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A titular see, suffragan to Corinth, in Achaia. Under this name at least, the city dates only from the fourth century B.C. When Epaminondas had crushed the Spartans at Leuctra, he recalled the scattered Messenians and caused them to build, on the slopes of Mount Ithome, a new capital which they called Messene (370 B.C.). The fortified walls surrounding this city were over five and a half miles in length, and were accounted the best in Greece. The portion of them which still remains justifies this reputation. Christianity early took root there, though only a few of its bishops are known ( Le Quien, "Oriens christianus", II, 195-98). At the beginning of the tenth century the "Notitia episcopatuum" of Leo the Wise gives Messene as an independent archbishopric (Gelzer, "Ungedruckte . . . Texte der Notitiæ episcopatuum", 551); and the same is true for the beginning of the fourteenth century (op. cit., 612). As this diocese does not figure in the "Notitia" of the fifteenth century, it may be assumed that it had then ceased to exist. The little village of Mavromati, with a population of 600, the capital of the Deme of Ithome, now stands upon the ruins of ancient Messene.
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Mâcon, Ancient Diocese ofAncient Diocese of Macon(MATISCONENSIS) Located in Burgundy. The city of Mâcon, formerly the capital of the ... |
Ménard, LéonLeon MenardWriter, b. at Tarrascon, 12 Sept., 1706; d. in Paris, 1 Oct., 1767. When he had completed his ... |
Ménard, Nicolas-HuguesNicolas-Hugues MenardOf the Congregation of St. Maur, b. in Paris, 1585; d. 21 Jan., 1644. His father was was private ... |
Ménard, RenéRene MenardMissionary, b. at Paris, 1604, d. about 10 August, 1661, in what is now Wisconsin. After the ... |
Méndez and GualaquizaMendez and GualaquizaVicariate Apostolic established by Leo XIII on 3 February, 1893, in the southern part of the ... |
MéridaMerida(EMERITENSIS IN INDIIS) A suffragan see of Santiago of Venezuela or Caracas, comprises the ... |
Mérode, Frédéric-François-Xavier Ghislain deFrederic-Francois-Xavier Ghislain de MerodeA Belgian prelate and statesman, born at Brussels, 1820; died at Rome, 1874. The son of ... |
Mège, Antoine-JosephAntoine-Joseph MegeA Maurist Benedictine, born in 1625 at Clermont ; died 15 April, 1691, at the monastery of St. ... |
Möhler, Johann AdamJohann Adam MoehlerTheologian, b. at Igersheim (Würtemberg), 6 April, 1796; d. at Munich, 12 April, 1838. The ... |
Mühlbacher, EngelbertEngelbert MuehlbacherAn historian, born at Gresten, Austria, 4 Oct., 1843; died at Vienna, 17 July, 1903. He received ... |
Müller, Adam HeinrichAdam Heinrich MuellerPublicist and political economist , convert, b. at Berlin, 30 June, 1779; d. at Vienna, 17 Jan., ... |
Müller, JohannJohann MuellerPhysiologist and comparative anatomist, b. at Coblenz, 14 July, 1801; d. at Berlin, 28 April, ... |
Müller, JohannJohann Mueller(Regiomontanus). German astronomer, b. in or near Königsberg, a small town in lower ... |
Müller, KarlKarl MullerProfessor at Düsseldorf, b. at Darmstadt, 29 Oct., 1818; d. at Neuenahr, 15 Aug., 1893, ... |
Münch-Bellinghausen, Baron Eligius Franz Joseph vonBaron von Munch-Bellinghausen(Pseudonym: FRIEDRICH HALM) An Austrian dramatist, born at Cracow, 2 April, 1806; died at ... |
MünsterMuensterD IOCESE OF M ÜNSTER (M ONASTERIENSIS ). Diocese in the Prussian Province of ... |
Münster, University ofUniversity of MuensterThe town of Münster in Westphalia obtained its university in 1771 through the initiative ... |
Müntz, EugèneEugene MuentzFrench savant and historian; b. at Soulz-sous--Forêts, near Mülhausen, Alsace, 11 ... |
Maassen, Friedrich Bernard ChristianFriedrich Bernard Christian MaassenProfessor of law, born 24 September, 1823, at Wismar (Mecklenburg); died 9 April, 1900, at ... |
Mabillon, JeanJean MabillonBenedictine monk of the Congregation of Saint-Maur, born at Saint-Pierremont between Mouzon and ... |
MabinogionMabinogionA collection of medieval Welsh tales in prose. The word is a derivation of the mab , "son", ... |
MacaoMacao(MACAOENSIS). Diocese ; suffragan of Goa, founded 23 January, 1575, by the Bull "Super ... |
MacariusMacariusThe name of two celebrated contemporary Nitrian monks of the fourth century: Macarius the ... |
Macarius MagnesMacarius MagnesA Christian apologist of the end of the fourth century. Some authorities regard the words ... |
Macarius of AntiochMacarius of AntiochA Patriarch, deposed in 681. Macarius's dignity seems to have been a purely honorary one, for ... |
Macarius, SaintSaint MacariusBishop of Jerusalem (312-34). The date of Macarius's accession to the episcopate is found in ... |
Maccabee, JudasJudas MachabeusThird son of the priest Mathathias who with his family was the centre and soul of the ... |
Maccabees, TheThe Machabees(Greek Hoi Makkabaioi ; Latin Machabei ; most probably from Aramaic maqqaba ="hammer"). ... |
Maccabees, The Books ofThe Books of MachabeesThe title of four books, of which the first and second only are regarded by the Church as ... |
MacCaghwell, HughHugh MacCaghwell(Cavellus). Archbishop and theologian, born at Saul, Co. Down, 1571; died 22 September, 1626. He ... |
MacCarthy, BartholomewBartholomew MacCarthyIrish scholar and chronologist, b. at Conna, Ballynoe, Co. Cork, 12 Dec., 1843; d. at ... |
MacCarthy, Denis FlorenceDennis Florence MacCarthyWell-known Irish poet of the nineteenth century, born in Lower O'Connell Street, Dublin, 26 ... |
MacCarthy, Nicholas TuiteNicholas Tuite MacCarthyCalled the Abbé de Lévignac, born in Dublin on 19 May, 1769; died at Annécy, ... |
MacCuilenan, CormacCormac MacCuilenan(836-908). An Irish bishop and King of Cashel, Cormac MacCquilenan was of the race of ... |
MacDonald, JohnJohn MacDonaldLaird of Glenaladale and Glenfinnan, philanthropist, colonizer, soldier, born in Glenaladale, ... |
MacDonell, AlexanderAlexander MacDonellFirst Bishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, b. 17 July 1760, at Inchlaggan in Glengarry, ... |
MaceMace(1) A short, richly ornamented staff, often made of silver, the upper part furnished with a knob ... |
Macedo, FranciscoFrancisco MacedoKnown as a S. Augustino, O.F.M., theologian, born at Coimbra, Portugal, 1596; he entered the ... |
MacedoniansPneumatomachi(Macedonians) A heretical sect which flourished in the countries adjacent to the Hellespont ... |
Macerata and TolentinoMacerata and TolentinoLocated in the Marches, Central Italy. Macerata is a provincial capital, situated on a hill, ... |
MacFarland, Francis PatrickFrancis Patrick McFarlandThird Bishop of Hartford born at Franklin, Pennsylvania, 16 April, 1819; died at Hartford, ... |
MacGeoghegan, JamesJames MacGeogheganBorn at Uisneach, Westmeath, Ireland, 1702; died at Paris, 1763. He came of a long family long ... |
Machabees, TheThe Machabees(Greek Hoi Makkabaioi ; Latin Machabei ; most probably from Aramaic maqqaba ="hammer"). ... |
Machabees, The Books ofThe Books of MachabeesThe title of four books, of which the first and second only are regarded by the Church as ... |
Machabeus, JudasJudas MachabeusThird son of the priest Mathathias who with his family was the centre and soul of the ... |
MacHale, JohnJohn MacHaleBorn March 6, 1791 at Tubbernavine, Co. Mayo, Ireland ; died at Tuam, November 4, 1881. He ... |
MachiavelliNicolo MachiavelliHistorian and statesman, b. at Florence, 3 May, 1469; d. there, 22 June, 1527. His family is ... |
MachpelahMachpelahThe burial-place in the vicinity of ancient Hebron which Abraham bought from Ephron the Hethite ... |
Machutus, SaintSt. Machutus(Maclovius; Malo). Born about the year 520 probably in Wales and baptized by St. Brendan . ... |
MackenzieMackenzieThis vicariate which was detached from the Athabaska-Mackenzie Vicariate in 1901 and intrusted to ... |
Maclovius, SaintSt. Machutus(Maclovius; Malo). Born about the year 520 probably in Wales and baptized by St. Brendan . ... |
MacMahon, HeberHeber MacMahon( Also EMER or EVER). Bishop of Clogher, Ireland, and patriotic leader, born at Farney, ... |
MacMahon, Marie-Edmé-Patrice-Maurice deMarie-Edme-Patrice-Maurice de MacMahonDuc de Magenta, Marshal of France, President of the French Republic; born at Sully, ... |
MacNeven, William JamesWilliam James MacNevenDistinguished Irish-American physician and medical educator, b. at Ballynahowna, near Aughrim, ... |
MacriMacri(or MACRAS?) A titular see in Mauretania Sitifiensis. This town figures only in the "Notitia ... |
Macrina the Elder, SaintSt. Macrina the ElderOur knowledge of the life of the elder Macrina is derived mainly from the testimony of the ... |
Macrina the Younger, SaintSt. Macrina the YoungerBorn about 330; died 379. She was the eldest child of Basil and Elder Emmelia, the granddaugher of ... |
MactarisMactarisA titular see of the Byzantine Empire. This town is not spoken of by any ancient geographers ... |
MadagascarMadagascarOn the second day of March, 1500, a fleet of thirteen ships, commanded by Pedro Alvarez Cabral, ... |
MadaurusMandaurus or MadauraA titular see of Numidia. It was an old Numidian town which, having once belonged to the Kingdom ... |
Maderna, CarloCarlo Maderna(1556-1629) known principally by his extension of St. Peter's, at the command of the pope, from ... |
Maderno, StefanoStefano Maderno(1576-1636), a sculptor of the Roman School and of the era just preceding Bernini, his ... |
MadianitesMadianites (Midianites)(In Authorized Version M IDIANITES ). An Arabian tribe ( Septuagint Madienaîoi ... |
MadrasMadras(MADRASPATAM; MADRASPATANA) Archdiocese in India. Its area is about 40,350 square miles, and ... |
Madrid-AlcaláMadrid-Alcala(M ATRITENSIS -A LACHENSIS, or C OMPLUTENSUS : Complutum being the name given by the Romans ... |
Madruzzi, ChristopherChristopher MadruzziBorn of a noble family of Trent, 5 July, 1512; died at Tivoli, Italy, 5 July, 1578. He studied ... |
Madura MissionMadura MissionAs shown in the "Atlas Geographicus S.J.", the ancient Jesuit missions in India under the ... |
Maedoc, SaintSaint Maedoc(MOEDHOG, MOGUE, ÆDDAN FOEDDOG, AIDUS, HUGH) First Bishop of Ferns, in Wexford, b. ... |
Maelruan, SaintSt. Maelruan(Maolruain, Melruan, Molruan). Founder and first Abbot of Tamalcht (Tallacht), in the County of ... |
Maelrubha, SaintSaint Maelrubha(MA-RUI, MOLROY, ERREW, SUMMARYRUFF, also SAGART-RUADH) An abbot and martyr, founder of ... |
Maerlant, Jacob vanJacob van MaerlantThe greatest Flemish poet of the Middle Ages, b. about 1235; d. after 1291. Of his life little ... |
Maestro di Camera del PapaMaestro di Camera Del PapaIn former times there were four so-called palace prelates ( prelati palatini ): the Major ... |
Maffei, BernardinoBernardino MaffeiPoet, orator, and antiquarian, b. at Bergamo, 27 Jan., 1514; d. at Rome, 1 Aug., 1549. He studied ... |
Maffei, FrancescoFrancesco MaffeiItalian painter, b. at Vicenza ; d. at Padua, 1660. His influence upon the art of his own and ... |
Maffei, Marchese Francesco ScipioneMarchese Francesco Scipione MaffeiItalian littérateur and archaeologist, b. at Verona, 1 June, 1675; d. there, 11 Feb., ... |
Maffei, RaffaeloRaffaelo MaffeiHumanist, historian and theologian, b. 17 February, 1451; d. 25 January, 1522. He was a native of ... |
Magaud, Antoine-DominiqueAntoine-Dominique MagaudFrench painter, b. at Marseilles 1817; d. there, 1899. He studied in Paris under Léon ... |
MagdalaMagdala( Hebrew Migdal = tower, fortress; Aramaic Magdala ; Greek Magdala ). It is perhaps the ... |
MagdalensMagdalensThe members of certain religious communities of penitent women who desired to reform their ... |
MagdeburgMagdeburgCapital of the Prussian Province of Saxony, situated on the Elbe; pop. 241,000; it is noted for ... |
MageddoMageddoChanaanite city, called in Hebrew, Megiddo ; in Septuagint, Mageddó(n) ; in ... |
Magellan, FerdinandFerdinand Magellan(Portuguese Fernão Magalhaes ). The first circumnavigator of the real world; born ... |
MagiMagi(Plural of Latin magus ; Greek magoi ). The "wise men from the East" who came to adore ... |
Magin CataláMagin CatalaBorn at Montblanch, Catalonia, Spain, 29 or 30 January, 1761; died at Santa Clara, California, ... |
Maginn, EdwardEdward MaginnCoadjutor Bishop of Derry, b. at Fintona, Ireland, 16 Dec., 1802; d. at Derry, 17 January, ... |
Magisterium and TraditionTradition and Living MagisteriumThe word tradition (Greek paradosis ) in the ecclesiastical sense, which is the only one in ... |
Magistris, Simone deSimone de MagistrisBorn in 1728; died 6 October, 1802; a priest of the Oratorio di S. Filippo Neri, at Rome, whom ... |
Magliabechi, AntonioAntonio MagliabechiItalian scholar and librarian, b. 20 Oct., 1633, at Florence ; d. there, 4 July, 1714. He was ... |
Magna CartaMagna CartaThe charter of liberties granted by King John of England in 1215 and confirmed with ... |
MagnesiaMagnesiaA titular see in Lydia, suffragan of Ephesus, lying about 40 miles north-east of Smyrna and ... |
Magnien, AlphonseAlphonse MagnienAn educator of the clergy, born at Bleymard, in the Diocese of Mende , France, 9 June, 1837; ... |
MagnificatMagnificatThe title commonly given to the Latin text and vernacular translation of the Canticle (or Song) ... |
Magnus, OlausOlaus MagnusSwedish historian and geographer, b. at Skeninge, Sweden, 1490; d. at Rome, 1 Aug., 1558 [or ... |
Magnus, SaintSaint Magnus(MAGNOALDUS, MAGINALDUS, popularly known as ST. MANG) An apostle of the Algäu, d. about ... |
Magnus, ValerianusValerianus Magnus(M AGNI ) Born at Milan, 1586, presumably of the noble family of de Magni; died at ... |
Magrath, John MacroryJohn Macrory MagrathBorn in Munster, Ireland, in the fifteenth century; date and place of death unknown. Like many ... |
MagydusMagydusA titular see of Pamphylia Secunda, suffragan of Perga. It was a small town with no history, on ... |
Mahony, Ven. CharlesVenerable Charles MahonyIrish Franciscan martyr ; b. after 1639; d. at Ruthin, Denbighshire, 12 August, 1679. The British ... |
Mai, AngeloAngelo MaiRoman cardinal and celebrated philologist, b. at Schilpario, in the Diocese of Bergamo, 7 March ... |
