Fresco of Pope Sixtus II by Sandro Botticelli in the Sistine Chapel.
Church
Early Church
Papacy began
31 August 257
Papacy ended
6 August 258
Predecessor
Stephen I
Successor
Dionysius
Personal details
Born
Unknown
Greece, Roman Empire
Died
(258-08-06)6 August 258 Rome, Roman Empire
Sainthood
Feast day
6/7 August
Venerated in
Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Other popes named Sixtus
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.[1]
^Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Pope St. Sixtus II" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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