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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 .
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 .
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]
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
The martyrdom of Saint Sixtus II and his deacons. (Martyre de saint Sixte II et de ses diacres. Cote: Français 185, Fol. 96v . Vies de saints, France, Paris) Felicissimus and Agapitus were two of the six deacons of Pope Sixtus II who were martyred with him on or about 6 August 258, Felicissimus and Agapitus on the same day as the Pope.
The Sistine Chapel was commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV for the Jubilee of 1475, and the big Vatican garage was built for the 2000 Jubilee under St. John Paul II. Pope Boniface VII called the first Holy Year in 1300, and in recent times they are generally celebrated every 25 to 50 years.
The War of Ferrara (also known as the Salt War, Italian: Guerra del Sale) was fought in 1482–1484 between Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, and the forces mustered by Ercole's personal nemesis, Pope Sixtus IV and his Venetian allies. Hostilities ended with the Treaty of Bagnolo, signed on 7 August 1484.
The ceremony to install the new appointees, known as a consistory, will be held on Dec. 8, the 87-year-old pope said during his weekly noon-time prayer with pilgrims and tourists in St. Peter's ...