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Sixtus of Reims
French saint
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 1 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
—
unknown
Died
67
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Reims in Belgic Gaul, now in France, Saint Sixtus, who is held to have been the first bishop of this city.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 1 September as the man held to have been the first bishop of Reims.
Connected on this site
- Sinice de Reims Saint“As a priest, Sinice evangelized the regions of Soissons and Reims in the company of Sixtus of Reims, who appointed him Bishop of Soissons.” — Wikipedia
- Sixtus II Saint“According to Hincmar, a 9th-century archbishop of Reims, Sixtus was sent from Rome by Pope Sixtus II to Gaul to assist in Christianizing the region.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 1 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2290946 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Sixtus of Reims (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.