# Pope Sixtus II - Bishop of Rome

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-sixtus-ii
Pontificate: 31 August 257 – 6 August 258
Number in the papal list: 24
Born-Died: c. 215 - 258
Papal era: Early Church
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Sixtus_II

Roman citizen of Greek descent (Constitutio Antoniniana). Martyred by beheading; feast day 6 August.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Stephen I](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-stephen-i)
- Next in list: [Pope Dionysius](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-dionysius)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 258 - [Valerian persecution](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/258-valerian-persecution)