Carpophorus
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Carpophorus (Karpophoros, Carpoforus, Carpoforo) is a name of Greek origin that means "fruit-bearer." It can refer to:
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[edit] People
- A patriarch of Carthage who presided from 258-?.
- The man said to have been the master of Pope Callixtus I before the latter became pope.
- The priest who converted Saint Chrysanthus.
- Carpoforo Tencalla (1623-1685), Swiss-Italian Baroque painter.
[edit] Places
- San Carpofóro Canyon, California.
- San Carpoforo, church in Gabiano, Italy.
- San Carpoforo, church in Como, Italy.
[edit] Saints
- Carpophorus, Exanthus, Cassius, Severinus, Secundus, and Licinius (d. ca. 295), Christian soldiers martyred at Como. The same Carpophorus and another soldier saint, Fidelis, are venerated at Como and Arona.
- Rufus and Carpophorus (Carpone), martyrs of Capua.
- Carpophorus is one of the Four Crowned Martyrs.
- Carpophorus, priest martyred around 300 either at Spoleto or at Seville.
[edit] Other
- Carpophorus was an epithet of Demeter and her daughter Persephone.
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