Pope Sixtus I


Sixtus I
Bishop of Rome
Head reliquary of Pope Sixtus I, Zadar
ChurchEarly Church
Papacy beganc. 115
Papacy endedc. 124
PredecessorAlexander I
SuccessorTelesphorus
Personal details
Born42
Died125 (aged c. 82 – 83)
Rome, Roman Empire
Sainthood
Feast day6 April
Title as SaintMartyr
Other popes named Sixtus

Pope Sixtus I (Greek: Σίξτος, c. 42–124/126/128), also spelled Xystus, a Roman of Greek descent,[1] was the bishop of Rome from c. 115 to his death.[2] He succeeded Alexander I and was in turn succeeded by Telesphorus. His feast is celebrated on 6 April.[2]

  1. ^ George L. Williams (2004). Papal Genealogy: The Families and Descendants of the Popes. McFarland. p. 9. ISBN 9780786420711.
  2. ^ a b "Pope St. Sixtus I". The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1912.

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