Pope Sixtus I
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Pope Sixtus I, also spelled Xystus, a Roman of Greek descent, was the bishop of Rome from c. 117 or 119 to his death c. 126 or 128. He succeeded Alexander I and was in turn succeeded by Telesphorus. H
Fresco at the Chiesa di San Rocco, Vallada Agordina, Italy
Pope Telesphorus
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Pope Telesphorus was the bishop of Rome from c. 126 to his death c. 137, during the reigns of Roman Emperors Hadrian and Antoninus Pius.
Pope Sixtus I
…a Roman of Greek descent, was the bishop of Rome from c. 117 or 119 to his death c. 126 or 128. He succeeded Alexander I and was in turn succeeded by Telesphorus. His feast is celebrated on 6 April. Older sources use the spelling Xystus (from the Greek ξυστός, xystos, "polished", "correct", "shaved") in reference…
14th century depiction of St. Telesphorus in the Carmelite Monastery of Straubing in Bavaria