Carpophorus

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
 * Carpophorus, a Roman slave who fought animals in the Inaugural games of the Flavian Amphitheatre

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