immense popularity throughout Western Christendom.

See Bolland, _Acta Sanct._ vi. 146; Guenebault, _Dict. iconographique
des attributs des figures et des legendes des saints_ (Par., 1850);
Smith and Wace, _Dict. of Christ. Biog._ (London, 1877, &c., 4 vols.);
A. Sinemus, _Die Legende vom h. Christophorus_ (Hanover, 1868); and
other literature cited in Herzog-Hauck, _Realencyk._ iv. 60.

FOOTNOTE:

[1] Or Dagnus--perhaps to be identified with Maximinus Daza, joint
emperor (with Galerius) in the East 305-311, and sole emperor
311-313.

CHRISTOPHORUS, pope or anti-pope, elected in 903 against Leo V., whom he
threw into prison. In January 904 he was treated in the same fashion by
his competitor, Sergius III., who had him strangled.

CHRISTOPOULOS, ATHANASIOS (1772-1847), Greek poet, was born at Castoria
in Macedonia. He studied at Buda and Padua, and became teacher of the
children of the Vlach prince Mourousi. After the fall of that prince in
1811, Christopoulos was employed by Prince Caradja, who had been
appointed hospodar of Moldavia and Walachia, in drawing up a code of
laws for that country. On the removal of Caradja, he retired into
private life and devoted himself to literature. He wrote drinking songs
and love ditties which are very popular among the Greeks. He is also the
author of a tragedy, of _Politika Parallela_ (a comparison of various
systems of government), of translations of Homer and Herodotus, and of
some philological works on the connexion between ancient and modern
Greek.

His _Hellenika Archaiologemata_ (Athens, 1853) contains an account of
his life.

CHRIST'S HOSPITAL (the "Blue-coat School"), a famous English educational
and charitable foundation. It was originally one of three royal
hospitals in the city of London, founded by Edward VI., who is said to
have been inspired by a sermon of Bishop Ridley on charity. Christ's
hospital was specially devoted to fatherless and motherless children.
The buildings of the monastery of Grey Friars, Newgate Street, were
appropriated to it; liberal public subscription added to the king's
grant endowed it richly; and the mayor, commonalty and citizens of
London were nominated its governors in its charter of 1553. At first
Christ's hospital shared a common fund with the two other hospitals of
the foundation (Bridewell and St Thomas's), but the three soon became
independent. Not long after its opening Christ's was p