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).

San Callisto
St. Callistus
S. Calixti (in Latin)
Chiesa di San Calisto
Facade of San Callisto.
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41°53′20.56″N 12°28′13.75″E / 41.8890444°N 12.4704861°E / 41.8890444; 12.4704861
LocationPiazza di San Calisto, Rome
CountryItaly
DenominationRoman Catholic
TraditionRoman Rite
WebsiteOfficial website
History
StatusTitular church
DedicationPope Callixtus I
Architecture
Architect(s)Orazio Torriani
Architectural typeChurch
Groundbreaking8th century AD
Completed1613
Administration
ProvinceDiocese of Rome
Clergy
Cardinal protectorWim Eijk

History

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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

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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

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References

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  • Mariano Armellini, Le chiese di Roma dal secolo IV al XIX, Rome, Tipografia Vaticana, 1891. penelope.uchicago.edu.
  • Christian Hülsen, Le chiese di Roma nel Medio Evo, Florence, Olschki, 1927. penelope.uchicago.edu.
  • Giuseppe Momo, Relazione sui lavori di restauro della chiesa di San Calisto in Roma, Rome, Società Arti Grafiche, 1938.
  • Claudio Rendina, Le Chiese di Roma, Milan, Newton Compton, 2000, p. 57.
  • Giorgio Carpaneto, Rione XIII Trastevere, in AA.VV, I rioni di Roma, Milan, Newton Compton, 2000, vol. III, pp. 831–923.