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Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Pope Saint Calistus II Date And Artist Unknown Abbey Church In SaintAntoineLAbbaye Isère France Photographed On 6 September 2011 By Gfreihalter
Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Pope Saint Calistus II Date And Artist Unknown Abbey Church In SaintAntoineLAbbaye Isère France Photographed On 6 September 2011 By Gfreihalter

Pope Saint Callistus II

Also known as: Calixt II; Calixtus II; Guido of Burgundy

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

December 12

Died

December 13, 1124

Biography

Pope Saint Callistus II, also known as Calixt II or Calixtus II, was born around 1065 in Quingey, France, to a noble family. He was the uncle of the Queen of France and cousin of the King of England, and he had family ties to the German Emperor. Guido of Burgundy, as he was known before his papacy, began his religious journey as a Benedictine monk....