Maignan, EmmanuelEmmanuel MaignanFrench physicist and theologian ; b. at Toulouse, 17 July, 1601; d. at Toulouse, 29 October, ... |
Mailla, Joseph-Anna-Marie de Moyria deJoseph-Anna-Marie de Moyria de MaillaJesuit missionary; b. 16 Dec., 1669, at Château Maillac on the Isère; d. 28 June, ... |
Maillard, Antoine-SimonAntoine-Simon MaillardMissionary b. in France (parentage, place and date of birth unknown); d. 12 August, 1762. He ... |
Maillard, OliverOliver MaillardCelebrated preacher, b. at Juignac, (?), Brittany, about 1430; d. at Toulouse, 22 July, 1502. He ... |
Maimbourg, LouisLouis MaimbourgFrench church historian, b. at Nancy, 10 January, 1610; d. at Paris, 13 August, 1686. In 1626 he ... |
Maimonides, Teaching of MosesTeaching of Moses MaimonidesMoses ben Maimun (Arabic, Abu Amran Musa), Jewish commentator and philosopher, was born of ... |
Maina IndiansMaina Indians(Also M AYNA ) A group of tribes constituting a distinct linguistic stock, the Mainan, ... |
MaineMaineMaine is commonly known as the Pine Tree State, but is sometimes called the Star in the East. ... |
Maine de Biran, François-Pierre-GonthierMaine de BiranA philosopher ; born at Grateloup near Bergerac, Dordogne, France, 29 November, 1766; died at ... |
Maintenon, Françoise, Marquise deMarquise de MaintenonBorn at Niort, 28 November 1635; died at Saint-Cyr, 15 April 1719. She was the granddaughter of ... |
MainzMainzGerman town and bishopric in Hesse [now Rhineland-Palatine -- Ed. ]; formerly the seat of an ... |
Maipure IndiansMaipure Indians(Maypure) A former important group of tribes on the Upper Orinoco River, from above the Meta ... |
Maisonneuve, Paul de Chomedey dePaul de Chomedey de MaisonneuveFounder of Montreal, b. in Champagne, France, early in the seventeenth century; d. in Paris, 9 ... |
Maistre, Joseph-Marie, Comte deComte de MaistreFrench philosophical writer, b. at Chambéry, in Savoy, in 1753, when Savoy did not ... |
Maistre, Xavier deXavier de MaistreFrench romance writer, younger brother of Joseph-Marie, Comte de Maistre , b. at Chambery, ... |
MaitlandMaitland(MAITLANDENSIS) Located in New South Wales. Maitland, the principal settlement on Hunter ... |
Majano, Benedetto daBenedetto Da MajanoA well-known Florentine sculptor and architect of the Renaissance, b. at Majano, Tuscany. ... |
Majella, St. GerardSt. Gerard MajellaBorn in Muro, about fifty miles south of Naples, in April, 1726; died 16 October, 1755; ... |
Majorca and IvizaMajorca and Iviza(MAJORICENSIS ET IBUSENSIS) A suffragan of Valencia, with the episcopal residence at Palma on ... |
MajordomoMajordomo(Latin, Major domus ; Italian, Maggiordomo ). The majordomo or chief steward of the ... |
MajorityMajority( Latin majoritas ) Majority, the state of a person or thing greater, or superior, in ... |
Majunke, PaulPaul MajunkeCatholic journalist, born at Gross-Schmograu in Silesia, 14 July, 1842; died at Hochkirch near ... |
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Malabar RitesMalabar RitesA conventional term for certain customs or practices of the natives of South India, which the ... |
MalaccaMalacca(Malacensis) The Diocese of Malacca comprises the southern portions of the Malay Peninsula, ... |
MalachiasMalachias( Hebrew Mál'akhî ), one of the twelve minor prophets. I. PERSONAGE AND NAME It ... |
Malachy, SaintSt. MalachySt. Malachy, whose family name was O'Morgair, was born in Armagh in 1094. St. Bernard describes ... |
MalagaMalagaDiocese of Malaga (Malacitana). Diocese in Spain, by the Concordat of 1851 made a suffragan ... |
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Malatesta, House ofHouse of MalatestaThe name of an Italian family prominent in the history of the fourteenth and fifteenth ... |
MalchusMalchus(Málchos). Greek form of M ALLUCH (i.e. counsellor), a name common in the Semitic ... |
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Malebranche, NicolasNicolas MalebrancheA philosopher and theologian, priest of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri ; b. at Paris, 6 ... |
Malediction (in Scripture)MaledictionFour principal words are rendered maledictio in the Vulgate, "curse" in Douay Version : (1) ... |
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Mallinckrodt, Herman vonHerman von MallinckrodtGerman parliamentarian; born 5 Feb., 1821, at Minden, Westphalia ; died 26 May, 1874, at Berlin. ... |
Mallinckrodt, PaulinePauline MallinckrodtA sister of the Catholic political leader Hermann Mallinckrodt , and foundress of the Sisters ... |
Malling AbbeyMalling AbbeyAn abbey of Benedictine nuns, at West Malling in the County of Kent, England. The earliest ... |
Mallory, Stephen RussellStephen Russell MalloryAn American statesman; born in the Island of Trinidad, W. I., 1813; died at Pensacola, Florida, ... |
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MalmesburyMalmesburyA small decayed market town in Wiltshire, England, ninety-five miles west of London, formerly the ... |
Malmesbury, The Monk ofThe Monk of MalmesburySupposed author of a chronicle among the Cottonian manuscripts in the British Museum (Vesp. D. ... |
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Malone, WilliamWilliam MaloneJesuit missioner and writer; born according to the best authorities, in 1585; died at Seville, ... |
Malory, Sir ThomasSir Thomas MaloryOf Malory no single biographical statement is beyond conjecture save that he was a knight, that ... |
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MaltaMaltaThe group of Maltese islands, including Malta (91.5 sq. m.), Gozo (24 3/4 sq. m.), Comine (1 sq. ... |
Malta, Knights ofKnights of Malta(Also known as K NIGHTS OF M ALTA ). The most important of all the military orders, both ... |
Maltret, ClaudeClaude Maltret(Or M ALTRAIT ) French Jesuit, b. at Puy, 3 Oct., 1621; d. Toulouse, 3 Jan., 1674. He entered ... |
Malvenda, ThomasThomas MalvendaAn exegete and historical critic, b. at Jativa, Valencia, 1566; d. 7 May, 1628. He entered the ... |
MalvernMalvernLocated in Worcestershire, England, a district covered by a lofty range between the Severn and ... |
Mamachi, Thomas MariaThomas Maria MamachiDominican theologian and historian, born at Chios in the Archipelago, 4 December, 1713; died at ... |
Mame, Alfred-Henri-AmandAlfred-Henri-Amand-MamePrinter and publisher, b. at Tours, 17 Aug., 1811; d. at Tours, 12 April, 1893. The founder ... |
MamelucoMameluco(From the Arabic, memluk , "slave", the household cavalry of the former sultans of Egypt, ... |
Mamertine PrisonMamertine PrisonThe so-called "Mamertine Prison ", beneath the church of S. Giuseppe dei Falegnami, via di ... |
Mamertus, ClaudianusClaudianus Mamertus(The name Ecdicius is unauthorized). A Gallo-Roman theologian and the brother of St. ... |
Mamertus, SaintSt. MamertusBishop of Vienne, date of birth unknown; died shortly after 475. Concerning the life of ... |
MammonMammonMamona ; the spelling Mammona is contrary to the textual evidence and seems not to occur in ... |
ManMan(Anglo-Saxon man =a person, human being; supposed root man =to think; German, Mann , ... |
ManahemManahem(From a Hebrew meaning "the consoler"; Septuagint, Manaem ; Aquila, Manaen .) Manahem ... |
Manahen, SaintSt. Manahen( Manaen ) A member of the Church of Antioch , foster-brother, or household-friend ( ... |
ManassesManassesThe name of seven persons of the Bible , a tribe of Israel , and one of the apocryphal ... |
Mance, JeanneJeanne ManceFoundress of the Montreal Hôtel-Dieu, and one of the first women settlers in Canada, b. ... |
ManchesterManchester(MANCHESTERIENSIS) A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Boston, U.S.A. The city of Manchester is ... |
ManchuriaManchuriaA north-eastern division of the Chinese Empire and the cradle of the present [1910] imperial ... |
Mandan IndiansMandan IndiansA formerly important, but now reduced, tribe occupying jointly with the Hidatsa (Minitari or ... |
Mandeville, Jean deJean de Mandeville(MAUNDEVILLE, MONTEVILLA) The author of a book of travels much read in the Middle Ages, died ... |
ManfredoniaManfredonia(SIPONTINA) The city of Manfredonia is situated in the province of Foggia in Apulia, Central ... |
MangaloreMangalore(M ANGALORENSIS ) Diocese on the west coast of India, suffragan of Bombay. It comprises the ... |
Mangan, James ClarenceJames Clarence ManganIrish poet, b. in Dublin, 1 May, 1803; d. there, 20 June, 1849. He was the son of James Mangan, ... |
ManharterManharterA politico-religious sect which arose in Tyrol in the first half of the nineteenth century. Its ... |
ManichæismManichaeismManichæism is a religion founded by the Persian Mani in the latter half of the third ... |
Manifestation of ConscienceManifestation of Conscience(RATIO CONSCIENTIÆ) A practice in many religious orders and congregations, by which ... |
ManilaManila(DE MANILA) This archdiocese comprises the city of Manila, the provinces of Bataan, Bulacan, ... |
Manila ObservatoryManila ObservatoryFounded by Father Frederic Faura, S.J., in 1865; constituted officially The Philippine Weather ... |
ManipleManipleForm, Material, and Use The maniple is an ornamental vestment in the form of a band, a little ... |
ManitobaManitobaOne of the smallest, but economically and historically one of the most important, of the Canadian ... |
Mann, Theodore AugustineTheodore Augustine MannEnglish naturalist and historian, b. in Yorkshire, 22 June, 1735; d. at Prague in Bohemia, 23 ... |
MannaManna(Greek man, manna ; Latin man, manna ). The food miraculously sent to the Israelites ... |
Manning, Henry EdwardHenry Edward Cardinal ManningCardinal Priest of Sts. Andrew and Gregory on the Coelian Hill and second Archbishop of ... |
Mannyng, RobertRobert Mannyng of BrunnePoet. He came from Bourne in Lincolnshire, England. From his own account he entered the house of ... |
Mansard, FrançoisFrancois Mansard(Also spelled Mansart ). French architect, born in Paris, probably of Italian stock, in ... |
Mansard, JulesJules MansardFrench architect, grand-nephew of François, was originally Jules Hardouin, but took the ... |
Mansi, Gian DomenicoGian Domenico MansiItalian prelate and scholar born at Lucca, of a patrician family, 16 February, 1692; died ... |
Mantegna, AndreaAndrea MantegnaItalian painter ; born according to some authorities, at Vicenza, according to others at ... |
MantellettaMantellettaAn outer vestment reaching to the knees, open in front, with slits instead of sleeves on the ... |
MantuaMantuaDiocese of Mantua (Mantuana), in Lombardy. The city is situated on the Mincio River, which ... |
Mantuanus, BaptistaBlessed Baptista Mantuanus(Or SPAGNOLI). Carmelite and Renaissance poet, born at Mantua, 17 April, 1447, where he also ... |
Manu, The Laws ofThe Laws of Manu"The Laws of Manu" is the English designation commonly applied to the "Manava Dharma-sastra", a ... |
Manuel ChysolorasManuel ChysolorasFirst teacher of Greek in Italy, born at Constantinople about the middle of the fourteenth ... |
ManuscriptsManuscriptsEvery book written by hand on flexible material and intended to be placed in a library is called ... |
Manuscripts of the BibleManuscripts of the BibleManuscripts are written, as opposed to printed, copies of the original text or of a version ... |
Manuscripts, IlluminatedIlluminated ManuscriptsI. ORIGIN A large number of manuscripts are covered with painted ornaments which may be ... |
ManutergeManutergeThe name given to the towel used by the priest when engaged liturgically. There are two kinds of ... |
Manutius, AldusAldus Manutius(Aldo Manuzio). Scholar and printer; born in 1450, at Sermoneta, near Rome ; died in 1515. He ... |
Manzoni, AlessandroAlessandro ManzoniItalian poet and novelist, b. at Milan, 7 March, 1785; d. 22 May, 1873. He was the son of Pietro ... |
Map, WalterWalter Map(Sometimes wrongly written M APS ) Archdeacon of Oxford, b. at, or in the vicinity of, ... |
MaphrianMaphrianThe Syriac word mafriano signifies one who fructifies, a consecrator. It is used to designate ... |
Maréchal, AmbroseAmbrose MarechalThe third Archbishop of Baltimore ; born at Ingres near Orléans, France, 28 August, ... |
Maran, PrudentiusPrudentius MaranA learned Benedictine of the Maurist Congregation, b. 14 October, 1683, at Sezanne, in the ... |
MarashMarashAn Armenian Catholic Diocese. The ancient name of this village was most probably Germanicia, ... |
Maratta, CarloCarlo MarattaAn Italian painter, b. at Camerino, in the Rome, 15 December, 1713. From very early years ... |
MarbodiusMarbodiusBishop of Rennes, ecclesiastical writer and hymnologist, b. about 1035 at Angers, France, d. ... |
Marca, Pierre dePierre de MarcaFrench bishop and scholar, b. at Gan in Béarn, 24 Jan., 1594, of a family distinguished ... |
Marcellian and Mark, SaintsSts. Mark and MarcellianMartyred at Rome under Diocletian towards the end of the third century, most likely in 286. ... |
Marcellina, SaintSaint MarcellinaThe only sister of St. Ambrose of Milan , b. about 330-5; d. about 398. She was older than St. ... |
Marcellinus ComesMarcellinus ComesLatin chronicler of the sixth century. He was an Illyrian by birth, but spent his life at the ... |
Marcellinus of Civezza, O.F.M.Marcellinus of Civezza(In the world PITRO RANISE) Modern Franciscan author, born at Civezza in Liguria, Italy, 29 ... |
Marcellinus, FlaviusFlavius MarcellinusDate of birth unknown; died 12 September, 413. He was a high official ( tribunus et notarius ) ... |
Marcellinus, PopePope St. MarcellinusDate of birth unknown; elected 30 June, 296; died 304. According to the "Liber Pontificalis" he ... |
Marcello, BenedettoBenedetto MarcelloBorn in Venice in 1696; died at Brescia in July, 1739. Marcello's life was a strange mixture of ... |
Marcellus I, Saint, PopePope St. Marcellus IHis date of birth unknown; elected pope in May or June, 308; died in 309. For some time after ... |
Marcellus II, PopePope Marcellus II(MARCELLO CERVINI DEGLI SPANNOCHI) Born 6 May, 1501, at Montepulciano in Tuscany ; died 6 ... |
Marcellus of AncyraMarcellus of AncyraOne of the bishops present at the Councils of Ancyra and of Nicaea, a strong opponent of ... |
March, AuziasAuzias MarchA Catalan poet, b. perhaps in the last quarter of the fourteenth century, at Valencia ; d. there ... |
