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Calixtus III
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Ca·lix·tus III  (k-lksts) or Cal·lis·tus III (-lsts) Originally Alfonso Borgia. 1378-1458.
Pope (1455-1458) who tried unsuccessfully to set in motion a crusade to recapture Constantinople from the Turks and whose nepotism empowered the Borgia family in Italy.
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Noun1.Calixtus III - Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458)
Alfonso Borgia, Borgia
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Distressed that her dear city had recently suffered an incursion by Neapolitan mercenaries, she raises an admonitory finger over the towers of a miniature Siena, telling the Borgia Pope Callixtus III to safeguard its gates, through which an elfin muletrain carries sacks of grain to the crowded city.
Sienese painting at the London National Gallery by Bruce, Donald / Contemporary Review
 
 
 
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