Sixtus of Reims | |
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Bishop | |
Died | ~300 AD |
Venerated in |
Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
Feast | September 1 |
Saint Sixtus of Reims ( French: Sixte de Reims) (died c. 300) is considered the first bishop of Reims. [1] According to Hincmar, [2] a 9th-century archbishop of Reims, Sixtus was sent from Rome by Pope Sixtus II to Gaul to assist in Christianizing the region. [3] Another tradition makes him, anachronistically, the disciple of Saint Peter. [4] According to tradition, Sixtus of Reims, along with his companion St. Sinicius (Sinice), established the Christian sees of Reims and Soissons. [3] Sinicius would later succeed Sixtus as bishop of Reims. [5] According to one source, “it would appear that Sixtus did not die as a martyr, despite the severity of the persecution during the era.” [1]
Sixtus of Reims | |
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Bishop | |
Died | ~300 AD |
Venerated in |
Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
Feast | September 1 |
Saint Sixtus of Reims ( French: Sixte de Reims) (died c. 300) is considered the first bishop of Reims. [1] According to Hincmar, [2] a 9th-century archbishop of Reims, Sixtus was sent from Rome by Pope Sixtus II to Gaul to assist in Christianizing the region. [3] Another tradition makes him, anachronistically, the disciple of Saint Peter. [4] According to tradition, Sixtus of Reims, along with his companion St. Sinicius (Sinice), established the Christian sees of Reims and Soissons. [3] Sinicius would later succeed Sixtus as bishop of Reims. [5] According to one source, “it would appear that Sixtus did not die as a martyr, despite the severity of the persecution during the era.” [1]