Pope Saint Sixtus III
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- Also known as
- Xystus
- Memorial
- 28 March
- Profile
- Chosen 44th pope in 432.
Approved the results of the Council of Ephesus.
Corresponded extensively with Saint Augustine of Hippo.
Fought Nestorianism and Pelagianism.
Restored several Roman basilicas including Saint Peter's and Saint John Lateran.
Defended the supremacy of the pope over local bishops, and over Illyria which the emperor wanted to transfer to the control of Constantinople.
- Born
- at Rome, Italy
- Papal Ascension
- 31 July 432
- Died
- 18 August 440 in Rome, Italy of natural causes
- Name Meaning
- sixth (Latin)
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Additional Information
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New Catholic Dictionary
Catholic Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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