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Hi, Sixtus —
I have to correct a portion of my colleague's answer.
There have been five Popes that have taken the name
Sixtus. Why Sixtus?
Well, it appears that "Sixtus I" was the 6th successor
to St. Peter. The other popes probably took the name
Sixtus in honor of the first Sixtus, one of their
predecessors. He was also give the title, "martyr".
Here are a list
of the successors to St. Peter.
The Sixtus or Xystus who is commemorated in the Canon
of the Mass is Xystus II, not Xystus I.
Here is what New Advent has to say about all of them:
It
appears your late grandfather wanted to name you
after a special set of saints
so you would have a lot of saintly Pope's praying
for you.
Hope this helps,
Mike
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