Saint Sixtus

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Saint Sixtus is a revered early pope and Christian martyr, often depicted in Renaissance art as an intercessor between the faithful and the divine.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Saint Sixtus canonical 4
Sancti Sixti 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian martyr
Pope
saint
alsoKnownAs San Sisto
Xystus II
linked to: Xystus
artDepictions Renaissance paintings
frescoes in Roman churches
associatedWith Catacomb liturgies
early Christian Church
linked to: Patristic period

persecutions under Emperor Valerian
burialPlace Catacombs of Callixtus
canonizationStatus pre-congregation saint
commemoratedBy liturgical feast
commemoratedIn Roman Martyrology
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire
deathCause execution by Roman authorities
deathDate 258
deathPlace Rome
depictedAs intercessor between the faithful and the divine
pope with deacon companions
era 3rd century
feastDay August 7
honorificPrefix Saint
jurisdiction Catholic Church
killedDuring Valerianic persecution
languageOfName Latin
liturgicalRank memorial (in Roman Rite calendar, where observed)
mannerOfDeath beheading
martyrdom
notableDeaconMartyrsWith Saint Lawrence of Rome
papacyEndDate 258
papacyStartDate 257
papalNumber 24th Pope
papalSee Holy See
patronage clergy
positionHeld Bishop of Rome
linked to: Pope
predecessor Pope Stephen I
religion Christianity
roleInArt heavenly intercessor
successor Pope Dionysius
title Pope Sixtus II
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Sistine Madonna depicts Saint Sixtus
Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto latinName Sancti Sixti
linked to: Saint Sixtus
Madonna Sistina depicts Saint Sixtus
Madonna di San Sisto depicts Saint Sixtus