The Saint of the Day for March 28 is St. Sixtus III, Pope.
St. Sixtus was born in Rome, Italy and ascended to the papacy in 432.
As the 44th Pope, he approved the results of the Council of Ephesus and actively protested against the heresies of Nestorianism and Pelagianism. He restored many Roman basilicas and corresponded with St. Augustine of Hippo.
He died August 18, 440 of natural causes.
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