Carpophorus Explained

Carpophorus is a name of Greek origin that means "fruit-bearer." It can refer to:

People

• A bishop of the Archdiocese of Carthage who presided from 258?
• The owner of Pope Callixtus I when the latter was still a slave
• The priest who converted Chrysanthus of the sainted pair Chrysanthus and Daria
• Carpoforo Tencalla (1623–1685), Swiss-Italian Baroque painter

Places

• San Carpóforo Canyon, California
• San Carpoforo, church in Gabiano, Italy
• San Carpoforo, church in Como, Italy
• S. Carpoforo, parish church in Bissone, Switzerland

Saints

• Carpophorus, Exanthus, Cassius, Severinus, Secundus, and Licinius (died ca. 295), Christian soldiers martyred at Como
• 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

Other

• Carpophorus was an epithet of Demeter and her daughter Persephone