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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope St. Sixtus II
		Shortly before the pontificate of Sixtus II the Emperor Valerian issued his first edict of persecution, which made it binding upon the Christians to participate in the national cult of the pagan gods and forbade them to assemble in the cemeteries, threatening with exile or death whomsoever was found to disobey the order.
		The remains of Sixtus were transferred by the Christians to the papal crypt in the neighbouring cemetery of St. Callistus.
		For some time Sixtus II was believed to be the author of the so-called "Sentences", or "Ring of Sixtus", originally written by a Pythagorean philosopher and in the second century revised by a Christian.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14031c.htm (991 words)

	Pope St. Sixtus II - Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon
		Sixtus II was one of the first to fall a victim to this imperial enactment ("Xistum in cimiterio animadversum sciatis VIII.
		The pathetic meeting between St. Sixtus II and St. Lawrence, as the former was being led to execution, of which mention is made in the unauthentic "Acts of St. Lawrence" as well as by St. Ambrose (Officiorum, lib.
		The feast of St. Sixtus II and these six deacons is celebrated on 6 August, the day of their martyrdom.
	www.heiligenlexikon.de /CatholicEncyclopedia/Sixtus_II.html (1007 words)

	Sixtus IV - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Sixtus was expected to be a reformer, but he was too much embroiled in political difficulties.
		Sixtus consented (1478) to the establishment of the Spanish Inquisition and then found the Spanish ignoring his rebukes for illegal procedure and jurisdiction and his demands for moderation.
		Sixtus was an excellent administrator of the city and did much to improve and beautify Rome.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-sixtus4.html (380 words)

	Pope St. Sixtus II, Martyr
		Sixtus (or Xystus) was elected pope to succeed Pope St. Stephen I. Both men were contemporaries of St. Cyprian, the great, if controversial, bishop of Carthage, Africa; and it is through Cyprian's writings that we know most of what we do know about both popes.
		Apparently Cyprian was pleased by this gentility, for his biographer would refer to Sixtus as "a good and peaceable priest." The cooling off was made easier by the outbreak of a new empire-wide persecution aimed at preventing Christians from assembling.
		Sixtus was buried in the cemetery of Calixtus.
	www.stthomasirondequoit.com /SaintsAlive/id498.htm (695 words)

	History of the Christian Church, Volume VI: The Middle Ages. A.D. 1294-1517. \| Christian Classics Ethereal Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Sixtus’ relatives became the leading figures in Rome, and in wealth and pomp they soon rivalled or eclipsed the old Roman families and the older members of the sacred college.
		Sixtus was blessed or burdened with 16 nephews and grandnephews.
		Sixtus deemed no less than five of his nephews and a grandnephew deserving of the red hat, and sooner or later eight of them were introduced into the college of cardinals.
	www.ccel.org /ccel/schaff/hcc6.ii.vii.v.html (2235 words)

	ST. SIXTUS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Whether a philosopher or not, Pope Sixtus II was a glorious martyr.
		One day when Pope Sixtus was giving a talk to the faithful, the police broke in, arrested Sixtus and his chief clerics, and carried them off to the prefect.
		Pope St. Sixtus II was put to death on August 6 in the cemetery where he had been holding services.
	www.cfpeople.org /Books/Pope/POPEp24.htm (421 words)

	Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : August 07, 2006 : Sixtus II and companions; Cajetan
		Pope Sixtus II was one of the first victims of the persecution under the Emperor Valerian.
		Sixtus had taken to holding services in the private cemetery of Praetextatus because it was not watched as closely by the authorities as was the cemetery of Calixtus.
		But in early August of 258, while Sixtus was seated on his episcopal chair and surrounded by the brethren, the soldiers broke in arresting Sixtus and four deacons who were in attendance.
	www.catholicculture.org /lit/calendar/day.cfm?date=2006-08-07 (982 words)

	St. Lawrence
		On 6 August Pope Sixtus II was apprehended in one of the catacombs, and executed forthwith ("Xistum in cimiterio animadversum sciatis VIII id. Augusti et cum eo diacones quattuor." Cyprian, ep.
		Pope Pope Sixtus III (432-40) built a large basilica with three naves, the apse leaning against the older church, on the summit of the hill where he was buried.
		The meeting between St. Lawrence and Pope Sixtus II, when the latter was being led to execution, related by St. Ambrose, is not compatible with the contemporaneous reports about the persecution of Velarian.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/l/lawrence,st2.html (726 words)

	History of the Popes
		Sixtus also decreed that a bishop who had been summoned to Rome should not be received by his people when he returned until he presented the letter of greeting from the Apostolic See.
		Sixtus celebrated the council by rebuilding the old basilica of Pope Liberius and decorating it with magnificent mosaics picturing the childhood of Jesus and the life of Mary.
		ANASTASIUS II 496 - 498 Anastasius II is a much-maligned pope.
	www.geocities.com /gvwrite/popes.htm (22170 words)

