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Sixtus I
Date Unknown
Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:SixtusI.jpg
Original text: from http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saints31.htm Originally uploaded to en:Wikipedia in December 2005 ( log) by Ief ( talk).
Author Unknown
Roma-sanpaolo3.jpg This image is a faithful representation of an icon inside the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls: the author(s) is unknown and the image itself is centuries old. As such it falls in the public domain. See http://www.popechart.com/history.htm for documentation
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