Sixte Ier ou Xyste Ier est, selon la tradition catholique, le 7e évêque de Rome. On considère traditionnellement qu'il a siégé de 115 à 125. Cependant, l'édition de 2003 de l'Annuario pontificio retient les dates de 117 ou 119 à 126 ou 128.
On ignore tout de lui, bien que la tradition chrétienne des IVe et Ve siècles affirme qu'il est mort en martyr. Il est cependant considéré comme normal pour les chrétiens de cette époque que leurs prédécesseurs soient morts pour leur foi, mais rien historiquement ne vient prouver cette assertion.
C'est lui qui aurait institué le carême.
Considéré comme saint par l'Église, il est fêté le 3 avril. Il est le saint patron des villes italiennes d'Alatri et d'Alife. Ses reliques sont dans la co-cathédrale Saint-Paul d'Alatri.
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“God is not the name of God, but an opinion about Him.”
The Ring (c. 120).
If "The Ring" refers to the work "The Ring of Sixtus", it is highly unlikely that these quotes are attributed correctly. It is widely believed that "The Ring of Sixtus" was written by a Pythagorean philosopher.
“Let your accusations be few in number, even if they be just.”
The Ring (c. 120).
If "The Ring" refers to the work "The Ring of Sixtus", it is highly unlikely that these quotes are attributed correctly. It is widely believed that "The Ring of Sixtus" was written by a Pythagorean philosopher.
As quoted in On Nature and Grace, Ch. 77, by Augustine of Hippo, as translated by Peter Holmes, Robert Ernest Wallis and Benjamin B Warfield in A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 5 (1887), edited by Philip Schaf, p. 148
The quote above is actually from a Pythagorean philosopher. Pelagius attributed the quote to Pope Sixtus, and Augustine followed his lead until he discovered the error. Augustine himself corrects the source of the quote in the "Retractations" section of his book.
