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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 .
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 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.
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]
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.
According to tradition, the church was established by Pope Anastasius I (399–401). The church is dedicated to Pope Sixtus II and houses his relics (transferred there from the Catacomb of Callixtus in the sixth century.) San Sisto was rebuilt in the early 13th century by Pope Innocent III.
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 ...
The 1471 papal conclave (August 6–9) elected Pope Sixtus IV following the death of Pope Paul II.With the exception of the conclaves of the Western Schism, this conclave was the first since 1305 to feature a working, two-thirds majority of Italians within the College of Cardinals, in no small part because of the absence of six non-Italian cardinals. [1]