Marchand, Jean BaptisteJean Baptiste MarchandSecond principal in order of succession of the Sulpician College of Montreal and missionary of ... |
Marchant, PeterPeter MarchantA theologian, b. at Couvin, a village in the principality of Liège, in 1585; d. at ... |
Marchesi, PompeoPompeo MarchesiA Lombard sculptor of the neoclassic school, born at Saltrio, near Milan, 7 August, 1790; ... |
Marchi, GiuseppeGiuseppe MarchiAn archeologist, born at Tolmezzo near Udine, 22 Feb., 1795; died at Rome, 10 Feb., 1860. He ... |
MarcianMarcian(M ARCIANUS, Markiânos ) Roman Emperor at Constantinople, b. in Thrace about 390; d. ... |
MarcianeMarcianeA titular see of Lycia, suffragan of Myra. It figures in the "Notitiae episcopatuum" from ... |
MarcianopolisMarcianopolisA titular see in Lower Maesia, on the right bank of the Danube, so called by Trajan after his ... |
MarcionitesMarcionitesHeretical sect founded in A.D. 144 at Rome by Marcion and continuing in the West for 300 ... |
Marco PoloMarco PoloTraveller; born at Venice in 1251; died there in 1324. His father Nicolo and his uncle Matteo, ... |
MarcopoisMarcopolisA titular see of Asia Minor, suffragan of Edessa. The native name of this city is not known, ... |
MarcosiansMarcosiansA sect of Valentinian Gnostics, founded by Marcus and combated at length by Irenaeus (Haer. ... |
Marcoux, JosephJoseph MarcouxA missionary among the Iroquois, b. in Canada, 16 March, 1791; d. there 29 May, 1855. He was ... |
MarcusMarcusThe name of three leading Gnostics. I. The founder of the Marcosians and elder contemporary ... |
Marcus Aurelius AntoninusMarcus Aurelius AntoninusRoman Emperor, A.D. 161-180, born at Rome, 26 April, 121; died 17 March, 180. HIS EARLY LIFE ... |
Marcus DiadochusMarcus Diadochus( Markos ho diadochos ) An obscure writer of the fourth century of whom nothing is known but ... |
Marcus EremitaMarcus Eremita( Markos ho eremites , or monachos , or asketes ). A theologian and ascetic writer ... |
Marcus, Pope SaintPope St. MarkDate of birth unknown; consecrated 18 Jan., 336; d. 7 Oct., 336. After the death of Pope ... |
MardinMardinA residential Armenian archbishopric, a Chaldean bishopric, and a residential Syrian bishopric ... |
MarencoCarlo and Leopoldo Marenco(1) Carlo Italian dramatist, born at Cassolo (or Cassolnuovo) in Piedmont in 1800; died at ... |
Marenzio, LucaLuca MarenzioMusical composer, born in 1550 at Coccaglia, near Brescia ; died at Rome 1599. His chief legacy ... |
Margaret Clitherow, SaintSt. Margaret ClitherowMartyr, called the "Pearl of York", born about 1556; died 25 March 1586. She was a daughter of ... |
Margaret Colona, BlessedBlessed Margaret ColonaPoor Clare, born in Rome, date uncertain; died there, 20 September, 1284. Her parents died in ... |
Margaret HaugheryMargaret HaugheryMargaret Haughery, "the mother of the orphans ", as she was familiarly styled, b. in Cavan, ... |
Margaret Mary, SaintSt. Margaret Mary AlacoqueReligious of the Visitation Order. Apostle of the Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, born ... |
Margaret of Cortona, SaintSt. Margaret of CortonaA penitent of the Third Order of St. Francis, born at Laviano in Tuscany in 1247; died at ... |
Margaret of Hungary, BlessedBlessed Margaret of HungaryDaughter of King Bela I of Hungary and his wife Marie Laskaris, born 1242; died 18 Jan., 1271. ... |
Margaret of Lorraine, BlessedBlessed Margaret of LorraineDuchess d'Alencon, religious of the order of Poor Clares, born in 1463 at the castle of ... |
Margaret of Savoy, BlessedBlessed Margaret of SavoyMarchioness of Montferrat, born at Pignerol in 1382; died at Alba, 23 November, 1464. She was the ... |
Margaret of Scotland, SaintSaint Margaret of ScotlandBorn about 1045, died 16 Nov., 1092, was a daughter of Edward "Outremere", or "the Exile", by ... |
Margaret of the Blessed SacramentMargaret of the Blessed SacramentCarmelite nun, b. in Paris, 6 March, 1590; d. there 24 May, 1660. She was the second daughter of ... |
Margaret Pole, BlessedBlessed Margaret PoleCountess of Salisbury, martyr ; b. at Castle Farley, near Bath, 14 August, 1473; martyred at ... |
Margaret, SaintSt. MargaretVirgin and martyr ; also called M ARINA ; belonged to Pisidian Antioch in Asia Minor, where ... |
MargaritaeMargaritae(DECRETI DECRETORUM DECRETALIUM). The canonists of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries who ... |
Margil, AntonioAntonio MargilBorn at Valencia, Spain, 18 August, 1657; died at Mexico, 6 Aug., 1726. He entered the ... |
Margotti, GiacomoGiacomo MargottiA Catholic publicist, born 11 May, 1823; died 6 May, 1887. He was a native of San Remo, where ... |
Maria de AgredaMarie de Agreda(Or, according to her conventual title, Maria of Jesus) A discalced Franciscan nun ; born ... |
Maria TheresaMaria TheresaQueen of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduchess of Austria, Roman-German Empress, born 1717; died ... |
Maria-LaachMaria-Laach(Abbatia Beatæ Marle Virginis ad lacum, or Beatæ Marle lacensis) A Benedictine ... |
Mariales, KantesKantes MarialesA Dominican, born about 1580; died at Venice in April, 1660. He was of a noble Venetian ... |
Marian PriestsMarian PriestsThis term is applied to those English priests who being ordained in or before the reign of ... |
MarianaMarianaArchdiocese of Mariana (Marianensis). Mariana, situated in the centre of Minas Geraes, the ... |
Mariana IslandsMariana IslandsThe Marianas Archipelago (also called the Ladrone Islands) is a chain of fifteen islands in the ... |
Mariana, JuanJuan MarianaAuthor and Jesuit, b. at Talavern, Toledo, Spain, probably in April, 1536; d. at Toledo, 16 ... |
Mariannhill, Congregation of the Missionaries ofCongregation of the Missionaries of MariannhillMariannhill is located in Natal, near Pinetown, 15 miles from Durban, and 56 from ... |
Marianus of FlorenceMarianus of FlorenceA Friar Minor and historian, born at Florence about the middle of the fifteenth century, exact ... |
Marianus ScotusMarianus ScotusThere were two Irish scholars of this name who attained distinction in the eleventh century. Both ... |
Marie AntoinetteMarie AntoinetteQueen of France. Born at Vienna, 2 November, 1755; executed in Paris, 16 October, 1793. She was ... |
Marie Christine of Savoy, BlessedBl. Marie Christine of SavoyBorn at Cagliari, Sardinia, 14 November, 1812; died at Naples, 31 January, 1836. She was the ... |
Marie de FranceMarie de FranceA French poetess of the twelfth century. She has this trait in common with the other ... |
Marie de l'Incarnation, BlessedBl. Marie de l'IncarnationKnown also as Madame Acarie, foundress of the French Carmel, born in Paris, 1 February, 1566; died ... |
Marie de l'Incarnation, VenerableVen. Marie de l'Incarnation(In the world, MARIE GUYARD). First superior of the Ursulines of Quebec , born at Tours, ... |
MarienbergMarienbergA Benedictine abbey of the Congregation of St. Joseph near Mals, Tyrol (in Vintschau). The ... |
Marignolli, Giovanni de'Giovanni De' MarignolliBorn at Florence about 1290; place and date of death unknown. When quite a youth he received the ... |
MarinaMarina(DE MARINIS) The name of an ancient and noble family of the Republic of Genoa, distinguished ... |
Marina, SaintSt. MargaretVirgin and martyr ; also called M ARINA ; belonged to Pisidian Antioch in Asia Minor, where ... |
Marini, Luigi GaetanoLuigi Gaetano MariniA natural philosopher, jurist, historian, archeologist, born at Sant' Orcangelo (pagus ... |
Marinus I, PopePope Marinus I(882-884) There is reason for believing that Marinus I was elected on the very day of the ... |
Marinus II, PopePope Marinus IIReigned 942-946; died in April or May, 946. A Roman, and a cardinal of the title of St. ... |
Mariotte, EdmeEdme MariotteFrench physicist, b. at Dijon, France, about 1620; d. at Paris, 12 May, 1684. His residence was ... |
Maris, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum, SaintsSts. Maris, Martha, Audifax, and AbachumAll martyred at Rome in 270. Maris and his wife Martha, who belonged to the Persian nobility, ... |
Marisco, Adam deAdam de Marisco(or ADAM MARSH) A Franciscan who probably came from the county of Somerset, but the date ... |
Mariscotti, Saint HyacinthaSt. Hyacintha MariscottiA religious of the Third Order of St. Francis and foundress of the Sacconi; born 1585 of a noble ... |
Marius Aventicus, SaintMarius Aventicus(Or AVENTICENSIS) Bishop of Avenches (Switzerland) and chronicler, born about 530 in the ... |
Marius Maximus, Lucius Perpetuus AurelianusLucius Perpetuus Aurelianus Marius MaximusRoman historian, lived c. 165-230. No connected account of his life exists, but he is frequently ... |
Marius MercatorMarius MercatorEcclesiastical writer, born probably in Northern Africa about 390; died shortly after 451. In 417 ... |
Mark and Marcellian, SaintsSts. Mark and MarcellianMartyred at Rome under Diocletian towards the end of the third century, most likely in 286. ... |
Mark of LisbonMark of Lisbon(Properly MARCOS DA SILVA). Friar minor, historian, and Bishop of Oporto in Portugal, b. at ... |
Mark, Gospel ofGospel of MarkThe subject will be treated under the following heads: I. Contents, Selection and Arrangement of ... |
Mark, Pope SaintPope St. MarkDate of birth unknown; consecrated 18 Jan., 336; d. 7 Oct., 336. After the death of Pope ... |
Mark, SaintSaint Mark(Greek Markos , Latin Marcus ). It is assumed in this article that the individual ... |
Maroni, PaulPaul MaroniMissionary, b. 1 Nov., 1695. He entered the Austrian province of the Jesuits on 27 Oct., 1712, ... |
MaroniaMaroniaA titular see in the province of Rhodopis, suffragan of Trajanopolis. The town is an ancient ... |
MaronitesMaronitesThis article will give first the present state of the Maronite nation and Church ; after which ... |
Marquesas IslandsMarquesas Islands(INSULARUM MARCHESI) Located in Polynesia, includes all the Marquesas Islands, eleven in ... |
Marquette (Michigan)Marquette(SAULT STE. MARIE and MARQUETTE, MARIANOPOLITANA ET MARQUETTENSIS) The Diocese comprises the ... |
Marquette LeagueMarquette LeagueA society founded in New York, in May, 1904, by Rev. H.G. Ganss, of Lancaster, Pa., with a ... |
Marquette UniversityMarquette UniversityMarquette University of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is an outgrowth of Marquette College, which was ... |
Marquette, JacquesJacques Marquette, S.J.Jesuit missionary and discoverer of the Mississippi River, b. in 1636, at Laon, a town in north ... |
Marriage BannsBanns of Marriage(Latin bannum , pl. bann-a,-i from an Old English verb, bannan , to summon). In ... |
Marriage, CivilCivil Marriage"Marriage", says Bishop, "as distinguished from the agreement to marry and from the act of ... |
Marriage, History ofHistory of MarriageThe word marriage may be taken to denote the action, contract, formality, or ceremony by which ... |
Marriage, MixedMixed Marriage(Latin Matrimonia mixta ). Technically, mixed marriages are those between Catholics and ... |
Marriage, Moral and Canonical Aspect ofMoral and Canonical Aspect of MarriageMarriage is that individual union through which man and woman by their reciprocal rights ... |
Marriage, MysticalMystical MarriageIn the Old and the New Testament , the love of God for man, and, in particular His relations ... |
Marriage, PutativePutative MarriagePutative (Latin, putativus supposed) signifies that which is commonly thought, reputed, or ... |
Marriage, Ritual ofRitual of MarriageThe form for the celebration of the Sacrament of Matrimony, as it stands in the "Rituale Romanum" ... |
Marriage, Sacrament ofSacrament of MarriageThat Christian marriage (i.e. marriage between baptized persons ) is really a sacrament of ... |
Marriage, Validation ofValidation of MarriageValidation of marriage may be effected by a simple renewal of consent when its nullity arises ... |
Marryat, FlorenceFlorence MarryatNovelist and actress, b. 9 July, 1838, at Brighton, England ; d. 27 October 1899, in London, ... |
MarseillesMarseillesDiocese of Marseilles (Massiliensis), suffragan of Aix, comprises the district of Marseilles in ... |
Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands(Vicariate Apostolic.) These islands, a German possession since 1885, lying in the Pacific ... |
Marshall, Thomas WilliamThomas and Arthur MarshallControversial writer, b. 1818; d. at Surbiton, Surrey, 14 Dec., 1877. He was son of John Marshall, ... |
MarsiMarsi(MARSORUM.) Diocese in the province of Aquila, Central Italy, with its seat at Pescina. With ... |
Marsico Nuovo and PotenzaMarsico Nuovo and Potenza(MARSICENSIS ET POTENTINA) Suffragan diocese of Salerno. Marsico Nuevo is a city of the ... |
Marsigli, Luigi Ferdinando, Count deLuigi Ferdinando, Count de MarsigliItalian geographer and naturalist, b. at Bologna 10 July, 1658; d. at Bologna 1 Nov., 1730. He ... |
Marsilius of PaduaMarsilius of PaduaPhysician and theologian, b. at Padua about 1270; d. about 1342. Contrary to the assertion of ... |
Martène, EdmondEdmond MarteneAn historian and liturgist, born 22 December, 1654, at Saint-Jean-de-Losne near Dijon ; died 20 ... |
Martín, EnricoEnrico MartinDate and place of birth unknown; d. in Mexico in 1632. According to some he was of Spanish ... |
Martel, CharlesCharles MartelBorn about 688; died at Quierzy on the Oise, 21 October, 741. He was the natural son of Pepin of ... |
Martha, Maris, Audifax, and Abachum, SaintsSts. Maris, Martha, Audifax, and AbachumAll martyred at Rome in 270. Maris and his wife Martha, who belonged to the Persian nobility, ... |
Martha, SaintSt. MarthaMentioned only in Luke 10:38-42 ; and John 11, 12, sqq. The Aramaic form occurs in a ... |
Martial, SaintSt. MartialBishop of Limoges in the third century. We have no accurate information as to the origin, ... |
Martiall, JohnJohn Martiall(Or MARSHALL) Born in Worcestershire 1534, died at Lille, 3 April, 1597. He was one of the six ... |
Martianay, JeanJean MartianayBorn 30 Dec., 1647, at Saint-Sever-Cap, Diocese of Aire ; died 16 June, 1717, at Saint ... |
Martianus CapellaMartianus CapellaRoman writer of Africa who flourished in the fifth century. His work is entitled: "De nuptiis ... |
