Saturday, November 2, 2013

CATACOMB OF CALEPODIUS

CATACOMBA DI CALEPODIO
Tomb of St. Callistus (217/222) martyred, according to tradition, in 222 in the Trastevere neighborhood
Casale di S. Pio V
Country House of St. Pius V
On the right end side there is the gate of the former papal residence of S. Pius V Ghislieri (1566/72) completed in 1567 by Giovanni Lippi aka Nanni di Baccio Bigio (about 1513/68)
It is also known as CASALE DEL CROCIFISSO, Country House of the Crucifix
In early 1900s it was bought by Queen Margherita of Savoy to be used as a HOSPICE FOR THE BLIND

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