Pope Callixtus II

Blessed Calixtus II
Blessed Calixtus II
Papacy began	1 February 1119
Papacy ended	13 December 1124
Predecessor	Gelasius II
Successor	Honorius II
Personal details
Birth name	Guy de Vienne
Born	c. 1065?; Quingey, County of Burgundy, Holy Roman Empire
Died	13 December 1124; Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
	Other Popes named Callixtus

Calixtus II (or Calistus II) (died 13 December 1124), born Guy de Burgundy, the fourth son of William I, Count of Burgundy, was elected Pope on 1 February 1119 after the death of Pope Gelasius II.^[1] His pontificate was shaped by the Investiture Controversy, which he was able to settle through the Concordat of Worms (in 1122).

Sources

↑ John W. O'Malley, A History of the Popes: From Peter to the Present, (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2010), 116.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Gelasius II	Pope 1119 - 1124	Succeeded by Honorius II

Persondata
Name	Callixtus II
Alternative names
Short description	Pope from 1119 to 1124
Date of birth
Place of birth	Quingey, County of Burgundy, Holy Roman Empire
Date of death	December 13, 1124
Place of death	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire