Sixtus III
Pope and bishop of Rome from 432 to 440
b. c. 390 · d. 19 Aug 440
44th Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 1 Aug 432–18 Aug 440
Offices
- Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 44 · 1 Aug 432 – 18 Aug 440
Pope Saint Sixtus III, also called Xystus III, was the bishop of Rome from 31 July 432 to his death on 18 August 440. His ascension to the papacy is associated with a period of increased construction in the city of Rome. His feast day is celebrated by the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church on 28 March.
Related people
- Celestine I succeeded · traditional
- Leo I preceded · traditional
Commemorated
Places
- Rome ministry
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Liber Pontificalis 1 claim — Liber Pontificalis, the life of Sixtus III