	WesternOrthodox.com - St. Pope Sixtus II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		OPE Sixtus (or Xystus) II is said by some to have been an Athenian who, from a philosopher, became a disciple of Christ.
		And Sixtus answered : I leave thee not, O my son ; verily the truth of Christ calleth thee to sterner wrestling than mine ; yet three days, and thou shalt follow me, the Deacon behind the Priest ; and in the meanwhile, if thou hast anything in the treasury, give it to the poor.
		Sixtus was accordingly slain upon that day, and with him the deacons Felicissimus and Agapitus, and the subdeacons Januarius, Magnus, Vincent, and Stephen.
	www.westernorthodox.com /kalendar/0806b.htm (316 words)

	Pope Julius II Summary
		Pope Julius II (December 5, 1443 – February 21, 1513), born Giuliano della Rovere, was Pope from 1503 to 1513.
		Julius II (Giuliano della Rovere) was a nephew of Pope Sixtus IV (1471–84).
		He was elected as Pope Julius II to the papal dignity by the unanimous vote of the cardinals, almost certainly by means of bribery.
	www.bookrags.com /Pope_Julius_II (2467 words)

	Saints of August 7 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Although Julius II was one of the least inspiring examples of a pope, Cajetan saw through the lustful, simonious, indulgent, war-loving court to the essential holiness of the Church.
		Pope Sixtus II was a Greek philosopher who embraced the Christian faith, served as a deacon in Rome, reached this pinnacle of the church's offices on August 30, 257, and lasted in it no more than a year, suffering a brave martyr's death.
		Although Sixtus II was convinced that anyone baptized by a heretic was truly baptized, he nevertheless refused to excommunicate or otherwise punish those theologians who disagreed with him.
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0807.htm (2469 words)

	Pope Sixtus V Summary
		Sixtus V (1520-1590) was pope from 1585 to 1590.
		Felice Peretti, who became Sixtus V, was born on Dec. 13, 1520, in the village of Grottammare in the Mark of Ancona.
		On April 24, 1585, Peretti was elected pope and took the name Sixtus V. Sixtus's short reign of 5 years was filled with enormous achievements.
	www.bookrags.com /Pope_Sixtus_V (1752 words)

	Pope Sixtus II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pope Sixtus II was pope from August 30, 257 to August 6, 258, following Stephen I as bishop of Rome in 257.
		He died as a martyr during the persecution by Emperor Valerian.
		Pope Sixtus II was one of the first victims of this persecution, being beheaded on August 6.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pope_Sixtus_II (334 words)

	Catholic Culture : Document Library : Popes Through the Ages
		According to the "Liber Pontificalis" St. Sixtus was a Roman, the son of Pastor.
		SIXTUS II The author of the "Liber Pontificalis" calls St. Sixtus a Greek and a philosopher, but modern scholars think that Pope Sixtus is confused with another Sixtus, a Pythagorean philosopher.
		Sixtus was one of those gentle souls who seem to exist for the purpose of binding wounds and healing bruises.
	www.catholicculture.org /docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=5823 (15996 words)

	Sixtus II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The qualities of this figure, which is attributed to Botticelli, make it stand out with respect to a certain overall monotony.
		Sixtus II (pontiff from 257 to 258) was elected during the persecution ordered by the Roman Emperor Valerianus and was executed after only one year of pontificate.
		He nevertheless managed to perform an important operation of pacification between the churches of Rome and Carthage which were divided over the question of whether or not it was opportune to rebaptize heretics.
	mv.vatican.va /3_EN/pages/x-Schede/CSNs/CSNs_N_Pont_11.html (81 words)

	Sixtus IV — FactMonster.com
		(1478), since an important instigator was Girolamo Riario, nephew of Sixtus, and the pope seems to have had prior knowledge of the plot.
		Sixtus consented (1478) to the establishment of the Spanish
		Paul II - Paul II, 1417–71, pope (1464–71), a Venetian named Pietro Barbo; successor of Pius II.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0845433.html (307 words)

	Saints of August 10 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Pope Saint Sixtus II as one of the seven deacons of Rome.
		While one version of the martyrdom of Sixtus has him beheaded at the time of discovery in the catacombs, the another has him taken away for questioning and returned within a few hours to the spot for execution.
		The latter one tells us that Lawrence followed the pope and his captors to the place of execution, asking why Sixtus II should be murdered and not his deacon (however, six deacons were martyred with Sixtus).
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0810.htm (1781 words)

