Sixt ( fr. Sixte de Reims ; d. September 1, 67 ) - the first bishop of Reims (57-67). Holy Catholic Church, Memorial Day - September 1st .
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Biography
According to Floodard 's History of the Church of Reims, St. Sixt of Reims was a Roman citizen, a disciple of St. Peter the Apostle . Saint Peter appointed him Bishop of Reims , with whom he remained for ten years - from 57 to 67 years .
Saint Sixtus died on September 1, 1967, and was buried in the Temple of Reims, named after Saints Sixth and Sinnicius.
The successor of the Holy Sixt was the holy Sinniki , from the neighborhood of Reims and Soissons.
The relics of St. Sixtus were transferred by Archbishop Herve to the temple of St. Remigius in 920 .