Sixtus: Xystus) was the sixth bishop of Rome (c. and took the name on that account. [100%] 2022-09-02
Sixtus: Felice Peretti), pope from 1585 to 1590, was born at Grottamara, in Ancona, on the 13th of December 1521. He was reared in extreme poverty; but the story of his having been a swineherd in his youth appears to be ... [100%] 2022-09-02
Sixtus Ii: as bishop of Rome in 257, suffered martyrdom under Valerian on the 6th of August 258. He restored the relations with the African and Eastern Churches which had been broken off by his predecessor on the question of heretical baptism. [88%] 2022-09-02
Pope Sixtus II: Pope Saint Sixtus II (also called Xystus, meaning "polished") was bishop of Rome from August 30, 257 to August 6, 258. He died a brutal death as a martyr during the persecution of Christians by Emperor Valerian. According to the ... [71%] 2023-02-04
Pope Sixtus II: Pope Saint Sixtus II (also called Xystus, meaning "polished") was bishop of Rome from August 30, 257 to August 6, 258. He died a brutal death as a martyr during the persecution of Christians by Emperor Valerian. According to the ... [71%] 2023-02-04
St. Sixtus (Moorenweis): Die katholische Pfarrkirche St. Sixtus in Moorenweis, einer Gemeinde im Landkreis Fürstenfeldbruck im Regierungsbezirk Oberbayern, wurde zu Beginn des 18. (Moorenweis) [70%] 2023-07-19
Albert Sixtus: Albert Sixtus (12 May 1892 – 24 February 1960) was a German children's writer. During a career spanning almost thirty years, Sixtus wrote over 100 books, including fairytales, picture books, young adult fiction and a book of poems. (German writer) [70%] 2023-01-31 [German children's writers] [1892 births]...
Sixtus Senensis: Italian convert to Christianity and anti-Talmudic agitator; born at Sienna (whence his name) in 1520; died in 1569. After his conversion Sixtus entered the Franciscan order, but soon after, being charged with heterodoxy, he was sentenced to death at ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [70%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
St. Sixtus (Haltern am See): Die Kirche St. Sixtus ist die katholische Stadtkirche von Haltern am See im südlichen Münsterland. (Haltern am See) [70%] 2024-07-18
Sirius: Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. Its name is derived from the Greek word Σείριος (Latin script: Seirios), meaning lit. (Brightest star in the night sky, in the constellation Canis Major) [66%] 2023-12-02 [A-type main-sequence stars] [Am stars]...
Sillus: Sillus is a genus of anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1900. (As of April 2019) it contains ten species: Wikidata ☰ Q3483919 entry. (Biology) [66%] 2023-11-07 [Anyphaenidae] [Araneomorphae genera]...
Sirius (synchrotron light source): Sirius is a diffraction-limited storage ring synchrotron light source at the Laboratório Nacional de Luz Síncrotron in Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil. It has a circumference of 518.4 metres (1,701 ft), a diameter of 165 metres (541 ... (Organization) [66%] 2023-09-30 [Synchrotron radiation facilities]
Singus: Singus or Singos (Ancient Greek: Σίγγος) was a town of Sithonia in the Chalcidice in ancient Macedonia, upon the gulf to which it gave its name, the Singitic Gulf (Σιγγιτικὸς κόλπος). It is cited by Herodotus as one of the cities, along with ... [66%] 2024-01-14 [Populated places in ancient Macedonia] [Former populated places in Greece]...
Sirius (satellite): Sirius was a constellation of communications satellites operated at 5.0° East in geostationary orbit (GEO) by NSAB (later SES Sirius, and now a non-autonomous part of SES S.A., owner and operator of the Astra satellites). They carried ... (Satellite) [66%] 2023-07-04 [Communications satellite constellations]
Sirius: Sirius (α Canis Majoris) is the brightest star visible from Earth other than the Sun (Sol). Sirius (Right Ascension 6h 45m 8.7s, declination -16°43’03”) is sometimes called the "Dog Star" because it is located in the southern constellation ... [66%] 2022-08-22