Martigny, Joseph-AlexanderJoseph-Alexander MartignyCanon of Belley, archaeologist; b. at Sauverny, Ain, in 1808; d at Belley, 19 August, 1880. He ... |
MartinMartin (1400-1464)Benedictine Abbot of the Schottenkloster of Vienna, b. about 1400; d. 28 July, 1464 (29 July ... |
Martin I, Pope SaintPope Saint Martin IMartyr, born at Todi on the Tiber, son of Fabricius ; elected Pope at Rome, 21 July, 649, to ... |
Martin II, PopePope Marinus IIReigned 942-946; died in April or May, 946. A Roman, and a cardinal of the title of St. ... |
Martin IV, PopePope Martin IV(Simon de Brie). Born at the castle of Montpensier in the old French province of Touraine at ... |
Martin of BragaSt. Martin of Braga(Bracara; or, of Dumio). Bishop and ecclesiastical writer; b. about 520 in Pannonia; d. in ... |
Martin of Leon, SaintSt. Martin of LeonA priest and canon regular of the Augustinians ; b. at Leon in Spain ( Old Castile ) before ... |
Martin of Tours, SaintSt. Martin of ToursBishop; born at Sabaria (today Steinamanger in German, or Szombathely in Hungarian ), Pannonia ... |
Martin of TroppauMartin of TroppauA chronicler, date of birth unknown; died 1278. His family name was Strebski, and, being by ... |
Martin of Valencia, O.F.M.Martin of Valencia(Juan Martin de Boil) Born at Villa de Valencia, Spain, about the middle of the fifteenth ... |
Martin V, PopePope Martin V(Oddone Colonna) Born at Genazzano in the Campagna di Roma, 1368; died at Rome, 20 Feb., 1431. ... |
Martin y Garcia, LuisLuis Martin y GarciaTwenty-fourth General of the Society of Jesus ; born of humble parentage at Melgar de ... |
Martin, FelixFelix MartinAntiquary, historiographer, architect, educationist, b. 4 October, 1804, at Auray, seat of the ... |
Martin, GregoryGregory MartinTranslator of the Douai Version of the Bible from the Latin Vulgate ; b. in Maxfield, parish ... |
Martin, KonradKonrad MartinBishop of Paderborn ; b. 18 May, 1812, at Geismar, Province of Saxony ; d. 16 July, 1879, at ... |
Martin, PaulinPaulin MartinFrench Biblical scholar, born at Lacam, Lot, 20 July 1840; died at Amélie-les-Bains, ... |
Martina, SaintSt. MartinaRoman virgin, martyred in 226, according to some authorities, more probably in 228, under the ... |
Martini, AntonioAntonio MartiniArchbishop of Florence, Biblical scholar; b. at Prato in Tuscany, 20 April, 1720; d. at ... |
Martini, MartinoMartino Martini(Chinese name Wei ). Distinguished Austrian Jesuit missionary to the Chinese, in the ... |
Martini, SimoneSimone Martini(Also known as SIMONE DI MARTINO, and as SIMONE MEMMI). Sienese painter, born in Siena, 1283; ... |
Martinian and Processus, SaintsSts. Processus and MartinianThe dates of these martyrs are unknown. The "Martyrologium Hieronymianum" (ed. De ... |
MartiniqueMartinique(SANCTI PETRI ET ARCIS GALLICAÆ) Diocese ; Martinique is one of the French Lesser ... |
Martinov, JohnJohn MartinovBorn 7 October, 1821; died 26 April, 1894. Having passed through his university course at St. ... |
MartinsbergMartinsberg(Or P ANNONHALMA ) An important Benedictine abbey in Hungary about fourteen English miles ... |
Martinuzzi, GeorgeGeorge MartinuzziMonk, bishop, cardinal, b. at Kamicac, Dalmatia, 1482; d. 16 December, 1551. His real name was ... |
MartyrMartyrThe Greek word martus signifies a witness who testifies to a fact of which he has knowledge ... |
Martyr d'Anghiera, PeterPeter Martyr d'AnghieraHistorian of Spain and of the discoveries of her representatives, b. at Arona, near Anghiera, on ... |
MartyrologyMartyrologyBy martyrology is understood a catalogue of martyrs and saints arranged according to the ... |
MartyropolisMartyropolisA titular see, suffragan of Amida in the Province of Mesopotamia or Armenia Quarta. It was ... |
Martyrs in ChinaMartyrs in ChinaThe first Christian martyrs in China appear to have been the missionaries of Ili Bâliq ... |
Martyrs, Acts of theActs of the MartyrsIn a strict sense the Acts of the Martyrs are the official records of the trials of early ... |
Martyrs, JapaneseJapanese MartyrsThere is not in the whole history of the Church a single people who can offer to the ... |
Martyrs, The Ten ThousandThe Ten Thousand MartyrsOn two days is a group of ten thousand martyrs mentioned in the Roman Martyrology. On 18 March: ... |
Maruthas, SaintSaint MaruthasBishop of Tagrit or Maypherkat in Mesopotamia, friend of St. John Chrysostom , d. before 420. ... |
Mary Anne de Paredes, BlessedBl. Mary Anne de ParedesBorn at Quito, Ecuador, 31 Oct. 1618; died at Quito, 26 May, 1645. On both sides of her family ... |
Mary de CervellioneSt. Mary de Cervellione(or DE CERVELLO) Popularly styled "de Socos" (of Help). Born about 1230 at Barcelona ; ... |
Mary de Sales Chappuis, VenerableMary de Sales Chappuis(MARIE-THÉRÈSE CHAPPUIS) Belonging to the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary, ... |
Mary Frances of the Five Wounds of Jesus, SaintSt. Mary Frances of the Five Wounds of JesusOf the Third Order of St. Francis , b. at Naples, 25 March, 1715; d. there, 6 October, 1791. ... |
Mary Magdalen de' Pazzi, SaintSaint Mary Magdalen De' PazziCarmelite Virgin, born 2 April, 1566; died 25 May, 1607. Of outward events there were very few in ... |
Mary Magdalen, SaintSt. Mary MagdalenMary Magdalen was so called either from Magdala near Tiberias, on the west shore of Galilee, or ... |
Mary of CleophasMary of CleophasThis title occurs only in John, xix, 25. A comparison of the lists of those who stood at the foot ... |
Mary of Egypt, SaintSaint Mary of EgyptBorn probably about 344; died about 421. At the early age of twelve Mary left her home and came to ... |
Mary of Romans 16:6Mary of Romans 16:6Unknown outside of this single verse ( omans 16:6 ). She had "laboured much among" the Roman ... |
Mary Queen of ScotsMary Queen of ScotsMary Stuart, born at Linlithgow, 8 December, 1542; died at Fotheringay, 8 February, 1587. She was ... |
Mary TudorMary TudorQueen of England from 1553 to 1558; born 18 February, 1516; died 17 November, 1558. Mary was the ... |
Mary, Blessed Virgin, TheThe Blessed Virgin MaryThe Blessed Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the mother of God. In general, the ... |
Mary, Children ofChildren of MaryThe Sodality of Children of Mary Immaculate owes its origin to the manifestation of the Virgin ... |
Mary, Devotion to the Heart ofDevotion To the Heart of MaryAs in the article on Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus , this subject will be considered ... |
Mary, Devotion to the VirginDevotion to the Blessed Virgin MaryDown to the Council of Nicaea Devotion to Our Blessed Lady in its ultimate analysis must be ... |
Mary, Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin MaryFeast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin MaryThe earliest document commemorating this feast comes from the sixth century. St.Romanus, the ... |
Mary, Little Brothers ofLittle Brothers of MaryGenerally known as Marist School Brothers. This religious teaching institute is modern in its ... |
Mary, Missionaries of the Company ofMissionaries of the Company of MaryThe Company of Mary was founded by Blessed Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort in 1713. As early as ... |
Mary, Mother of John MarkMary the Mother of John MarkMary, the mother of John, who was surnamed Mark ( Acts 12:12 ). We know nothing of her; but from ... |
Mary, Name ofThe Name of Mary(In Scripture and in Catholic use) New Testament, Mariam and sometimes Maria — ... |
Mary, Name ofThe Name of MaryThe Blessed Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the mother of God. The Hebrew ... |
Mary, Society of (Marist Fathers)Society of Mary (Marist Fathers)(Initials S.M.) A religious order of priests, so called on account of the special devotion ... |
Mary, Society of, of ParisSociety of Mary of ParisThis society was founded in 1817 by Very Reverend William Joseph Chaminade at Bordeaux, France. ... |
Mary, Tomb of the Blessed VirginTomb of the Blessed Virgin MaryThe tomb of the Blessed Virgin is venerated in the Valley of Cedron, near Jerusalem. Modern ... |
MarylandMarylandOne of the thirteen English colonies which after the Revolution of 1776 became the original States ... |
MasaccioMasaccio(T OMMASO ). Italian painter, born about 1402, at San Giovanni di Valdarno, a stronghold ... |
Mascoutens IndiansMascoutens IndiansA Wisconsin tribe of Algonquian stock of considerable missionary importance in the seventeenth ... |
Masolino da PanicaleMasolino Da PanicaleSon of Cristoforo Fini; b. in the suburb of Panicale di Valdese, near Florence, 1383; d. c. 1440. ... |
Mason, Richard Angelus a S. FranciscoRichard Angelus a S. Francisco MasonEnglish — or Irish — Franciscan writer; b. in Wiltshire, 1599; d. at Douai, 30 ... |
MasonryMasonry (Freemasonry)The subject is treated under the following heads: I. Name and Definition;II. Origin and Early ... |
MasphaMasphaName of several places in the Bible . The Septuagint transcribes Masphá, Massephá, ... |
Massé, EnemondEnemond MasseOne of the first Jesuits sent to New France ; born at Lyons, 1574; died at Sillery, l2 May, ... |
Mass, Chapter and ConventualChapter and Conventual MassAs a general rule, churches in which the Divine office is to be said publicly every day must also ... |
Mass, Liturgy of theLiturgy of the MassA. Name and Definition The Mass is the complex of prayers and ceremonies that make up the ... |
Mass, Music of theMusic of the MassUnder this heading will be considered exclusively the texts of the Mass (and not, therefore, the ... |
Mass, NuptialNuptial Mass"Missa pro sponso et sponsa", the last among the votive Masses in the Missal. It is composed of ... |
Mass, ParochialParochial MassThe parish is established to provide the parishioners with the helps of religion, especially ... |
Mass, Sacrifice of theSacrifice of the MassThe word Mass ( missa ) first established itself as the general designation for the ... |
Massa CandidaMassa CandidaUnder the date 24 August, the "Martyrologium Romanum" records this commemoration: At Carthage, ... |
Massa CarraraMassa CarraraDIOCESE OF MASSA CARRARA (MASSENSIS). Diocese in Central Italy (Lunigiana and Garfagnana). ... |
Massa MarittimaMassa Marittima(MASSANA) Massa Marittima, in the Province of Grosseto, in Tuscany, first mentioned in the ... |
MassachusettsMassachusettsOne of the thirteen original United States of America . The Commonwealth of Massachusetts covers ... |
Massacre, Saint Bartholomew's DaySaint Bartholomew's Day MassacreThis massacre of which Protestants were the victims occurred in Paris on 24 August, 1572 (the ... |
Massaia, GuglielmoGuglielmo MassaiaA Cardinal, born 9 June, 1809, at Piova in Piedmont, Italy ; died at Cremona, 6 August, 1889. ... |
Masses, Bequests forBequests For Masses"The efficacy of prayers for the dead ", remarks the Court of Appeals of the State of New York ... |
Masses, Bequests for (Canada)Bequest For Masses (Canada)The law governing bequests, being concerned with "property and civil rights ", falls within ... |
Masses, Bequests for (England)Bequests For Masses (England)Before the Reformation dispositions of property, whether real or personal, for the purposes of ... |
Masses, Devises and Bequests for (United States)Devises and Bequests For Masses (United States)Prior to the period of the Reformation in England in 1532, Masses for the repose of the souls ... |
Massillon, Jean-BaptisteJean-Baptiste MassillonA celebrated French preacher and bishop ; born 24 June, 1663; died 28 September, 1742. The son ... |
MassorahMassorahThe textual tradition of Hebrew Bible, an official registration of its words, consonants, vowels ... |
Massoulié, AntoineAntoine MassoulieTheologian, born at Toulouse, 28 Oct., 1632; died at Rome, 23 Jan., 1706. At an early age he ... |
Massuet, RenéRene MassuetBenedictine patrologist, of the Congregation of St. Maur; born 13 August, 1666, at St. Ouen de ... |
Massys, QuentinQuentin Massys(MESSYS, METZYS) A painter, born at Louvain in 1466; died at Antwerp in 1530 (bet. 13 July ... |
Master of ArtsMaster of ArtsAn academic degree higher than that of Bachelor. The conferring of the degree of Master of Arts, ... |
Master of Liesborn, TheThe Master of LiesbornA Westphalian painter, who in 1465 executed an altar-piece of note in the Benedictine monastery ... |
Master of the Sacred PalaceMaster of the Sacred PalaceThis office (which has always been entrusted to a Friar Preacher) may briefly be described as ... |
Mastrius, BartholomewBartholomew MastriusFranciscan, philosopher and theologian, born near Forli, at Meldola, Italy, in 1602; died 3 ... |
Mataco IndiansMataco Indians(Or Mataguayo). A group of wide tribes of very low culture, ranging over a great part of the ... |
MaterMaterA titular bishopric in the province of Byzantium, mentioned as a free city by Pliny under the ... |
MaterialismMaterialismAs the word itself signifies, Materialism is a philosophical system which regards matter as the ... |
Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast of theFeast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin MarySecond Sunday in October. The object of this feast is to commemorate the dignity of the Mary ... |
MathathiasMathathiasThe name of ten persons of the Bible , variant in both Hebrew and Greek of Old Testament and in ... |
Mathew, TheobaldTheobald MathewApostle of Temperance, born at Thomastown Castle, near Cashel, Tipperary, Ireland, 10 October, ... |
Mathieu, François-DésiréFrancois-Desire MathieuBishop and cardinal, born 27 May, 1839; died 26 October, 1908. Born of humble family at ... |
MathusalaMethuselahOne of the Hebrew patriarchs, mentioned in Genesis 5. The word is variously given as Mathusale ... |
Matilda of CanossaMatilda of CanossaCountess of Tuscany, daughter and heiress of the Marquess Boniface of Tuscany, and Beatrice, ... |
Matilda, SaintSt. MatildaQueen of Germany, wife of King Henry I (The Fowler), b. at the Villa of Engern in Westphalia, ... |
Matilda, SaintSt. Mechtilde(MATILDA VON HACKEBORN-WIPPRA). Benedictine; born in 1240 or 1241 at the ancestral castle of ... |
MatinsMatinsI. NAME The word "Matins" ( Latin Matutinum or Matutinae ), comes from Matuta , the Latin ... |
