophy at ''St Thomas Aquinas National Major Seminary Katigondo'', in Kalungu District, where he studied Philosophy. He then tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
