ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 19th of August WELCOME! SAINT SIXTUS III., POPE ⬅️ Saintly Popes - Index [He is also commemorated on March 28 . ] Saint Sixtus (Xystus) was consecrated July 31, 432; died 440. Previous to his accession he was prominent among the Roman clergy and in correspondence with Saint Augustine . HE WAS IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH ST AUGUSTINE He approved the Acts of the Council of Ephesus and endeavoured to restore peace between Cyril of Alexandria and John of Antioch. He defended the pope’s right of supremacy over Illyricum against the local bishops and the ambitious designs of Proclus of Constantinople. HE RESTORED ST MARY MAJOR At Rome he restored the Basilica of Liberius, now known as Saint Mary Major, enlarged the Basilica of Saint Lawrence-Without-the-Walls, and obtained precious gifts from the Emperor Valentinian III for St Peter’s and the Lateran Basilica. Source: Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913 *** ST SIXTUS ...