MatriculaMatriculaA term having several meanings in the field of Christian antiquity. (1) The word is applied ... |
Matteo da SienaMatteo Da Sienna(Matteo di Giovanni di Bartolo). Painter, born at Borgo San Sepolcro, c. 1435; died 1495. His ... |
Matteo di TerminiBl. Agostino Novello(Matteo Di Termini), born in the first half of the thirteenth century, at Termini, a village of ... |
Matteo of AquaspartaMatteo of AquaspartaA celebrated Italian Franciscan, born at Aquasparta in the Diocese of Todi , Umbria, about ... |
MatterMatter(Greek hyle ; Latin materia ; French matière ; German materie and stoff ), ... |
Matteucci, CarloCarlo MatteucciPhysicist, born at Forli, in the Romagna, 21 June, 1811; died at Ardenza, near Leghorn, 25 July, ... |
Matthew of BassiMatthew of BassiFounder and first Superior-General of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchins, the principal branch ... |
Matthew of CracowMatthew of CracowRenowned scholar and preacher of the fourteenth century, b. at Cracow about 1335, d. at Pisa, 5 ... |
Matthew, Gospel of SaintGospel of St. MatthewI. CANONICITY The earliest Christian communities looked upon the books of the Old Testament as ... |
Matthew, SaintSt. MatthewApostle and evangelist. The name Matthew is derived from the Hebrew Mattija , being ... |
Matthew, Sir TobieSir Tobie MatthewEnglish priest, born at Salisbury, 3 October, 1577, died at Ghent, 13 October, 1655. He was the ... |
Matthias CorvinusMatthias CorvinusKing of Hungary, son of Janos Hunyady and Elizabeth Szilagyi of Horogssey, was born at ... |
Matthias of NeuburgMatthias of NeuburgAlso NEUENBURG (NEOBURGENSIS). Chronicler, born towards the close of the thirteenth century, ... |
Matthias, SaintSt. MatthiasApostle. The Greek Matthias (or, in some manuscripts, Maththias ), is a name derived ... |
Maundy ThursdayMaundy Thursday (Holy Thursday)The feast of Maundy (or Holy) Thursday solemnly commemorates the institution of the Eucharist ... |
Maunoury, Auguste-FrançoisAuguste-Francois MaunouryHellenist and exegete, b. at Champsecret, Orne, France, 30 Oct., 1811; d. at Séez, ... |
MauriceMaurice(Matricius, Maurikios ). Roman Emperor, born in 539; died in November, 602. He sprang from ... |
Maurice, SaintSt. MauriceLeader ( primicerius ) of the Theban Legion, massacred at Agaunum, about 287 (286, 297, 302, ... |
Maurists, TheThe MauristsA congregation of Benedictine monks in France, whose history extends from 1618 to 1818. It ... |
Maurus Magnentius Rabanus, BlessedBlessed Maurus Magnentius Rabanus( Also Hrabanus, Reabanus). Abbot of Fulda, Archbishop of Mainz, celebrated theological ... |
Maurus, SaintSaint MaurusDeacon, son of Equitius, a nobleman of Rome, but claimed also by Fondi, Gallipoli, Lavello ... |
Maurus, SylvesterSylvester MaurusWriter on philosophy and theology, b. at Spoleto, 31 Dec., 1619; d. in Rome, 13 Jan., 1687. He ... |
Maury, Jean-SiffreinJean-Siffrein MauryCardinal and statesman, born at Valréas, near Avignon, 26 June, 1746; died at Rome on ... |
Maxentius, JoannesJoannes MaxentiusJoannes Maxentius, leader of the so-called Scythian monks, appears in history at Constantinople ... |
Maxentius, Marcus AureliusMaxentiusRoman Emperor 306-12, son of the Emperor Maximinianus Herculius and son-in-law of the chief ... |
Maxfield, Venerable ThomasVen. Thomas Maxfield( Vere Macclesfield) English priest and martyr, b. in Stafford gaol, about 1590, martyred ... |
MaximianopolisMaximianopolisA titular see of Palestina Secunda, suffragan of Scythopolis. Its ancient name, Adad-Remmon, ... |
MaximianusMaximianus(MARCUS AURELIUS VALERIUS MAXIMIANUS, surnamed HERCULIUS.) Roman Emperor, was adopted by ... |
MaximilianMaximilianThe name of several martyrs. (1) Maximilian of Antioch A soldier, martyred at Antioch, Jan. ... |
Maximilian IMaximilian IDuke of Bavaria, 1598-1622, Elector of Bavaria and Lord High Steward of the Holy Roman Empire, ... |
Maximinus ThraxMaximinus ThraxRoman Emperor 235-8, son of a Goth and an Alanic mother. When the Emperor Septimius Severus was ... |
Maximinus, Caius Valerius DajaCaius Valerius Daja MaximinusUnder his uncle Augustus Galerius, the Caesar of Syria and Egypt, from the year 305; in 307 ... |
Maximinus, SaintSt. MaximinusBishop of Trier, b. at Silly near Poitiers, d. there, 29 May, 352 or 12 Sept., 349. He was ... |
MaximopolisMaximopolisA titular see of Arabia, suffragan of Bostra. The true name of the city is Maximianopolis, and ... |
Maximus of Constantinople, SaintSt. Maximus of ConstantinopleKnown as the Theologian and as Maximus Confessor , born at Constantinople about 580; died in ... |
Maximus of Turin, SaintSt. Maximus of TurinBishop and theological writer, b. probably in Rhaetia, about 380; d. shortly after 465. Only ... |
Maxwell, WilliamWilliam MaxwellFifth Earl of Nithsdale (Lord Nithsdale signed as Nithsdaill) and fourteenth Lord Maxwell, b. in ... |
Maxwell, WinifredWinifred MaxwellCountess of Nithsdale, d. at Rome, May, 1749. She was the daughter of William, first Marquis of ... |
Maya IndiansMaya IndiansThe most important of the cultured native peoples of North America, both in the degree of their ... |
Mayer, ChristianChristian MayerMoravian astronomer, born at Mederizenhi in Moravia, 20 Aug., 1719, died at Heidelberg, 16 ... |
Mayhew, EdwardEdward MayhewBorn in 1569; died 14 September, 1625. He belonged to the old English family of Mayhew or Mayow of ... |
Mayne, Blessed CuthbertCuthbert MayneMartyr, b. at Yorkston, near Barnstaple, Devonshire ( baptized 20 March, 1543-4); d. at ... |
Maynooth CollegeMaynooth CollegeThe National College of Saint Patrick, at Maynooth in County Kildare, about twelve miles from ... |
Mayo IndiansMayo IndiansAn important tribe occupying some fifteen towns on Mayo and Fuerte rivers, southern Sonora and ... |
Mayo, School ofSchool of Mayo(Irish Magh Eo , which means, according to Colgan, the Plain of the Oaks, and, according to ... |
Mayor, JohnJohn Mayor(MAJOR, MAIR; also called JOANNES MAJORIS and HADDINGTONUS SCOTUS) A Scotch philosopher and ... |
Mayoruna IndiansMayoruna IndiansA noted and savage tribe of Panoan linguistic stock, ranging the forests between the Ucayali, the ... |
Mayotte, Nossi-Bé, and ComoroMayotte, Nossi-Be, and ComoroPREFECTURE APOSTOLIC OF MAYOTTE, NOSSI-BE, AND COMORO (MAYOTTÆ, NOSSIBEÆ, ET ... |
Mayr, BedaBeda MayrA Bavarian Benedictine philosopher, apologist, and poet, b. 15 January, 1742 at Daiting near ... |
Mayron, FrancisFrancis Mayron(DE MAYRONIS) Born about 1280, probably at Mayronnes, Department of Basses-Alpes, he entered ... |
Mazarin, JulesJules MazarinBorn either at Rome or at Piscina in the Abruzzi, of a very old Sicilian family, 14 July, 1602; ... |
Mazatec IndiansMazatec IndiansAn important Mexican tribe of Zapotecan linguistic stock, occupying the mountain region of ... |
Mazenod, Charles Joseph Eugene deMazenodBishop of Marseilles, and founder of the Congregation of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, b. at ... |
Mazzara del ValloMazzara Del ValloDIOCESE OF MAZZARA DEL VALLO (MAZARIENSIS). The city is situated in the province of Trepani, ... |
Mazzella, CamilloCamillo MazzellaTheologian and cardinal, born at Vitulano, 10 Feb., 1833; d. at Rome, 26 March, 1900. He ... |
Mazzolini, LodovicoLodovico Mazzolini(Also known as MAZZOLINI DA FERRARA, LODOVICO FERRARESA, and IL FERRARESE) Italian painter, b. ... |
Mazzolini, SylvesterSylvester Mazzolini(M OZOLINI, also P RIERIAS ) Theologian, b. at Priero, Piedmont, 1460; d. at Rome, ... |
Mazzuchelli, Pietro FrancescoPietro Francesco Mazzuchelli(Also known as IL MORAZZONE, MARAZZONE, and MORANZONE). Milanese painter, b. at Moranzone near ... |
Mbaya IndiansMbaya Indians(Guaycurü) A predatory tribe formerly ranging on both sides of the Paraguay River, on the ... |
McCabe, EdwardEdward McCabeCardinal, born in Dublin, 1816; died at Kingstown, 11 February, 1885; he was the son of poor ... |
McCarthy, JustinJustin McCarthyIrish politician, journalist, novelist, and historian, b. at Cork, 22 Nov., 1830; d. at ... |
McCloskey, William GeorgeWilliam George McCloskeyBishop of Louisville, Kentucky, b. at Brooklyn, N.Y., 10 Nov., 1823; d. 17 September, 1909. He ... |
McGee, Thomas D'ArcyThomas d'Arcy McGeeAn editor, politician, and poet, born at Carlingford, Co. Louth, Ireland, 13 April, 1825; ... |
McLoughlin, JohnJohn McLoughlinPhysician and pioneer, born in the parish of La Riviere du Loup, Canada, 19 October, 1784; died ... |
McMahon, Martin ThomasMartin Thomas McMahonSoldier, jurist; born at Laprairie, Canada, 21 March, 1838; died in New York, 21 April, 1906. His ... |
McMaster, James AlphonsusJames Alphonsus McMasterAn editor, convert, born at Duanesburg, New York, U. S. A., 1 April, 1820; died in Brooklyn, New ... |
McQuaid, Bernard JohnBernard John McQuaidThe first Bishop of Rochester, U. S. A.; born in New York City, 15 December, 1823; died at ... |
McSherry, James Jr.James McSherryJurist, son of the author James McSherry ; born at Frederick, Maryland, 30 December, 1842; died ... |
McSherry, James Sr.James McSherryAuthor; born at LibertyTown, Frederick County, Maryland, 29 July, 1819; died at Frederick City, ... |
McSherry, RichardRichard McSherryPhysician; born at Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia ), 21 November, 1817; died ... |
Meagher, Thomas FrancisThomas Francis MeagherSoldier, politician, b. at Waterford, Ireland, 3 August, 1823; accidentally drowned in the ... |
MeathMeath(MIDENSIS). Diocese in Ireland, suffragan of Armagh. In extent it is the largest diocese in ... |
MeauxMeaux(Melsa). A Cistercian abbey about four miles east of Beverley in the East Riding of ... |
Meaux, Diocese ofMeaux(MELDENSIS.) Meaux comprises the entire department of Seine and Marne, suffragan of Sens ... |
MeccaMeccaMecca, the capital of Arabia and the sacred city of the Mohammedans, is situated in the district ... |
MechanismMechanismThere is no constant meaning in the history of philosophy for the word Mechanism. Originally, ... |
MechitarMechitar(MECHITHAR, MEKHITAR, MCHITAR or MOCHTOR, a word which means "Comforter") Mechitar is the name ... |
MechitaristsMechitaristsArmenian Benedictines, founded by Mechitar in 1712. In its inception the order was looked upon ... |
MechlinMechline( Latin MECHLINIA; French MALINES; MECHLINIENSIS). Archdiocese comprising the two Belgian ... |
Mechtel, JohannJohann MechtelChronicler; b. 1562 at Pfalzel near Trier (Germany); d. after 1631, perhaps as late as 1653 at ... |
Mechtild of MagdeburgMechtild of MagdeburgA celebrated medieval mystic, b. of a noble family in Saxony about 1210; d. at the ... |
Mechtilde, SaintSt. Mechtilde(MATILDA VON HACKEBORN-WIPPRA). Benedictine; born in 1240 or 1241 at the ancestral castle of ... |
MecklenburgMecklenburgA division of the German Empire, consists of the two Grand Duchies of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and ... |
Medaille, Jean PaulJean Paul MedailleJesuit missionary; b. at Carcassonne, the capital of the Department of Aude, France, 29 ... |
Medal of Saint BenedictMedal of Saint BenedictA medal, originally a cross, dedicated to the devotion in honour of St. Benedict. One ... |
Medal, MiraculousMiraculous MedalThe devotion commonly known as that of the Miraculous Medal owes its origin to Zoe Labore, a ... |
Medals, DevotionalDevotional MedalsA medal may be defined to be a piece of metal, usually in the form of a coin, not used as money, ... |
Medardus, SaintSt. MedardusBishop of Noyon, b. at Salency (Oise) about 456; d. in his episcopal city 8 June, about 545. His ... |
MedeaMedeaA titular see of Thrace, suffragan of Heraclea. This name and the modern name (Midieh) are ... |
MedellínMedellin(MEDELLENSIS). Archdiocese in the Republic of Colombia, Metropolitan of Antioquia and ... |
Media and MedesMedia and Medes( Medía, Mêdoi ). An ancient country of Asia and the inhabitants thereof. The ... |
Mediator (Christ as Mediator)Mediator (Christ As Mediator)The subject will be treated under the following heads: (1) Definition of the word mediator; (2) ... |
Medices, HieronymusHieronymus Medices(DE MEDICIS) Illustrious as a scholastic of acumen and penetration, b. at Camerino in ... |
Medici, Catherine de'Catherine De' MediciBorn 13 April, 1519; died 5 January, 1589. She was the daughter of Lorenzo de' Medici (II), Duke ... |
Medici, House ofHouse of MediciA Florentine family, the members of which, having acquired great wealth as bankers, rose in a ... |
Medici, Maria de'Maria De' MediciQueen of France ; b. at Florence, 26 April, 1573; d. at Cologne, 3 July, 1642. She was a ... |
Medicine and Canon LawMedicine and Canon LawIn the early centuries the practice of medicine by clerics, whether secular or regular, was not ... |
Medicine, History ofHistory of MedicineThe history of medical science, considered as a part of the general history of civilization, ... |
Medina, BartholomewBartholomew MedinaDominican theologian, b. at Medina, 1527; d. at Salamanca, 1581. With Dominico Soto , Melchior ... |
Medina, Juan deJuan de MedinaTheologian ; born 1490; died 1547; he occupied the first rank among the theologians of the ... |
Medina, Miguel deMiguel de MedinaTheologian, born at Belalcazar, Spain, 1489; died at Toledo, May, 1578. He entered the Franciscan ... |
Medrano, FranciscoFrancisco MedranoA Spanish lyric poet, b. in Seville, not to be confounded with Sebastian Francisco de Medrano ... |
Medulic, AndrasAndras MedulicA Croatian painter and engraver, called by Italian authors Medola, Medula, Schiavone, Schiaon, ... |
Meehan, Charles PatrickCharles Patrick MeehanIrish historical writer and translator, b. in Dublin, 12 July, 1812; d. there 14 March 1890. ... |
MegaraMegaraA titular see, suffragan to Corinth, in Achaia. The city, which was built on an arid strip of ... |
MegariansMegariansThe Megarian School is one of the imperfectly Socratic Schools, so called because they developed ... |
MehrerauMehrerauFormerly a Benedictine, now a Cistercian Abbey ; situated on Lake Constance, west of Bregenz, in ... |
Meignan, Guillaume-RenéGuillaume-Rene MeignanCardinal Archbishop of Tours, French apologist and Scriptural exegete, b. at Chauvigné, ... |
