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...

Church. For the remainder of his pontificate, Sixtus turned to temporal issues and dynastic considerations. Sixtus IV sought to strengthen his position by surrounding...

Sixto. Pope Sixtus I (115/116–125) Pope Sixtus II (257–258) Pope Sixtus III (432–440) Pope Sixtus IV (1471–1484) Pope Sixtus V (1585–1590) Sixtus of Reims...

election to the papacy on 24 April 1585, with the title of Sixtus V to honour Pope Sixtus IV, also a Franciscan like himself. One of the things that commended...

attributed to Filocalus. A plaque placed by Pope Sixtus III (c. 440) lists the following popes: Sixtus II, Dionysius, Cornelius, Felix, Pontianus, Fabianus...

August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the persecution of the Christians that the Roman...

Anterus, Fabian, Lucius I, Sixtus II, Alexander I, Eutychian, and Miltiades. A long inscription made in the period of Pope Sixtus III (around 440) outside...

not been verified. He was elected pope in 259, after the martyrdom of Sixtus II in 258. The Holy See had been vacant for nearly a year because it was...

Stephen I (Saint), elected 12 May 254 and martyred 2 August 257 Pope Sixtus II (Saint), elected 30 August 257 and martyred 6 August 258 Pope Dionysius...

Elmina), on the Gold Coast region, and their king, John II, was permitted by the Pope [Sixtus II or Innocent VIII] to style himself Lord of Guinea, a title...

The Sixtus Affair (German: Sixtus-Affäre, Hungarian: Sixtus-ügy) was a failed attempt by Emperor Charles I of Austria to conclude a negotiated peace with...

from Greece (Pope Anacletus, Pope Hyginus, Pope Eleutherius, and Pope Sixtus II) 3 from the Holy Land in modern-day Israel (Pope Peter, Pope Evaristus...

(decapitation). Pope Sixtus II, bishop of Rome, is martyred. Clement of Ancyra, Christian bishop and martyr (d. 312)[citation needed] August 6 – Sixtus II, bishop...

Among those executed under Valerian were Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage, and Sixtus II, Bishop of Rome with his deacons, including Saint Lawrence. The public...

memorial of Pope Sixtus "and his companions" was moved to 7 August, the day immediately after that of their death. "Michael Ott, Sixtus II in Catholic Encyclopedia"...

Pius V Pius X Pontian Sergius I Silverius Simplicius Siricius Sixtus I Sixtus II Sixtus III Soter Stephen I Stephen IV Sylvester I Symmachus Telesphorus...

ISBN 978-0-7524-6662-0. Pierce 1996, pp. 314–315 The Complete Peerage, v. XII p. II, p. 393 "Margaret Pole". Tudor History. Retrieved 18 January 2014. "1541:...

began 12 May 254 Papacy ended 2 August 257 Predecessor Lucius I Successor Sixtus II Personal details Born Rome, Roman Empire Died (257-08-02)2 August 257...

corrections to its existing biographies of the popes, from St Peter to John Paul II". The corrections concerned dates, especially in the first two centuries,...

Poulengy. Meanwhile, she was summoned to Nancy under safe conduct by Charles II, Duke of Lorraine, who had heard about Joan during her stay at Vaucouleurs...

According to Hincmar, a 9th-century archbishop of Reims, Sixtus was sent from Rome by Pope Sixtus II to Gaul to assist in Christianizing the region. Another...

Anchorite, Leonard of Noblac, Nicholas, Sebastian, Oswald the King, Pope Sixtus II, Apollonia, Dorothea of Caesarea, Wolfgang of Regensburg or Roch were...

One exception was Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, who was twice excommunicated by the Pope during a Crusade. Frederick II ignored this and was moderately...

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...

have been canonised was Pope John Paul II, whose cause for canonisation was opened in May 2005. John Paul II was beatified on 1 May 2011, by Pope Benedict...

Sixtus (or San Sisto in Italian) may refer to the following: Pope Sixtus I (d. 128) Pope Sixtus II (d. 258), martyr Pope Sixtus III (d. 440) Sixtus of...

have occurred in 257. Prominent Christians executed in 258 included Pope Sixtus II (6 August), Saint Romanus Ostiarius (9 August) and Saint Lawrence (10...

Pope Sixtus IV paid a formal visit to the newly restored building on 1 May 1482, and it may be that Giuliano was already in residence then. Sixtus IV died...

chronicled that her body lay undisturbed in Sicily for 400 years, before Faroald II, Duke of Spoleto, captured the island and transferred the body to Corfinium...

the Romans demanded that relics be turned over to the government, Pope Sixtus II instead gave the cup to one of his deacons, Saint Lawrence, who passed...