Sixtus I | |
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Bishop of Rome | |
Head reliquary of Pope Sixtus I, Zadar | |
Church | Early Church |
Papacy began | c. 115/119 |
Papacy ended | c. 125/128 |
Predecessor | Alexander I |
Successor | Telesphorus |
Personal details | |
Born | 42 |
Died | 125 (aged c. 82 – 83) Rome, Roman Empire |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 6 April |
Title as Saint | Martyr |
Other popes named Sixtus |
Pope Sixtus I (Greek: Σίξτος), also spelled Xystus, a Roman of Greek descent,[1] was the bishop of Rome from c. 117 or 119 to his death c. 126 or 128.[2] He succeeded Alexander I and was in turn succeeded by Telesphorus. His feast is celebrated on 6 April.[2]