Meilleur, Jean-BaptisteJean-Baptiste MeilleurFrench Canadian physician and educator, b. at St. Laurent, P.Q., 9 May, 1796; d. 7 Dec., 1878. He ... |
Meinwerk, BlessedBlessed MeinwerkTenth Bishop of Paderborn, d. 1036: Meinwerk (Meginwerk) was born of the noble family of the ... |
MeissenMeissenA former see of north-east Germany. The present city of Meissen, situated in the Kingdom of ... |
Meissonier, ErnestErnest MeissonierFrench painter, b. at Lyons 21 February, 1815; d. at Paris, 31 January, 1891. If the Lyonese ... |
Meléndez Valdés, JuanJuan Melendez ValdesSpanish poet and politician, b. at Ribera del Fresno (Badajoz) 11 March, 1754; d. in exile at ... |
Melancthon, PhilippPhilipp MelancthonCollaborator and friend of Luther, born at Bretten (in Unterpfalz, now Baden ), 16 February, ... |
Melania (the Younger), SaintSt. Melania (The Younger)Born at Rome, about 383; died in Jerusalem, 31 December, 439. She was a member of the famous ... |
MelbourneMelbourneArchdiocese of Melbourne (Melburnen) Located in the state of Victoria, Southeastern ... |
Melchers, PaulPaul MelchersCardinal, Archbishop of Cologne, b. 6 Jan., 1813, at Münster, Westphalia ; d. 14 ... |
MelchisedechMelchisedech[Gr. Melchisedek , from the Hebrew meaning "King of righteousness (Gesenius)] was King of ... |
MelchisedechiansMelchisedechiansA branch of the Monarchians, founded by Theodotus the banker. (See MONARCHIANS.) Another quite ... |
MelchitesMelchites (Melkites)(Melkites). ORIGIN AND NAME Melchites are the people of Syria, Palestine, and Egypt who ... |
Meletius of AntiochMeletius of AntiochBishop, b. in Melitene, Lesser Armenia ; d. at Antioch, 381. Before occupying the see of ... |
Meletius of LycopolisMeletius of LycopolisMeletius, Bishop of Lycopolis in Egypt, gave his name to a schism of short duration. There ... |
Melfi and RapollaMelfi and RapollaDIOCESE OF MELFI AND RAPOLLA (MELPHIENSIS ET RAPOLLENSIS) Diocese in the province of Potenza, ... |
Meli, GiovanniGiovanni MeliSicilian poet, b. at Palermo, 4 March, 1740, d. 20 Dec., 1815. He was the son of a goldsmith of ... |
Melia, PiusPius MeliaItalian theologian, b. at Rome, 12 Jan., 1800; d. in London, June 1883. He entered the Society ... |
Melissus of SamosMelissus of SamosA Greek philosopher, of the Eleatic School, b. at Samos about 470 B.C. It is probable that he ... |
MeliteneMeliteneThe residence of an Armenian Catholic see, also a titulary archbishopric. According to Pliny ... |
Melito, SaintSt. MelitoBishop of Sardis, prominent ecclesiastical writer in the latter half of the second century. Few ... |
Melk, Abbey and Congregation ofAbbey and Congregation of Melk(MOLCK, MELLICUM). Situated on an isolated rock commanding the Danube, Melk has been a noted ... |
MelkitesMelchites (Melkites)(Melkites). ORIGIN AND NAME Melchites are the people of Syria, Palestine, and Egypt who ... |
MellerayMelleray(MELLEARIUM) Melleray, situated in Brittany (Loire-Inférieure), Diocese of Nantes, in ... |
Mellifont AbbeyAbbey of MellifontLocated three miles from Drogheda, Co. Louth, Diocese of Armagh, it was the first Cistercian ... |
Mellitus, SaintSt. MellitusBishop of London and third Archbishop of Canterbury, d. 24 April, 624. He was the leader of ... |
MeloMelo (Uruguay)Located in Uruguay. It was decided in 1897 to erect two sees suffragan to Montevideo, one of ... |
MelosMelosA titular see, suffragan of Naxos in the Cyclades. The name seems to have been derived from a ... |
Melozzo da ForlíMelozzo Da ForliAn Italian painter of the Umbrian School, b. at Forlì, 1438; d. there 1494. Lanzi's ... |
Melrose AbbeyAbbey of MelroseThe Abbey of Melrose, located in in Roxburghshire, founded in 1136 by King David I, was the ... |
Melrose, Chronicle ofChronicle of Melrose(CHRONICA DE MAILROS) It opens with the year 735, ends abruptly in 1270, and is founded solely ... |
Melzi, FrancescoFrancesco MelziBorn at Milan, about 1490; died 1568. He was a mysterious personage. He was a friend of Leonardo ... |
MembertonMembertonPrincipal chief of the Micmac Indians of Nova Scotia at the time of the establishment of the ... |
Membre, ZenobiusZenobius MembreBorn 1645 at Bapaume, Department of Pas-de-Calais, France, he was a member of the Franciscan ... |
Memling, HansHans MemlingFlemish painter, b. about 1430-35; d. at Bruges 11 August, 1494. This date was discovered ... |
Memorial BrassesMemorial BrassesJust when memorial brasses first came into use is not known; the earliest existing dated ... |
MemoryMemory(Latin memoria ) Memory is the capability of the mind, to store up conscious processes, ... |
MemphisMemphisAncient capital of Egypt ; diocese of the province of Arcadia or Heptanomos, suffragan of ... |
Men of UnderstandingMen of Understanding(HOMINES INTELLIGENTIAE). Name assumed by a heretical sect which in 1410-11 was cited before ... |
Menéndez y Pelayo, MarcelinoMarcelino Menendez y PelayoPoet, historian and literary critic, b. at Santander, Spain, in 1856; d. at Santander in 1912. ... |
Mena, Juan deJuan de MenaSpanish poet, born 1411 at Cordova ; died 1456 at Torrelaguna. Prominent at the court of Juan II ... |
MenaionMenaion( menaîon from mén, "month") The Menaion is the name of the twelve books, one ... |
Menas, SaintSt. MenasMartyr under Diocletian, about 295. According to the Greek Acts published with Latin translation ... |
MenciusMencius(Latinized form of Chinese MENG-TZE, i.e. MENG THE SAGE). Philosopher, b. 371 or 372 B.C. He was ... |
Mendíburu, Manuel deManuel de MendiburuBorn at Lima, 29 October, 1805; died 21 January, 1885. He was educated in the University of S. ... |
Mendaña de Neyra, Alvaro deAlvaro de Mendana de NeyraA Spanish navigator and explorer, born in Saragossa, 1541; died in Santa Cruz, Solomon ... |
MendeMende(MIMATENSIS) This diocese includes the department of Lozère, in France. Suffragan of ... |
Mendel, MendelismMendel, MendelismGregor Johann Mendel (the first name was taken on entrance to his order), b. 22 July, 1822, at ... |
Mendes de Silva, JoãoJoao Mendes de SilvaBetter known as Amadeus of Portugal, b. 1420, d. at Milan, 1482, began his religious life in ... |
Mendicant FriarsMendicant FriarsMendicant Friars are members of those religious orders which, originally, by vow of ... |
Mendieta, JerónimoJeronimo MendietaA Spanish missionary; born at Vitoria, Spain, 1525; died in the City of Mexico, 9 May, 1604. ... |
Mendoza, Diego Hurtade deDiego Hurtade de MendozaA Spanish diplomat and writer, and one of the greatest figures in the history of Spanish ... |
Mendoza, Francisco Sarmiento deFrancisco Sarmiento de MendozaA Spanish canonist and bishop ; b. of a noble family at Burgos ; d. 1595, at Jaén. ... |
Mendoza, Pedro Gonzalez dePedro Gonzalez de MendozaCardinal and Primate of Spain, b. at Guadalajara, 3 May, 1428; d. there, 11 January, 1495. He ... |
Meneses, Osorio FranciscoOsorio Francisco MenesesSpanish painter, b. at Seville, 1630; d. probably in the same place, 1705. It is extraordinary ... |
Menestrier, Claude-FrançoisClaude-Francois MenestrierAntiquarian, b. at Lyons, 9 March, 1631; d. at Paris, 21 Jan., 1705. He inherited a taste for ... |
MeneviaMenevia(MENEVENSIS) Menevia is said to be derived from Menapia , the name of an ancient Roman ... |
Mengarini, GregarioGregario MengariniPioneer missionary of the Flathead tribe and philologist of their language, b. in Rome, 21 July, ... |
Mengs, Anthon RafaelAnthon Rafael MengsA Bohemian painter, usually regarded as belonging to the Italian or Spanish school, b. at ... |
MennasMennasPatriarch of Constantinople from 536 to 552. Early in 536 Pope St. Agapetus came to ... |
MennonitesMennonitesA Protestant denomination of Europe and America which arose in Switzerland in the sixteenth ... |
Menochio, Giovanni StefanoGiovanni Stefano MenochioJesuit biblical scholar, b. at Padua, 1575; d. in Rome, 4 Feb., 1655. He entered the Society of ... |
MenologiumMenologiumAlthough the word Menologium (in English also written Menology and Menologe) has been in some ... |
Menominee IndiansMenominee IndiansA considerable tribe of Algonquian linguistic stock, formerly ranging over north-eastern ... |
Mensa, Mensal RevenueMensa, Mensal Revenue( Latin, Mensa, table). The Latin word mensa has for its primitive signification "a table ... |
Mensing, JohnJohn Mensing(MENSINGK) A theologian and celebrated opponent of Luther, born according to some at ... |
Mental ReservationMental ReservationThe name applied to a doctrine which has grown out of the common Catholic teaching about lying and ... |
Mentelin, JohannesJohannes Mentelin(MENTEL) Born c. 1410; died 12 Dec., 1478; an eminent German typographer of the fifteenth ... |
Menzini, BenedettoBenedetto MenziniPriest and poet, b. at Florence, 1646; d. at Rome, 7 Sept., 1704. His family being poor, he ... |
Mercadé, EustacheEustache MercadeFrench dramatic poet of the fifteenth century. The dates of his birth and death are not known. ... |
MercedariansMercedarians(Order of Our Lady of Mercy). A congregation of men founded in 1218 by St. Peter Nolasco, born ... |
Mercier, Louis-HonoréLouis-Honore MercierA French Canadian statesman, b. 15 October, 1840, at Ibervile, Quebec, of a family of farmers; ... |
Mercuriali, GeronimoGeronimo MercurialiBetter known by his Latin name Mercurialis; famous philologist and physician, b. at Forli, 30 ... |
Mercy, Brothers of Our Lady ofBrothers of Our Lady of MercyFounded at Mechlin in 1839 by Canon J.B. Cornelius Scheppers for the instruction and care of ... |
Mercy, Corporal and Spiritual Works ofCorporal and Spiritual Works of MercyMercy as it is here contemplated is said to be a virtue influencing one's will to have ... |
Mercy, Sisters ofSisters of MercyA congregation of women founded in Dublin, Ireland, in 1827, by Catherine Elizabeth McAuley, ... |
Mercy, Sisters of, of St. BorromeoSisters of Mercy of St. BorromeoOriginally a pious association of ladies formed in 1626 for the care of the sick in the ... |
Meredith, EdwardEdward MeredithEnglish Catholic controversialist, b. in 1648, was a son of the rector of Landulph, Cornwall. ... |
Merici, Saint AngelaSt. Angela MericiFoundress of the Ursulines, born 21 March, 1474, at Desenzano, a small town on the southwestern ... |
MeritMeritBy merit ( meritum ) in general is understood that property of a good work which entitles the ... |
Mermillod, GaspardGaspard MermillodBishop of Lausanne and cardinal, born at Carouge, Switzerland, 22 September, 1824; died in Rome, ... |
Merneptah IMerneptah I (Pharaoh)(1234?-1214 B.C.), the fourth king of the nineteenth Egyptian dynasty and the supposed Pharaoh ... |
Mersenne, MarinMarin MersenneFrench theologian, philosopher, and mathematician; b. 8 September, 1588, near Oizé (now ... |
MesaMesa(Greek Mosá ; Moabite Stone, ms‘ ; Hebrew, mys‘ , meaning ... |
Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, and ArmeniaMesopotamia, Kurdistan, and ArmeniaCreated by Gregory XVI on 17 Dec., 1832. Mgr. Trioche, Archbishop of Babylon or Bagdad, became ... |
MesrobMesrob(Also called MASHTOTS) One of the greatest figures in Armenian history, he was born about 361 ... |
MessaliansMessalians( Praying folk; participle Pa'el of the Aramaic word meaning "to pray "). An heretical ... |
MesseneMesseneA titular see, suffragan to Corinth, in Achaia. Under this name at least, the city dates only ... |
MessiasMessiah(Or Messias .) The Greek form Messias is a transliteration of the Hebrew, Messiah , ... |
MessinaMessina(MESSINENSIS) Located in Sicily. The city is situated, in the shape of an amphitheatre, along ... |
Messina, Antonello daAntonello da MessinaBorn at Messina, about 1430; died 1497. After studying for some time in Sicily he crossed over ... |
Messingham, ThomasThomas MessinghamAn Irish hagiologist, born in the Diocese of Meath, and studied in the Irish College, Paris, ... |
Metalwork in the Service of the ChurchMetalworkFrom the earliest days the Church has employed utensils and vessels of metal in its liturgical ... |
Metaphrastes, SymeonSymeon Metaphrastes( Sumeòn ’o metaphrástes ). The principal compiler of the legends of ... |
MetaphysicsMetaphysicsI. The Name. II. The Definition. III. The Rejection of Metaphysics.IV. Relation of Metaphysics to ... |
Metastasio, PietroPietro MetastasioItalian poet, b. at Rome, 1698; d. at Vienna, 1782. Of humble origins, his father, once a ... |
Metcalfe, EdwardEdward MetcalfeBorn in Yorkshire, 1792; died a martyr of charity at Leeds, 7 May, 1847. He entered the ... |
MetellopolisMetellopolisA titular see of Phrygia Pacatiana, in Asia Minor. The inscriptions make known a Phrygian town ... |
MetempsychosisMetempsychosis(Greek meta empsychos , Latin metempsychosis : French metempsychose : German ... |
Metham, ThomasSir Thomas MethamA knight, confessor of the Faith ; died in York Castle, 1573. He was eldest son of Thomas ... |
MethodismMethodismA religious movement which was originated in 1739 by John Wesley in the Anglican Church, and ... |
Methodius and Cyril, SaintsSts. Cyril and Methodius(Or CONSTANTINE and METHODIUS). These brothers, the Apostles of the Slavs, were born in ... |
Methodius IMethodius IPatriarch of Constantinople (842-846), defender of images during the second Iconoclast ... |
Methodius of Olympus, SaintSt. Methodius of OlympusBishop and ecclesiastical author, date of birth unknown; died a martyr, probably in 311. ... |
MethuselahMethuselahOne of the Hebrew patriarchs, mentioned in Genesis 5. The word is variously given as Mathusale ... |
MethymnaMethymnaA titular see in the island of Lesbos. It was once the second city of the island, and enjoyed ... |
Metrophanes of SmyrnaMetrophanes of SmyrnaA leader of the faithful Ignatian bishops at the time of the Photian schism (867). Baronius ... |
MetropolisMetropolis (Titular See)A titular episcopal see and suffragan of Ephesus. Strabo (XIV, 1, 2; XIV, 1, 15), who speaks of ... |
MetropolitanMetropolitanMetropolitan , in ecclesiastical language, refers to whatever relates to the metropolis, the ... |
Metternich, Klemens Lothar Wenzel VonPrince von MetternichStatesman; born at Coblenz, 15 May, 1773; died at Vienna, 11 June, 1859; son of Count Georg, ... |
