What is Pope Sixtus I?
[[File:Pope Sixtus I.jpg|thumb|right|255px|<center> Pope Sixtus I </center>]] Pope '''Sixtus I''' (also known as Xystus) was the sixth successor to [[Saint Peter]] as the [[Bishop of Rome]] of the [[Catholic Church]]. He served from approximately 116-125 C.E.<ref>Richard P. McBrien, ''Lives of the Popes: The Pontiffs from St. Peter to John Paul II'', (San Francisco:Harper San Francisco, 1997, p. 37</ref> He decreed that the people should chant with the priest during the Sanctus at the [[Holy Communion]] section of the Catholic Mass.<ref>Catholic Encyclopedia , (NY:Robert Appleton Company) ''[http://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=10876]''</ref> He is considered a [[Saint]] by the Catholic Church. He died a [[martyr]]. His feast day is April 3 or 6.<ref>Richard P. McBrien, ''Lives of the Popes: The Pontiffs from St. Peter to John Paul II'', (San Francisco:Harper San Francisco, 1997, p. 38</ref> == Reference == {{Reflist}} {{popes}} {{multistub|Christianity|bio}} [[Category:Italian popes|Linus]] [[Category:40s births]] [[Category:Year of birth unknown]]