Sixtus Pastor

Born [date unknown] in Roma, Roman Empire

Died about 0128 in Roma, Roman Empire

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Biography

Pope St Sixtus I Pastor is Notable.

Sixtus, also spelled Xystus, son of Pastor, was a Greek speaking Roman.^[1]

He was consecrated Bishop of Rome in 117 or 119 and was pope during the reign of Hadrian.^[2] His papacy was about 10 years during which time he issued three ordinances:^[1]

• that none but sacred ministers are allowed to touch the sacred vessels;
• that bishops who have been summoned to the Holy See shall, upon their return, not be received by their diocese except on presenting Apostolic letters:
• that after the Preface in the Mass, the priest shall recite the Sanctus with the people.

He died in either 126 or 128 and is believed to be buried near St Peter's tomb on Vatican Hill.^[1][2]

Flocknote Popes in a Year ^[3] tells us:

St. Irenaeus marks St. Sixtus I as the seventh pope and sixth successor of St. Peter in Adversus haeresis ("Against Heresy"), preceded by Alexander and succeeded by Telesphorus.

Sixtus I was Roman by birth and of Greek descent, but otherwise not much is known about his life. His feast day is celebrated on April 6.

The Liber Pontificalis (a sort of history book on early popes) has Sixtus I instituting three disciplines into the life of the Church.

"Hadrian's Wall", a Roman fortification across northern England commissioned by the emperor Hadrian, was begun toward the end of Sixtus' papacy (122 A.D.). A good chunk of the wall is still in existence and remains one of the biggest tourist attractions in the northern portion of the country.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Wikipedia Pope Sixtus I
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Vatican
3. ↑ Flocknote Popes in a Year
   SOURCES (and further reading)
   - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Sixtus_I
   - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14031b.htm
   - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_century