Pope Saint Callistus (Calixtus) I

[Pope Callistus illustration] Reigned 218 to 223. Martyr; Roman of the "gens Domitia"; died in Rome, Italy. He was an archdeacon. As pope he regulated the marriage laws and granted communion to the adulterous after due penance had been undergone. Feast, Roman Calendar, 14 October.

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