MetzMetzA town and bishopric in Lorraine. I. THE TOWN OF METZ In ancient times Metz, then known as ... |
Meun, Jean Clopinel deJean Clopinel de Meun(Or MEUNG.) French poet, b. c. 1260 in the little city of Meung-sur-Loire; d. at Paris ... |
MexicoMexicoGEOGRAPHY The Republic of Mexico is situated at the extreme point of the North American ... |
Mexico, Archdiocese ofMexico(MEXICANA.) Boundaries The boundaries of the Diocese of Mexico were at first not well defined. ... |
Mezger, Francis, Joseph, and PaulFrancis, Joseph, and Paul MezgerThree brothers, learned Benedictines of the monastery of St. Peter in Salzburg, and professors ... |
Mezzofanti, GiuseppeGiuseppe MezzofantiA cardinal, the greatest of polyglots, born 19 September, 1774; died 15 March, 1849. He was the ... |
Miami IndiansMiami IndiansAn important tribe of Algonquian stock formerly claiming prior dominion over the whole of what ... |
Michael CærulariusMichael Caerularius( Keroulários ). Patriarch of Constantinople (1043-58), author of the second and ... |
Michael de Sanctis, SaintSt. Michael de Sanctis(DE LOS SANTOS). Born at, Vich in Catalonia, 29 September, 1591; died at Valladolid, 10 ... |
Michael O'LoghlenMichael O'LoghlenBorn at Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland, in 1789; died 1846. Educated at Ennis Academy, and Trinity ... |
Michael of CesenaMichael of Cesena(MICHELE FUSCHI) A Friar Minor, Minister General of the Franciscan Order, and theologian, ... |
Michael ScotusMichael Scotus(SCOTT or SCOT) A thirteenth century mathematician, philosopher, and scholar. He was born in ... |
Michael the Archangel, SaintSt. Michael the Archangel( Hebrew "Who is like God ?"). St. Michael is one of the principal angels ; his name was ... |
Michael, Military Orders of SaintMilitary Orders of St. Michael(1) A Bavarian Order, founded in 1721 by Elector Joseph Clemens of Cologne, Duke of Bavaria, ... |
Michaud, Joseph-FrançoisJoseph-Francois MichaudHistorian, born at Albens, Savoy, 1767; died at Passy, 30 September, 1839. He belonged to an ... |
Micheas of EphraimMicheas of EphraimAlso called Michas. In Hebrew the complete form of the name is Mikhayahu or Mikhayehu ... |
Micheas, Book ofBook of MicheasMicheas (Hebr. Mikhah; Jeremiah 26:18 : Mikhayah keth.), the author of the book which holds the ... |
Micheas, Son of JemlaMicheas, Son of JemlaAlso called Michas. In Hebrew the complete form of the name is Mikhayahu or Mikhayehu ... |
Michel, JeanJean MichelA French dramatic poet of the fifteenth century, who revised and enlarged the mystery of the ... |
Michelangelo BuonarrotiMichelangelo BuonarrotiItalian sculptor, painter, and architect, b. at Caprese in the valley of the upper Arno, 6 March, ... |
MicheliansMicheliansA German Protestant sect which derives its name from "Michel", the popular designation of its ... |
Michelis, EdwardEdward MichelisA theologian, born in St. Mauritz, 6 Feb., 1813; died in Luxemburg, 8 June, 1855. After his ... |
Michelozzo di BartolommeoMichelozzo di BartolommeoAn architect and sculptor, born at Florence circa 1391; died 1472. He exercised a quiet, but ... |
MichiganMichiganThe State of Michigan is bounded on the north by Lake Superior, on the east by Canada, Lake Huron ... |
MichoacanMichoacan(MICHOACANENSIS) Located in Mexico, the Diocese of Michoacan was established in 1536 by Pope ... |
Mickiewicz, AdamAdam MickiewiczBorn near Novogrodek, Lithuania, 1798; died at Constantinople, 1855. He studied at Novogrodek ... |
MicmacsMicmacs( Souriquois of the early French ) The easternmost of the Algonquin tribes and probably ... |
MicrologusMicrologusEither a "synopsis" or a "short explanation", and in the Middle Ages used as an equivalent for ... |
Middendorp, JakobJakob MiddendorpTheologian and historian; b. about 1537 at Oldenzaal, or, according to others, at Ootmarsum, ... |
Middle AgesMiddle AgesA term commonly used to designate that period of European history between the fall of the Roman ... |
MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough(MEDIOBURGENSIS) In medieval history it was known as Myddilburga or Middilburga, with many ... |
MidianitesMadianites (Midianites)(In Authorized Version M IDIANITES ). An Arabian tribe ( Septuagint Madienaîoi ... |
MidrashimMidrashimThe term commonly designates ancient rabbinical commentaries on the Hebrew Scriptures. It is the ... |
MidwivesMidwivesMidwives come under the canon law of the Church in their relation towards two of the sacraments, ... |
Migazzi, Christoph AntonMigazziCardinal, Prince Archbishop of Vienna, b. 1714, in the Tyrol, d. 14 April, 1803, at Vienna. At ... |
Mignard, PierrePierre MignardA French painter, born at Troyes, 7 November, 1612; died at Paris, 30 May, 1695. Though destined ... |
Migne, Jacques-PaulJacques-Paul MignePriest, and publisher of theological works, born at Saint-Flour, 25 October, 1800; died at Paris, ... |
MigrationMigrationThe movement of populations from place to place is one of the earliest social phenomena history ... |
MilanMilan(MEDIOLANENSIS) Located in Lombardy, northern Italy. The city is situated on the Orona River, ... |
Milde, Vinzenz EduardVinzenz Eduard MildePrince- Archbishop of Vienna, born at Brünn, in Moravia, in 1777; died at Vienna in ... |
Miles Gerard, VenerableVen. Miles GerardMartyr ; born about 1550 at Wigan; executed at Rochester 13 (30?) April, 1590. Sprung perhaps ... |
Miles, George HenryGeorgr Henry MilesA dramatist and man of letters, born in Baltimore, Maryland, 31 July, 1824; died near ... |
MiletoMileto(MILETENSIS) Located in Calabria, in the province of Reggio, southern Italy. According to ... |
MiletopolisMiletopolisA titular see of Asia Minor, suffragan of Cyzicus. Miletopolis was a town north of Mysia, at ... |
MiletusMiletusA titular see of Asia Minor, suffragan of Aphrodisias, in Caria. Situated on the western coast ... |
Miletus, VitusVitus Miletus(Originally MÜLLER) A Catholic theologian, born at Gmünd, Swabia, 1549; died at ... |
MilevumMilevumA titular see of Numidia. In Ptolemy's "Geography", IV, iii, 7, the city is mentioned under the ... |
Milic, JanJan MilicA pre-Hussite reform preacher and religious enthusiast, born at Kremsier in Moravia, died 29 ... |
Military Orders, TheThe Military OrdersIncluding under this term every kind of brotherhood of knights, secular as well as religious, ... |
Millennium and MillenarianismMillennium and MillenarianismThe fundamental idea of millenarianism, as understood by Christian writers, may be set forth ... |
Miller, Ferdinand VonFerdinand von MillerBorn at Fürstenfeldbruck, 1813; died at Munich, 1887. He laboured for the development of ... |
Millet, Jean-FrançoisJean-Francois MilletFrench painter ; b. at Gruchy, near Cherbourg, 4 October, 1814; d. at Barbizon, 20 January, 1875. ... |
Millet, PierrePierre Millet( Or Milet). A celebrated early Jesuit missionary in New York State, b. at Bourges, ... |
Milner, JohnJohn MilnerBorn in London, 14 October, 1752: died at Wolverhampton, 19 April, 1826. At the age of twelve ... |
Milner, Venerable RalphVenerable Ralph MilnerLayman and martyr, born at Flacsted, Hants, England, early in the sixteenth century; suffered ... |
Milo CrispinMilo CrispinMonk, and cantor of the Benedictine Abbey of Bec ; wrote the lives of five of its abbots : ... |
MilopotamosMilopotamosA titular see of Crete, suffragan of Candia. Certain historians and geographers identify ... |
Miltiades, Pope SaintPope St. MiltiadesThe year of his birth is not known; he was elected pope in either 310 or 311; died 10 or 11 ... |
Miltiz, Karl vonKarl von MiltizPapal chamberlain and nuncio, b. about 1480, the son of Sigismund von Miltiz, "Landvogt" of ... |
MilwaukeeMilwaukee(MILWAUKIENSIS) Established as a diocese, 28 Nov., 1843; became an archbishopric, 12 ... |
MindMind(Greek nous ; Latin mens , German Geist , Seele ; French ame esprit ). The word ... |
MindenMindenDiocese of Minden (former see of Westphalia ). Minden on the Weser is first heard of in ... |
Ming, JohnJohn MingA philosopher and writer, born at Gyswyl, Unterwalden, Switzerland, 20 Sept., 1838; died at ... |
MinimiMinimiMinimi (or M INIMS ) are the members of the religious order founded by St. Francis of Paula. ... |
MinisterMinisterThe term minister has long been appropriated in a distinctive way to the clergy. The language ... |
Minkelers, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre MinkelersInventor of illuminating gas; b. at Maastricht, Holland, 1748; d. there 4 July, 1824. At the age ... |
MinnesotaMinnesotaOne of the North Central States of the American Union, lies about midway between the eastern and ... |
Mino di GiovanniMino di Giovanni(Called DA FIESOLE.) Born 1431; died 1484. He is inscribed in the "Libro della Matricola" of ... |
MinorMinor( Latin minor ), that which is less, or inferior in comparison with another, the term being ... |
Minor OrdersMinor Orders( Latin Ordines Minores ). The lower degrees of the hierarchy are designated by the name of ... |
MinorcaMinorca(Minoricensis). Suffragan of Valencia, comprises the Island of Minorca, the second in size of ... |
MinskMinsk(MINCENSIS) A suffragan of Mohileff, in Western Russia. The city of Minsk is situated on ... |
Mint, PapalPapal MintThe right to coin money being a sovereign prerogative, there can be no papal coins of earlier ... |
Minucius FelixMinucius FelixChristian apologist, flourished between 160 and 300; the exact date is not known. His ... |
Mirabilia Urbis RomæMirabilia Urbis RomaeThe title of a medieval Latin description of the city of Rome, dating from about 1150. ... |
MiracleMiracle(Latin miraculum , from mirari , "to wonder"). In general, a wonderful thing, the word ... |
Miracle Plays and MysteriesMiracle Plays and MysteriesThese two names are used to designate the religious drama which developed among Christian ... |
Miracles, Gift ofGift of MiraclesThe gift of miracles is one of those mentioned by St. Paul in his First Epistle to the ... |
Miraculous MedalMiraculous MedalThe devotion commonly known as that of the Miraculous Medal owes its origin to Zoe Labore, a ... |
Miraeus, AubertAubert Miraeus(Also called Aubert le Mire). Ecclesiastical historian, born at Brussels, 30 Nov., 1573; died ... |
Mirandola, Giovanni Francesco Pico dellaGiovanni Francesco Pico Della MirandolaItalian philosopher, nephew of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, b. about 1469; d. 1533. Though very ... |
Mirandola, Giovanni Pico dellaGiovanni Pico Della MirandolaItalian philosopher and scholar, born 24 February, 1463; died 17 November, 1494. He belonged to a ... |
Miridite, Abbey ofAbbey of Miridite(MIRIDITARUM, or SANCTI ALEXANDRI DE OROSHI). The name of an abbatia nullius in Albania, ... |
MiserereMiserereThe first word of the Vulgate text of Psalm 1 (Hebrew, li). Two other Psalms (lv and lvi) begin ... |
Misericorde, Congregation of the Sisters ofCongregation of the Sisters of MisericordeA congregation of women founded 16 January, 1848, for the purpose of procuring spiritual and ... |
Misocco and GalancaPrefecture Apostolic of Misocco and Calanca(MESAUCINAE ET CALANCAE). This prefecture in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland, comprises the ... |
Missa Pro PopuloParochial MassThe parish is established to provide the parishioners with the helps of religion, especially ... |
MissalMissal(Latin Missale from Missa , Mass), the book which contains the prayers said by the priest ... |
Mission Indians (of California)Mission Indians (Of California)A name of no real ethnic significance, but used as a convenient popular and official term to ... |
Mission, Congregation of Priests of theCongregation of the Mission (Vincentians)A congregation of secular priests with religious vows founded by St. Vincent de Paul. The ... |
Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo, Congregation ofCongregation of Missionaries of St. Charles BorromeoFounded by John Baptist Scalabrini, Bishop of Piacenza, Italy (d. 1 June, 1905); approved in ... |
Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales of AnnecyMissionaries of St. Francis de Sales of AnnecyAmid the many activities to which St. Francis devoted himself, he long had the desire to found a ... |
Missionary Society of St. Paul the ApostlePaulist FathersOtherwise known as the "Paulist Fathers" A community of priests for giving missions and ... |
Missions, CaliforniaCalifornia MissionsI. LOWER CALIFORNIA California became known to the world through Hernando Cortés, the ... |
Missions, CatholicCatholic MissionsThe history of Catholic missions would necessarily begin with the missionary labours of Christ, ... |
Missions, Catholic Indian, of CanadaCatholic Indian Missions of CanadaThe French discoverers of Canada did not fail to impress the aborigines they met with a vague ... |
Missions, Catholic Indian, of the United StatesCatholic Indian Missions of the United StatesThe spiritual welfare of the native tribes of America was a subject of deep concern to the ... |
Missions, Catholic ParochialCatholic Parochial MissionsThis term is used to designate certain special exertions of the Church's pastoral agencies, ... |
MississippiMississippiMississippi, one of the United States of America , takes its name from the Mississippi River ... |
MissouriMissouriThe State of Missouri was carved out of the Louisiana Territory, and derives its name from the ... |
Missouri Test-OathMissouri Test-OathIn January, 1865, there assembled in St. Louis, Missouri, a "Constitutional Convention" composed ... |
MithraismMithraismA pagan religion consisting mainly of the cult of the ancient Indo-Iranian Sun-god Mithra. It ... |
MitreMitreForm, Material, and Use The mitre is a kind of folding-cap. It consists of two like parts, each ... |
Mittarelli, Nicola GiacomoNicola Giacomo Mittarelli(In religion GIAN BENEDETTO) A monastic historian, born 2 September, 1707, at Venice ; ... |
MityleneMityleneA titulary archbishopric in the island of Lesbos. Inhabitated, first by the Pelasgians, then by ... |
Mivart, St. George JacksonSt. George Jackson MivartCorresponding member of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia; Member of the Council of ... |
