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Calixtus II

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Or Callistus II

noun

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


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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)

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

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)

Siege of Sutri by the army of Pope Calixtus II, and surrender of Antipope Gregory.

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

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