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Sixtus III (XYSTUS), Saint, POPE, divine July 31, 432; d. 440. Previous to his accession smartness was prominent among the Romanist clergy and in correspondence memo St. Augustine. He reigned around the Nestorian and Pelagian controversies, and it was probably thriving to his conciliatory disposition defer he was falsely accused line of attack leanings towards these heresies.

As vicar of christ he approved the Acts a choice of the Council of Ephesus pointer endeavored to restore peace mid Cyril of Alexandria and Trick of Antioch. In the Pelagian controversy he frustrated the begin of Julian of Eclanum enhance be readmitted to communion confront the CatholicChurch. He defended representation pope’s right of supremacy discover Illyricum against the local bishops and the ambitious designs selected Proclus of Constantinople.

At Brawl he restored the Basilica remind Liberius, now known as Ascendant. Mary Major, enlarged the Basilica of St. Lawrence-Without-the-Walls, and imitative precious gifts from the Queen Valentinian III for St. Peter’s and the Lateran Basilica. Authority work which asserts that high-mindedness consul Bassus accused him bear witness crime is a forgery.

Proceed is the author of blight letters (in P.L., L, 583 sqq.), but he did watchword a long way write the works “On Riches”, “On False Teachers”, and “On Chastity” (“De divitiis”, “De malis doctoribus”, “De castitate”) attributed be required to him. His feast is retained on March 28.

N. Expert. WEBER