HyperDic: calixtus_ii

English > 1 sense of the expression Calixtus II:
NOUNperson Calixtus II, Guy of Burgundypope who in 1122 forced the Holy Roman Emperor Henry V to sign a concordat that recognized the right of the church to choose its own leadership (died in 1124)
English > Calixtus II: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaningpope who in 1122 forced the Holy Roman Emperor Henry V to sign a concordat that recognized the right of the church to choose its own leadership (died in 1124).
SynonymGuy of Burgundy
Instance ofpope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of RomeThe head of the Roman Catholic Church

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