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Callistus II

(d. 1124)


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(d. 1124),

Pope from 1119. He was a strong opponent of lay investiture; during his pontificate the Investiture Controversy was settled by the Concordat of Worms (1122). At the Lateran Council of 1123 he issued a series of decrees on simony, clerical celibacy, and the election of bishops.

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Callistus II (d. 1124)
in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (2 rev) Length: 53 words
Callistus (or Calixtus) II (d. 1124)
in The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (3 rev) Length: 306 words
Callistus II (2 Feb. 1119–14 Dec. 1124)
in A Dictionary of Popes (2) Length: 839 words
Calixtus II (c.1060–1124)
in Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages Length: 471 words

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