	Homily at Titular Church of St. Sixtus - Rome, 1991
		Sixtus II was a Pope during the years 257-259, and suffered martyrdom for the Lord, and was buried in St. Callistus Cemetery.
		Later, the bones of St. Sixtus and several other Popes and bishops were buried in the first little chapel on the left side of this church and there was an old monument in memory of them.
		The Roman Church in the third century and the Church in China in the twentieth century are separated by eighteen centuries and are thousands of miles apart, but at the same time, they both have a deeply intimate relationship.
	www.cardinalkungfoundation.org /cardinal/AtTitularChurchinRome.htm (621 words)

	St Sixtus II by BOTTICELLI, Sandro
		It is assumed that the papal portraits were executed by the assistants of the four masters (Botticelli, Perugino, Ghirlandaio and Rosselli) entered into contract for the decoration.
		However, it is possible to identify specific stylistic features in many of the portraits, and it therefore appears that Botticelli designed an unusually large share of them, seven portraits including that of Sixtus II.
		As can be seen in the figure of Sixtus II, a namesake of the pope who commissioned the work, they are full length figures placed in niches and painted, so as to be seen from far below, high up on the walls of the room.
	www.wga.hu /html/b/botticel/4sistina/sixtus2.html (195 words)

	The Birgittans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		St Sixtus was the first convent for men only.
		After a century and a half, the reign of The Austrians Habsburg Dynasty, and particularly emperor Joseph II made an end to the monastery of the Birgittans of St Sixtus.
		Joseph II urged a reorganisation of the church and even decided on the abolition of contemplative religious orders.
	www.sintsixtus.be /eng/birgittijnen.html (297 words)

	August 7-9 DAILY CATHOLIC TEXT Section Three (aug7tx3.htm)
		The Romans captured Sixtus while he was celebrating the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the catacombs and was immediately beheaded to discourage others.
		Sixtus' body was retrieved and given an appropriate burial with a church being built in his honor a century later after the liberation by Constantine.
		He was summoned from Toledo to Rome by Pope Sixtus II in 257 and appointed a deacon with the responsibilities of assisting the Holy Father in celebrating the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and helping distribute Holy Communion.
	www.dailycatholic.org /issue/Aug/aug7tx3.htm (2881 words)

	Spirituality for Today - Saint of the Month - St. Sixtus II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		On August 6, 258, Sixtus was addressing the congregation at a liturgical service in the private cemetery of Praextextatus, which was believed to be a safe haven.
		It is said that Sixtus refused to attempt an escape, even when the opportunity presented itself, for fear of initiating a massacre of the congregation.
		One of the Church's most highly venerated martyrs, Sixtus is the subject of a very famous painting, Raphael's Sistine Madonna, also called Our Lady and Child with SS Sixtus II and Barbara.
	www.spirituality.org /is/121/saint.asp (312 words)

	A Saint A Day
		Sixtus, a priest of Rome, became pope in 257.
		Sixtus carried on bravely for a year, mostly from hiding, encouraging the Christians.
		Sixtus II was so highly thought of by the early Christians that he is among the saints listed in the Church's First Eucharistic Prayer of the Mass.
	www.daughtersofstpaul.com /saintday/m8.html (10553 words)

	Pope Sixtus IV: Proceedings of the Conclave that led to his election.
		Pope Sixtus IV: Proceedings of the Conclave that led to his election.
		PAUL II, in spite of the immense sums he squandered, had left the treasury well filled, and Cardinal della Rovere having promised to divide the proceeds equally among the cardinals, was elected without demur.
		At whatever angle one places oneself, Sixtus IV still appears as a singularly unattractive specimen of humanity.
	www.pickle-publishing.com /papers/triple-crown-sixtus-iv.htm (423 words)

	St. Lawrence, St. Laurence, Plinio Correa de Oliveira commentary on the Saint of the Day, August 10 @ ...
		One day when Pope Sixtus II was in the cemetery of St. Calistus celebrating the Holy Mysteries accompanied by some members of his clergy, he was arrested.
		Sixtus replied: “I am not leaving you, my son.
		One of the most famous palaces of the world, the Escorial, was built in Spain by the great King Philip II in honor of St. Laurence.
	www.traditioninaction.org /SOD/j085sdLaurence_8-10.htm (1730 words)

	St. Sixtus II, pope and martyr, and companions, martyrs
		Sixtus II, pope and martyr, and companions, martyrs
		Sixtus II was elected Pope August 31, 257 and was martyred August 6, 258 during Emperor Valerian's persecution of Christians.
		Four deacons, Januarius, Vincentius, Magnus, and Stephanus, were apprehended with Sixtus and beheaded with him.
	www.wf-f.org /StSixtusII.html (428 words)

	AllRefer.com - Sixtus IV (Roman Catholic Popes And Antipopes) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Sixtus IV (Roman Catholic Popes And Antipopes) - Encyclopedia
		Sixtus IV[sik´stus] Pronunciation Key, 1414–84, pope (1471–84), an Italian named Francesco della Rovere (b.
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