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Pope Sixtus II (Greek: Πάπας Σίξτος Β΄), also written as Pope Xystus II, was bishop of Rome from 31 August 257 until his death on 6 August 258. He was killed along with seven deacons , including Lawrence of Rome , during the persecution of Christians by the Emperor Valerian .
7 August 1316 (2 years, 79 days) Interregnum: Two-year period without a valid pope elected. This was due to a deadlock among cardinals voting for the pope. 196: 7 August 1316 – 4 December 1334 (18 years, 119 days) John XXII IOANNES Vicesimus Secundus: Jacques d'Euse; Jacques Duèse c. 1244–49 Cahors, Quercy, France 67–72 / 85–90
Pope Stephen I (Saint), elected 12 May 254 and martyred 2 August 257 [4] [1] Pope Sixtus II (Saint), elected 30 August 257 and martyred 6 August 258 [4] Pope Dionysius (Saint), elected 22 July 259 after year of persecutions and died 26 December 268, martyred [4] Pope Felix I (Saint), elected 5 January 269 and died 30 December 274, martyred [4]
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 .
The Tridentine calendar commemorated Sixtus, Felicissimus, and Agapitus on the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, 6 August. They remained in that position in the General Roman Calendar until 1969, when, with the abolition of commemorations, the memorial of Pope Sixtus "and his companions" was moved to 7 August, the day immediately after ...
1529 (May 8) Intra Arcana: Clement VII: Grant of permissions and privileges to Emperor Charles V and the Spanish Empire, which included patronage power over their lands in the Americas. [142] 1533 (April 7) Sempiterno regi: Clement VII: Partial condemnation of the forced baptism of Portuguese Jews, and general pardon to New Christians. [143] 1533
The Church of Santi Domenico e Sisto is one of the titular churches [1] in Rome, Italy in the care of the Roman Catholic Order of Preachers, better known as the Dominicans. It is located at No. 1 Largo Angelicum on the Quirinal Hill on the campus of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) , of which it is the University Church.
Sixtus of Esztergom (d. 1285/86), Hungarian clergyman; Sixtus of Siena (1520–1569), Jewish Roman Catholic theologian; Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma (1886–1934) Albert Sixtus (1892–1960), German children's writer; Edmund Sixtus Muskie (1914–1996), American statesmen, 58th United States Secretary of State 1980–81