San Callisto

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San Callisto
St. Callistus
S. Calixti (in Latin)
Chiesa di San Calisto
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Facade of San Callisto.
San Callisto
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41°53′20.56″N12°28′13.75″E / 41.8890444°N 12.4704861°E / 41.8890444; 12.4704861
LocationPiazza di San Calisto, Rome
Country Italy
Denomination Roman Catholic
Tradition Roman Rite
Website Official website
History
Status Titular church
Dedication Pope Callixtus I
Architecture
Architect(s) Orazio Torriani
Architectural type Church
Groundbreaking 8th century AD
Completed1613
Administration
Province Diocese of Rome
Clergy
Cardinal protector Wim Eijk

San Callisto (English: Saint Callixtus, Latin : S. Calixti) is a Roman Catholic titular church in Rome, Italy, built over the site of Pope Callixtus I's martyrdom (c. AD 222).

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History

The original building dates from the time of Pope Gregory III (r. 731–741), who ordered the building of a church on the site. The church has been rebuilt twice since, first in the twelfth century, and the current church restored in 1610 by Orazio Torriani for the Benedictine monks of Montecassino. [1]

In January 2017, in response to Pope Francis's call for an increase in aid to the homeless, especially during the cold winter weather, the Community of Sant'Egidio opened San Callisto as an overnight shelter, with a hot meal available at a nearby cafeteria. [2]

Established in 1517, the Titulus San Calixti is currently held by Willem Jacobus Cardinal Eijk. [3]

Architecture

The seventeenth-century facade carried the coat of arms of Paul V. The altarpiece, by, Avanzino Nucci, depicts the "Glora di San Callisto". The church has a single aisle with a chapel on either side. Within the chapel to the right, two angels attributed to Gian Lorenzo Bernini support a painting by Pier Leone Ghezzi. The chapel on the left contains the well where Callistus I, later venerated as a saint, was martyred. [1]

List of titular cardinal-priests

Notes

  1. 1 2 "San Calisto (San Callisto)", Turismo Roma, Major Events, Sport, Tourism and Fashion Department
  2. Brockhaus, Hannah. "Dinner and a warm place to sleep: How the Vatican is reaching out to Rome's homeless", CNA, January 16, 2017
  3. Cardinal Title S. Callisto GCatholic.org

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