E00327: The Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome in the 530s, and re-edited before 546, in its account of *Callixtus (bishop and martyr of Rome, S00145), states that he died a martyr and was buried in the cemetery of Calepodius, on the via Aurelia outside Rome, on 14 October. The second edition adds that he built a cemetery on the via Appia, where many martyrs lie and which is still called the cemetery of Callixtus.

Liber Pontificalis 17

First edition (as reconstructed by Duchesne)

Calistus, natione Romanus, ex patre Domitio, de regione Urberavennantium, sedit ann. VI mens. II dies X. Fuit autem temporibus Macrini et Theodoliobolli a consulatu Antonini et Alexandri. Hic martyrio coronatur ... Hic fecit basilicam trans Tyberim et cimiterium via Appia qui dicitur Calisti. Qui etiam sepultus est in cymiterio Calepodi, via Aurelia, miliario III, prid. id. octob.

'Callixtus, born in Rome, son of Domitius, from the region of Urbs Ravennatium, held the see 6 years 2 months 10 days. He was bishop in the time of Macrinus and Theodoliobollus from the consulship of Antoninus [AD 218] and of Alexander [AD 222]. He was crowned with martyrdom ... He built the basilica across the Tiber and the cemetery on the via Appia called that of Callixtus. He was buried in the cemetery of Calepodius on the via Aurelia at the 3rd mile the day before the Ides of October [14 October].'


Second edition

Callistus, natione Romanus, ex patre Domitio, de regione Urberavennantium, sedit ann. VI m. II d. X. Fuit autem temporibus Macrini et Theodoliobolli a consulatu Antonini et Alexandri. Hic martyrio coronatur ... Qui etiam sepultus est in cymiterio Calepodi, via Aurelia, miliario III, prid. id. octob. Qui fecit alium cymiterium via Appia, ubi multi sacerdotes et martyres requiescunt, qui appellatur usque in hodiernum diem cymiterium Calisti.

'Callixtus, born in Rome, son of Domitius, from the region Urbs Ravennatium, held the see 6 years 2 months 10 days. He was bishop in the time of Macrinus and Theodoliobollus from the consulship of Antoninus [AD 218] and of Alexander [AD 222]. He was crowned with martyrdom ... He was buried in the cemetery of Calepodius on the via Aurelia at the 3rd mile on 14 October. He built another cemetery on the via Appia, where many sacerdotes and martyrs lie at rest; even to this day it is called the cemetery of Callixtus.'


Text: Duchesne 1886, 63 and 141. Translation: Davis 2010, 7, lightly modified.