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San Sisto Vecchio
Old Basilica of Saint Sixtus
Basilica di San Sisto Vecchio
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41°52′49″N 12°29′46″E / 41.8804°N 12.496°E / 41.8804; 12.496
LocationPiazzale Numa Pompilio 8, Rome
CountryItaly
Language(s)Italian
DenominationCatholic
TraditionRoman Rite
Religious orderDominican Order
Websitesansistoroma.it
History
Former name(s)Titulus Crescentianae
StatusMinor basilica, titular church
Founded4th century AD
Founder(s)Pope Anastasius I
DedicationPope Sixtus II
Architecture
Architectural typeRomanesque, Baroque
Completed18th century
Administration
DioceseRome
The Maria Advocata, c. 6th century, hung in the basilica from 1221 to 1575

The Basilica of San Sisto Vecchio (in Via Appia) is one of the over sixty minor basilicas among the churches of Rome, and a titular church since 600 AD. As such, it is connected to the title of a Cardinal priest, currently Antoine Kambanda.

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