The Catacomb of Calepodius (also called the Cemetery of Calepodius) is one of the
Catacombs of Rome
The Catacombs of Rome () are ancient catacombs, underground burial places in and around Rome, of which there are at least forty, some rediscovered since 1578, others even as late as the 1950s.
There are more than fifty catacombs in the underg ...
, notable for containing the tombs of
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. ...
(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, notable for containing the Crypt of the Popes (Italian: ''Cappella dei Papi''), which once contained the tombs of several p ...
, 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 was appealed to by Athanasius when the latter was deposed from his position as patriarch by Arian bishops, Julius then supported Athanasius and condemned hi ...
, along with the eponymous
Calepodius :''Calepodius was the name of a 4th-century bishop of Naples.''
Saint Calepodius (; died 232 AD) was a priest who was killed during the persecutions of Christians by the Roman Emperor Alexander Severus. One of the catacombs of Rome, the cemetery o ...
.
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 () or Our Lady in Trastevere is a titulus (Roman Catholic), titular minor basilica in the Trastevere district of Rome, and one of the oldest churches of Rome. The basic floor plan and wall structure of the ...
in 790 by
Pope Adrian I
Pope Adrian I (; 700 – 25 December 795) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 1 February 772 until his death on 25 December 795. Descended from a family of the military aristocracy of Rome known as ''domini de via Lata'', h ...
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 was appealed to by Athanasius when the latter was deposed from his position as patriarch by Arian bishops, Julius then supported Athanasius and condemned hi ...
(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
This is a list of ancient monuments from Roman Republic, Republican and Roman Empire, Imperial periods in the city of Rome, Italy.
Amphitheaters
* Amphitheater of Caligula
* Amphitheatrum Castrense
* Amphitheater of Nero
* Amphitheater of Stati ...
Notes
References
* Reardon, Wendy J. 2004. ''The Deaths of the Popes''. Macfarland & Company, Inc.
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Saint Calepodius (; died 232 AD) was a priest who was killed during the persecutions of Christians by the Roman Emperor Alexander Severus. One of the catacombs of Rome, the cemetery o ...
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