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Xystus I, Pope Saint Pope St. Sixtus I (in the oldest documents, Xystus is the spelling used for the first three popes of that name), succeeded St. Alexander and was followed by St. Telesphorus. According to the “Liberian Catalogue” of popes, he ruled the Church during the reign of Adrian “a conulatu Nigri et Aproniani … Continue reading “Xystus I, Pope Saint”

Xystus Xystus. [See SIXTUS II.] Fuente: Wace’s Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature

Xylophoria SEE WOOD-CARRYING, FEAST OF. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Xylon (the wood), i.e., the Cross on which our Lord was crucified. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Xylolaters (literally, worshippers of the wood) was a term of reproach applied by the old iconoclasts; to the orthodox Christians, who reverenced both the symbol of their faith and representations of sacred persons and objects. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Xuarez, Juan an early Roman Catholic prelate in America, was a native of Valencia, Spain, and entered the Franciscan order in the province of St. Gabriel, established by Martin at a time when, by the zealous reforms of cardinal Cisneros, the Franciscans of Spain were full of fervor and piety. When Cortez applied for Franciscan … Continue reading “Xuarez, Juan”

Xt, Xtian, Xtmas are abbreviations for Christ, Christian, and Christmas, respectively. Other abbreviations of a similar character are used: Xmas, or Xm., for Christmas; Xn, for Christian; Xmty, or Xty, for Christianity. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Xisuthrus (or Xisithrus) the Chaldeaan Noah. SEE DELUGE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Xirau Palau, Joaquin Born in Figueras, Spain, 1805. At present, in Mexico. Xirau specialized in philosophy, literature and law, obtaining his Ph.D. from the Central University of Madrid in 1918. Studied and worked under Ortega y Gasset, Serra Hunter, Cossio, and Morente. Main Works Las Condiciones de la Verdad Eterna en Leibniz, 1921; Rousseau y … Continue reading “Xirau Palau, Joaquin”

Ximnez de Cisneros, Francisco (Sometimes spelled JIMÉNEZ). Franciscan, cardinal, and Primate of Spain, born at Torrelaguna in New Castile, 1436; died at Roa, near Valladolid, 1517. He was educated at Alcalá and Salamanca and, having graduated in canon and civil law, went to Rome in 1459 where he practised for some years as a consistorial … Continue reading “Ximénez de Cisneros, Francisco”