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title: "St. Callistus I: Feast Day October 14 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-callistus-i/
description: "St. Callistus I, Pope and Martyr. Remembered on October 14, died c. 222. Read their life in Bless."
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Pope and Martyr · Remembered on October 14

# St. Callistus I

St. Callistus I is remembered on October 14 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [October 14](https://blessbible.app/saints/october/#14) |
| Title | Pope and Martyr |
| Died | c. 222 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Thursday, October 14, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-callistus-i/#calendar) |

## Life

A slave, failed banker, and convict of the Sardinian mines who rose to administer the Church’s cemetery on the Appian Way — the catacomb that bears his name — and then to the papacy, where his mercy toward repentant sinners scandalized the rigorists. He governed five years and died a martyr in a popular riot.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Callistus I. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Thursday, October 14, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/10/14/) | Thursday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Romans 3:21-30 · Psalm 130:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6ab · John 14:6 · Luke 11:47-54 |
| [Saturday, October 14, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/10/14/) | Saturday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Galatians 3:22-29 · Psalm 105:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 · Luke 11:28 · Luke 11:27-28 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[October 13 St. Edward the Confessor](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-edward-the-confessor/) [October 15 St. Teresa of Ávila](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-teresa-of-avila/)

[All the saints of October](https://blessbible.app/saints/october/) [Born on October 14?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#10-14) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Callistus I

Remembered on October 14

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-callistus-i/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-callistus-i/#calendar)

In the app

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