Calixtus II

American  

Or Callistus II

noun

1. died 1124, French ecclesiastic: pope 1119–24.

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Example Sentences

And yet once again she fought for the Church in Lombardy against Henry IV., his son, and overcame him, in the time of Pope Calixtus II.

From Villani's Chronicle Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni Villani by Villani, Giovanni

The election of Diego's friend, Calixtus II, to the papacy, gave him his supreme opportunity.

From Spanish Highways and Byways by Bates, Katharine Lee

Henry V and Calixtus II compromise, at the Diet of Worms, the dispute respecting the right of investiture.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

One of his sons, Guy, became pope, under the name of Calixtus II.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." by Various

In 1119 Calixtus II condemned the heresy at its centre in Toulouse.

From The Church and the Empire, Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 1003 to A.D. 1304 by Medley, D. J. (Dudley Julius)