Pope Sixtus I ( Greek : Σίξτος), also spelled Xystus , a Roman of Greek descent, was the bishop of Rome from c. 117 or 119 to his death c. 126 or 128. He succeeded Alexander I and was in turn succeeded by Telesphorus . His feast is celebrated on 6 April.
10-1014: (Redirected from San Sisto ) Saint Sixtus (or San Sisto in Italian) may refer to the following: People [ edit ] Pope Sixtus I (d. 128) Pope Sixtus II (d. 258), martyr Pope Sixtus III (d. 440) Sixtus of Reims (d.c. 300), first bishop of Reims Places [ edit ] Italy [ edit ] San Sisto, Piacenza , church in Piacenza San Sisto, Pisa , church in Pisa San Sisto Vecchio , church in Rome San Sisto, Viterbo , church in Lazio San Sisto (Genoa) , church in Genoa San Sisto al Pino , village in
20-481: A summary of universal history from the sources, arranged according to nations. The second part (Greek, Chronikoi kanones , "Chronological Canons") furnishes a synchronism of the historical material in parallel columns, the equivalent of a parallel timeline , where each line is a year. It is the longest preserved list of Olympic victors, containing however mainly the stadion (running race) winners from 776 B.C. to A.D. 217. These tables have been completely preserved in
30-515: Is entirely preserved in the Latin translation by Jerome . Portions also exist in quotation in later Syriac writers such as the fragments by James of Edessa and, following him, Michael the Syrian . The Chronicle as preserved extends to the year 325, and was written before the " Church History ". The work was composed divided into two parts. The first part (Greek, Chronographia , "Annals") gives
40-666: The Liberian Catalogue of popes, he served the Church during the reign of Hadrian "from the consulate of Niger and Apronianus until that of Verus III and Ambibulus", that is, from 117 to 126. Eusebius states in his Historia Ecclesiastica that Sixtus I reigned from 119 to 128, which is repeated in the Latin translation of his Chronicon . However, the Armenian translation dates Telesphorus’ accession to 124. Eusebius himself begins to show internal inconsitencies for
50-413: The chronology of this period; Richard Adelbert Lipsius compares the available sources and asserts that Sixtus died between around 125, after a tenure of 10 years. Like most of his predecessors, Sixtus I was believed to have been buried near Peter 's grave on Vatican Hill , although there are differing traditions concerning where his body lies today. In Alife , there is a Romanesque crypt, which houses
60-428: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saint_Sixtus&oldid=1108442817 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Title and name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Pope Sixtus I Older sources use
70-470: The province of Pisa Belgium [ edit ] St. Sixtus' Abbey , Westvleteren, West Flanders Australia [ edit ] San Sisto College , Brisbane See also [ edit ] Sixtus (disambiguation) Saint-Sixte (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Saint Sixtus . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
80-799: The relics of Pope Sixtus I, brought there by Rainulf III . Alban Butler ( Lives of the Saints , 6 April) states that Clement X gave some of his relics to Cardinal de Retz , who placed them in the Abbey of Saint Michael in Lorraine . Sixtus I instituted several Catholic liturgical and administrative traditions. According to the Liber Pontificalis (ed. Duchesne, I.128), he passed the following three ordinances: Chronicon (Eusebius) The Chronicon or Chronicle ( Greek : Παντοδαπὴ ἱστορία Pantodape historia , " Universal history ")
90-599: The spelling Xystus (from the Greek ξυστός, xystos , "shaved") in reference to the first three popes of that name. Pope Sixtus I was also the sixth Pope after Peter , leading to questions as to whether the name "Sixtus" is derived from sextus , Latin for "sixth". The "Xystus" mentioned in the Catholic Canon of the Mass is Xystus II , not Xystus I. All authorities agree that he reigned about ten years. According to
100-522: Was a work in two books by Eusebius of Caesarea . It seems to have been compiled in the early 4th century. It contained a world chronicle from Abraham until the vicennalia of Constantine I in A.D. 325. Book 1 contained sets of extracts from earlier writers; book 2 contained a technically innovative list of dates and events in tabular format. The original Greek text is lost, although substantial quotations exist in later chronographers. Both books are mostly preserved in an Armenian translation. Book 2
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