Pope Saint Sixtus I
Also known as
- Sisto I
- Xystus I
Profile
Little known about his life before he was chosen seventh pope in 116. He concerned himself with the liturgy, and instituted elements still in use today. He decreed that only priests may touch the sacred vessels, that bishops returning from the Apostolic See to their dioceses must present Apostolic letters, and that the priest shall recite the Sanctus with the people during the Mass. Reigned during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Trajan. Martyr.
Born
Papal Ascension
- Alife-Caiazzo, Italy, diocese of
- Anagni-Alatri, Italy, diocese of
- —
- Alatri, Italy
- Alife, Italy
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Encyclopedia
- Lives and Times of the Popes, by Alexis-François Artaud de Montor
- Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
- New Catholic Dictionary
- Saints of the Day, by Katherine Rabenstein
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MLA Citation
- “Pope Saint Sixtus I“. CatholicSaints.Info. 2 April 2024. Web. 3 May 2024. <>