- Look up
xystus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Xystus has
several meanings:
Xystus, a Gr****
architectural term
denoting the
covered portico of a gymnasium...
- from ****tus,
Latin for "sixth". The "
Xystus"
mentioned in the
Catholic Canon of the M**** is
Xystus II, not
Xystus I. All
authorities agree that he reigned...
- Pope
Sixtus II (Gr****: Πάπας Σίξτος Β΄), also
written as Pope
Xystus II, was
bishop of Rome from 31
August 257
until his
death on 6
August 258. He was...
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large trees. The term
xystus derives from the Gr**** word xustos,
meaning "smooth", due to the
polished floor of the
xystus. "
Xystus" was used, by extension...
-
Mosaic from
Santa Maria Maggiore (c. AD 435), with
Sixtus III's name (
Xystus Episcopus Plebi Dei, "Sixtus
Bishop to the
People of God.")...
- the Gr**** name "Ξυστος",
meaning "polished", and
originally Latinized "
Xystus". Its
Spanish form is Sixto. Pope
Sixtus I (115/116–125) Pope
Sixtus II...
- the
Xystus, with a semi-circular
nymphaeum on the west side. In the open
courtyard were
fountains spurting from the
mosaic pavement. The
Xystus forms...
- of St James, St John, St Peter, St Chrysostom, St
Xystus, St Matthew, and St Basil. That of St
Xystus is
attached to the Ordo
communis in
their official...
- Pope
Sixtus IV (or
Xystus IV, Italian:
Sisto IV; born
Francesco della Rovere; 21 July 1414 – 12
August 1484) was head of the
Catholic Church and ruler...
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Prionoxystus robiniae (Peck, 1818)
Synonyms Cossus robiniae Peck, 1818
Xystus robiniae Cossus crepera Harris, 1834
Cossus plagiatus Walker, 1856 Xyleutes...
