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Pope Sixtus II

c. 200 – 258 · Bishop of Rome
bishopmartyr

Bishop of Rome 257-258. Healed the breach with the African church over rebaptism. Beheaded at the cemetery of Praetextatus 6 August 258 under Valerian.

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Common questions

Who was Pope Sixtus II?
Pope Sixtus II (200–258) — Bishop of Rome 257-258. Healed the breach with the African church over rebaptism. Beheaded at the cemetery of Praetextatus 6 August 258 under Valerian.
Who did Pope Sixtus II succeed as bishop of Rome?
Pope Stephen I.
Who succeeded Pope Sixtus II as bishop of Rome?
Pope Dionysius.

Sources for biography

  • Cyprian, Ep. 80 primary
  • Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 7.5, 7.27 primary

documented connections(2)

  • succeeded in see Pope Stephen I
    Roman episcopal succession in 257.
    Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 7.5
  • succeeded in see (incoming) Pope Dionysius
    Roman episcopal succession in 259, after a vacancy following Sixtus II's martyrdom.
    Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 7.27, 7.30

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