Sixtus (bishop)

Soissons Cathedral

Sixtus of Reims († allegedly September 1, 67 ) was, according to tradition, a student of the apostle Peter , who appointed him first bishop of Reims and sent him in 57.

After he had reached the city with his friend Sinnicius (Sinnitus, Sinnitius), a Roman who was also a student of Peter and became the second bishop of Reims, he is said to have established the archbishopric there.

However, this is likely to be just a fiction that establishes a direct succession from the apostles . Sextus probably lived around the middle of the 3rd century.

The bones of the two Romans were transferred to the Saint-Remi church by Archbishop Herive in 920 .

The former collegiate church in Seevetal-Ramelsloh is named after Sixtus and Sinicius . In 845, the Archbishop of Hamburg , Ansgar, brought himself and the relics of the two saints to safety in Ramelsloh from the Danes, thus laying the foundation stone for the male monastery there.

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^ First in Flodoards Historia Remensis Ecclesiae (I 2f.); see. G. Allemang: "Reims". In: LThK ² vol. 8, spp. 1139–1141, here 1140.
↑ As a diocese, Reims can be traced back to the 3rd century, but it is not possible to determine exactly when it was made an archbishopric. See G. Allemang: "Reims". In: LThK ² Vol. 8, Sp. 1139–1141, here 1140. - According to Franz Flaskamp, Reims was "temporarily under Bonifatius 744 (Synod of Soissons), from around 770 it was finally archdiocese and ecclesiastical province until the metropolis of Cambrai was founded (1559 ) with 11, then with 8 suffragans. " ( RGG ³ vol. 5, p. 939)

predecessor	Office	successor
	Archbishop of Reims around 260?	St. Sinnicius

personal data
SURNAME	Sixtus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sixtus of Reims
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	first archbishop of Reims
DATE OF BIRTH	1st century BC BC or 1st century or 3rd century
DATE OF DEATH	uncertain: September 1st, 67

[1] First in Flodoards Historia Remensis Ecclesiae (I 2f.); see. G. Allemang: "Reims". In: LThK ² vol. 8, spp. 1139–1141, here 1140.

[2] As a diocese, Reims can be traced back to the 3rd century, but it is not possible to determine exactly when it was made an archbishopric. See G. Allemang: "Reims". In: LThK ² Vol. 8, Sp. 1139–1141, here 1140. - According to Franz Flaskamp, Reims was "temporarily under Bonifatius 744 (Synod of Soissons), from around 770 it was finally archdiocese and ecclesiastical province until the metropolis of Cambrai was founded (1559 ) with 11, then with 8 suffragans. " ( RGG ³ vol. 5, p. 939)