It has been suggested that It is suspicious that the name of the 6th bishop of Rome is given as Sixtus .
However the original name seems to have been Xystus
See for example https://www.ccel.org/ccel/wace/biodict. ... 0of%20Rome
(There are some potential problems with the original spelling for some of these sources).
Sixtus seems to be a Latinization of the original Greek name, possibly inspired by him being the 6th bishop.
Andrew Criddle
Sixtus or Xystus
Re: Sixtus or Xystus
Just another fictional character.
https://vivliothikiagiasmatos.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/joseph-yahuda-hebrew-is-greek.pdf
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