Xanten (Ad Sanctos)Vol. XII, p. 1065 XANTEN (Ad Sanctos). — In the Rhineland (Germany). It stands on the site of the ancient “Colonia Traiana,” founded by the Emperor of that name. The present…
XaveriusvereinVol. XII, p. 1065 XAVERIUSVEREIN. - The first alms for the work of the Propagation of the Faith, founded in 1822 at Lyon, were collected in Germany from 1827 onward. The…
Xavierre, GirolamoVol. XII, p. 1065 XAVIERRE, GIROLAMO. - Master General of the Friars Preachers, cardinal, b. about 1546 at Saragozza, d. 2 Sept. 1608 at Valladolid, buried in the convent of…
XeniteiaVol. XII, p. 1065 XENITEIA. — A Greek term (ξενιτεία, “sojourn in a foreign land,” hence “exile”) denoting separation from one’s land of origin, and subsequently the ascetic…
Xerophagia (Ξηροφαγία)(XEROFAGIA (ΞΗΡΟΦΑΓΊΑ))Vol. XII, p. 1065 XEROFAGIA (ξηροφαγία). — Consumption of dry food alone (ξηρός) and water alone. According to St. Isidore, it is a form of fasting (Etymol. VI, 19, 70, ed. W.…
Xerxes I (Persian Hašajāria; Heb. Ahašavēros; Greek Ξέρξης)(SERSE I (PERSIANO HAŠAJĀRIA; EBR. AHAŠAVĒRŌS; GRECO ΞΈΡΘΗΣ))Vol. XI, p. 255 SERSE I (Persian Hašajāria; Hebr. Ahašavērōs; Greek Ξέρθης). - King of the Achaemenid dynasty (v.), son of Dario I and father of Artaserse I. He reigned from…
Ximenes (Jiménez) de Cisneros, FranciscoVol. XII, p. 1066 XIMENES (JIMÉNEZ) DE CISNEROS, FRANCISCO. — Born at Torrelaguna (Madrid) in 1436, died at Roa on 8 November 1517. After obtaining his degree in canon law, he…
Ximenes De Rada, RodrigoVol. XII, p. 1067 XIMENES DE RADA, RODRIGO. – Cistercian, archbishop of Toledo, b. at Puente la Reina (Navarra) in 1170, d. at Toledo on 10 June 1247. After studying in Paris,…
Ximénez, Francisco(XIMENEZ, FRANCISCO)Vol. XII, p. 1067 XIMENEZ, FRANCISCO. - Born at the end of the 15th century or at the beginning of the 16th in Villa de Luna (Aragon), he entered the Franciscan Order. Not yet a…
Xingu, Prelature of(XINGÚ, PRELATURA NULLIUS DI)Vol. XII, p. 1067 XINGÚ, Prelature nullius of. - In the State of Pará in Brazil. It has an area of 318,548 sq. km., with a population of 22,000 inhabitants, of whom 21,600 are…
Xining, Diocese of(TSINING, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 380 TSINING, DIOCESE of. — Situated on the borders of the two provinces of Suiyuan and Chagar in Mongolia, it has an area of 40,000 sq. km and a population of…
Xylographic Books (Fr. Livres xylographiques; Eng. Blockbooks; Ger. Blockbücher)(XILOGRAFICI, LIBRI (FR. LIVRES XYLOGRAPHIQUES; INGL. BLOCHBOOKS; TED. BLOCHBÜCHER))Vol. XII, p. 1066 XILOGRAFICI, LIBRI (fr. Livres xylographiques; ingl. Blochbooks; ted. Blochbücher). — A bibliographical term designating small books composed of woodcuts with…
Xylography(XILOGRAFIA)Vol. XII, p. 1066 XILOGRAFIA: v. INCISIONE.