Mixe IndiansMixe Indians(Also Mije, Latin Mi-she) A mountain tribe in southern Mexico, noted for their extreme ... |
Mixed MarriageMixed Marriage(Latin Matrimonia mixta ). Technically, mixed marriages are those between Catholics and ... |
Mixteca IndiansMixteca Indians(Also Misteca, Latin Mish-te-ka) One of the most important civilized tribes of southern ... |
Moab, MoabitesMoab, MoabitesIn the Old Testament, the word Moab designates (1) a son of Lot by his elder daughter ( ... |
MobileMobile (Alabama)DIOCESE OF MOBILE ( French MOBILE, Spanish MAUBILA, Latin MOBILIENSIS). Suffragan of New ... |
MocissusMocissusA titular metropolitan see of Cappadocia. Procopius (De ædif., V, iv) informs us that this ... |
Mocoví IndiansMocovi IndiansThe name is also written Macobio, Mbocobi, Mocobio. They are a warlike and predatory tribe of the ... |
Modalism (Monarchianism)MonarchiansHeretics of the second and third centuries. The word, Monarchiani , was first used by Tertullian ... |
ModenaModenaARCHDIOCESE OF MODENA (MUTINENSIS) Located in central Italy, between the rivers Secchia and ... |
ModernismModernismOrigin of the Word Theory of Theological Modernism The essential error of Modernism ... |
Modestus, Vitus, and Crescentia, SaintsSts. Vitus, Modestus, and CrescentiaAccording to the legend, martyrs under Diocletian ; feast, 15 June. The earliest testimony for ... |
ModiglianaModiglianaDIOCESE OF MODIGLIANA (MUTILIANENSIS) Located in the Province of Florence, in Tuscany. The city ... |
ModraModraA titular see of Bithynia Secunda, suffragan of Nicæa. The city of Modra figures only in ... |
Mohammed and MohammedismMohammed and Mohammedanism (Islam)I. THE FOUNDER Mohammed, "the Praised One", the prophet of Islam and the founder of ... |
Mohammedan ConfraternitiesMohammedan ConfraternitiesThe countries where Mohammedanism prevails are full of religious associations, more or less ... |
MohileffMohileff(Mohyloviensis) Latin Catholic archdiocese and ecclesiastical province in Russia. For the ... |
Mohr, ChristianChristian MohrBorn at Andernach, 1823; died at Cologne, 1888. He practised his profession of sculptor chiefly ... |
Mohr, JosephJoseph MohrBorn at Siegburg, Rhine Province, 11 Jan., 1834; died at Munich, 7 February, 1892. Father Mohr did ... |
Moigno, François-Napoléon-MarieFrancois-Napoleon-Marie MoignoPhysicist and author, b. at Guéméné (Morbihan), 15 April, 1804; d. at ... |
Molai, Jacques deJacques de Molai(DE MOLAY). Born at Rahon, Jura, about 1244; d. at Paris, 18 March, 1314. A Templar at Beaune ... |
Molesme, Notre-Dame deNotre-Dame de MolesmeA celebrated Benedictine monastery in a village of the same name, Canton of Laignes ... |
Molfetta, Terlizzi, and GiovinazzoMolfetta, Terlizzi and Giovinazzo(MELPHICTENSIS, TERLITIENSIS ET JUVENACENSIS) Molfetta is a city of the province of Bari, in ... |
Molière, Jean-Baptiste PoquelinJean-Baptiste Poquelin Moliere(Properly, JEAN-BAPTISTE POQUELIN, the name by which he became known to fame having been assumed ... |
Molina, Antonio DeAntonio de MolinaA Spanish Carthusian and celebrated ascetical writer, born about 1560, at Villanueva de los ... |
Molina, Juan IgnacioJuan Ignacio Molina(Mol. or Molin). Naturalist and scientist ; b. 20 July, 1740, at Guaraculen near Talca ... |
Molina, Luis deLuis de MolinaOne of the most learned and renown theologians of the Society of Jesus, b. of noble parentage at ... |
MolinismMolinismThe name used to denote one of the systems which purpose to reconcile grace and free will. This ... |
Molinos, Miguel deMiguel de MolinosFounder of Quietism, born at Muniesa, Spain, 21 December, 1640; died at Rome, 28 December, ... |
Molitor, WilhelmWilhelm Molitor(Pseudonyms, ULRIC RIESLER and BENNO BRONNER) A poet, novelist, canonist and publicist, born at ... |
Molloy, FrancisFrancis Molloy(O'MOLLOY) A theologian, grammarian born in King's County, Ireland, at the beginning of the ... |
Molloy, GeraldGerald MolloyA theologian and scientist, born at Mount Tallant House, near Dublin, 10 Sept., 1834; died at ... |
Molo, GasparoGasparo Molo(he wrote his name also MOLA and MOLI) A skilful Italian goldsmith and planisher, chiefly known ... |
MolochMoloch( Hebrew Molech , king). A divinity worshiped by the idolatrous Israelites. The Hebrew ... |
MolokaiMolokaiAn interesting island, one of the North Pacific group formerly known as the Sandwich Islands, or ... |
Molyneux, Sir CaryllSir Caryll MolyneuxBaronet of Sefton, and third Viscount Molyneux of Maryborough in Ireland, born 1624; died 1699. He ... |
Mombritius, BoninoBonino MombritiusA philologist, humanist, and editor of ancient writings, born 1424; died between 1482 and 1502. ... |
Monaco, Principality and Diocese ofPrincipality and Diocese of MonacoSituated on the Mediterranean Sea, on the skirts of the Turbie and the Tête de Chien ... |
MonadMonad(From the Greek monas, monados ). Monad , in the sense of "ultimate, indivisible unit," ... |
Monarchia SiculaMonarchia SiculaA right exercised from the beginning of the sixteenth century by the secular rulers of Sicily, ... |
MonarchiansMonarchiansHeretics of the second and third centuries. The word, Monarchiani , was first used by Tertullian ... |
Monasteries in Continental Europe, Suppression ofSuppression of Monasteries in EuropeUnder this title will be treated only the suppressions of religious houses (whether monastic in ... |
Monasteries in England, Suppression ofSuppression of English Monasteries Under Henry VIIIFrom any point of view the destruction of the English monasteries by Henry VIII must be ... |
Monasteries, DoubleDouble MonasteriesReligious houses comprising communities of both men and women, dwelling in contiguous ... |
Monastery, Canonical Erection of aCanonical Erection of a MonasteryA religious house (monastery or convent ) is a fixed residence of religious persons. It supposes, ... |
MonasticismMonasticismMonasticism or monachism, literally the act of "dwelling alone" (Greek monos, monazein, monachos ... |
Monasticism, EasternEastern Monasticism(1) Origin The first home of Christian monasticism is the Egyptian desert. Hither during ... |
Monasticism, Pre-ChalcedonianEastern Monasticism Before ChalcedonEgypt was the Motherland of Christian monasticism. It sprang into existence there at the ... |
Monasticism, WesternWestern Monasticism(1) Pre-Benedictine Period The introduction of monasticism into the West may be dated from ... |
Moncada, Francisco DeFrancisco de MoncadaCount of Osona, Spanish historian, son of the Governor of Sardinia and Catalonia, born at ... |
Mondino dei LucciMondino Dei LucciMondino (a diminutive for Raimondo; Mundinus) dei Lucci. Anatomist, b. probably at Bologna, ... |
MondoñedoMondonedo(Latin MONDUMETUM, or MINDON, MINDONIENSIS, also BRITONIENSIS, DUMIENSIS, and VILLABRIENSIS) ... |
MondoviMondoviDIOCESE OF MONDOVÌ (MONTISREGALIS) Located in Piedmont, province of Cuneo, northern ... |
Mone, FranzFranz MoneA historian and archeologist, born at Mingolsheim near Bruchsal, Baden, 12 May, 1796; died at ... |
MonetaMoneta(MONETUS) A theologian, born at Cremona, Italy, date unknown; died at Bologna, 1240. He ... |
MongoliaMongoliaThe name used to designate an immense uneven plateau, part of the Chinese Empire, extending, ... |
Mongus, PeterPeter Mongus( moggos , "stammerer", or "hoarse".) Intruded Monophysite patriarch of Alexandria (d. ... |
Monica, SaintSaint MonicaWidow ; born of Christian parents at Tagaste, North Africa, in 333; died at Ostia, near Rome, ... |
MonismMonism(From the Greek monos , "one", "alone", "unique"). Monism is a philosophical term which, ... |
Monita SecretaMonita SecretaA code of instructions alleged to be addressed by Acquaviva, the fifth general of the Society, to ... |
MonkMonkA monk may be conveniently defined as a member of a community of men, leading a more or less ... |
Monk of Malmesbury, TheThe Monk of MalmesburySupposed author of a chronicle among the Cottonian manuscripts in the British Museum (Vesp. D. ... |
Monogram of ChristMonogram of ChristBy the Monogram of Christ is ordinarily understood the abbreviation of Christ's name formed by ... |
MonomotapaMonomotapaWhatever may be the etymological meaning of the word Monomotapa , the origin of which is much ... |
Monophysites and MonophysitismMonophysites and MonophysitismThe history of this sect and of its ramifications has been summarized under E UTYCHIANISM (the ... |
Monopoli, Diocese ofMonopoli(MONOPOLITANA). A diocese in the Province of Bari, in Apulia, southern Italy. The city has a ... |
Monopoly, Moral Aspects ofMoral Aspects of MonopolyAccording to its etymology, monopoly ( monopolia ) signifies exclusive sale, or exclusive ... |
MonotheismMonotheismMonotheism (from the Greek monos "only", and theos "god") is a word coined in comparatively ... |
Monothelitism and MonothelitesMonothelitism and Monothelites(Sometimes written MONOTHELETES, from monotheletai , but the eta is more naturally ... |
MonrealeMonrealeLocated in the province of Palermo, Sicily, on the skirts of Mount Caputo. The city is built in a ... |
Monroe, JamesJames MonroeA soldier, convert, born in Albemarle county, Virginia, U.S.A. 10 Sept., 1799; died at Orange, ... |
Monsabré, Jacques-Marie-LouisJacques-Marie-Louis MonsabreA celebrated pulpit orator, born at Blois, France, 10 Dec., 1827; died at Havre, 21 Feb., ... |
MonseigneurMonseigneur(From mon , "my" and seigneur , ("elder" or "lord," like Latin senior ) A French ... |
Monsell, William, Baron EmlyWilliam Monsell, Baron EmlyBorn 21 Sept., 1812; died at Tervoe, Co. Limerick, Ireland, 20 April, 1894. His father was ... |
MonsignorMonsignor( Dominus meus; monseigneur , My Lord). As early as the fourteenth century it was the custom ... |
Monstrance (Ostensorium)Ostensorium(From ostendere , "to show"). Ostensorium means, in accordance with its etymology, a ... |
Monstrelet, Enguerrand deEnguerrand de MonstreletA French chronicler, born about 1390 or 1395; died in July, 1453. He was most probably a native of ... |
Mont-St-MichelMont-St-MichelA Benedictine Abbey, in the Diocese of Avranches, Normandy, France. It is unquestionably the ... |
Montañés, Juan MartínezJuan Martinez MontanesA noted Spanish sculptor of the seventeenth century, died 1649, sometimes called "the Sevillian ... |
Montagna, BartolomeoBartolomeo MontagnaItalian painter, chief representative of the Vicenza School, b. at Orzinuovi about 1450; d. at ... |
Montagnais Indians (Chippewayans)Montagnais Indians (Chippewayans)A name given in error to the C HIPPEWAYANS , owing to a fancied resemblance to the ... |
Montagnais Indians (Quebec)Montagnais Indians (Quebec)French for "Mountaineers". The collective designation of a number of bands speaking dialects ... |
Montaigne, Michel-Eyquen deMichel-Eyquen de MontaigneWriter, b. at the château of Montaigne, in Périgord, France, on 28 Feb., 1533; d. ... |
MontalcinoMontalcinoDIOCESE OF MONTALCINO (ILCINENSIS) Montalcino is a small town about twenty miles from Siena, ... |
Montalembert, Charles-Forbes-RenéComte de MontalembertCHARLES-FORBES-RENÉ, COMTE DE MONTALEMBERT. Born in London, 15 April, 1810; died in ... |
MontaltoMontaltoDIOCESE OF MONTALTO (MONTIS ALTI) Located in Ascoli Piceno. The situation of the little town ... |
MontanaMontanaThe third largest of the United States of America , admitted to the Union 8 November, 1889; ... |
MontanistsMontanistsSchismatics of the second century, first known as Phrygians, or "those among the Phrygians" ( oi ... |
Montanus, Benedictus AriasBenedictus Arias MontanusOrientalist, exegete, and editor of the "Antwerp Polyglot", born at Frejenal de la Sierra in ... |
MontaubanMontauban(MONTIS ALBANI) A suffragan of Toulouse, comprises the entire department of Tarn and Garonne. ... |
Montault, Xavier Barbier DeXavier Barbier de MontaultBorn at Loudun, 6 February, 1830; died at Blaslay, Vienne ( France ), 29 March, 1901. He came of ... |
Montboissier, Blessed Peter ofBlessed Peter of Montboissier(Better known as PETER THE VENERABLE). Born in Auvergne, about 1092; died at Cluny, 25 ... |
Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Louis-JosephMarquis de Montcalm-GozonA French general, born 28 Feb., 1712, at Candiac, of Louis-Daniel and Marie-Thérèse ... |
Monte Cassino, Abbey ofAbbey of Monte CassinoAn abbey nullius situated about eighty miles south of Rome, the cradle of the Benedictine ... |
Monte VergineMonte VergineAn abbey in the province of Naples, Italy, near the town of Avellino, commanding a magnificent ... |
MontefeltroMontefeltro(FERETRANA) Located in the province of Urbino, in the Marches, Central Italy. The earliest ... |
MontefiasconeMontefiascone(MONTIS FALISCI) Located in the province of Rome. The city is situated nearly 2000 feet above ... |
Montemayor, Jorge DeJorge de Montemayor(MONTEMÔR) A writer, born at Montemôr, province of Coimbra, Portugal, about 1520; ... |
MontenegroMontenegroA kingdom in the Balkan Peninsula, on the east coast of the Adriatic Sea; the territory was in ... |
MontepulcianoMontepulcianoDIOCESE OF MONTEPULCIANO (MONTIS POLITIANI) Diocese in the province of Siena, in Tuscany. The ... |
Monterey and Los AngelesMonterey and Los AngelesDIOCESE OF MONTEREY AND LOS ANGELES (MONTEREYENSIS ET ANGELORUM). Comprises that part of the ... |
Montes PietatisMontes PietatisMontes Pietatius are charitable institutions of credit that lend money at low rates of ... |
Montesa, Military Order ofMilitary Order of MontesaThis order was established in the Kingdom of Aragon to take the place of the Order of the ... |
Montesino, AntonioAntonio MontesinoA Spanish missionary, date of birth unknown; died in the West Indies, 1545. Of his early life ... |
Montesinos, Luis deLuis de MontesinosSpanish theologian, date and place of birth unknown; d. 7 Oct., 1621. He entered the Dominican ... |
Montesqieu, Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron deBaron de MontesquieuFrench writer and publicist, b. in the Château de la Brède near Bordeaux, 18 ... |
Monteverde, ClaudioClaudio MonteverdeA distinguished musician, born at Cremona, May, 1567; died at Venice, 29 Nov., 1643. He studied ... |
MontevideoMontevideo(MONTISVIDEI) Located in Uruguay, comprises the whole of the republic. This territory was ... |
Montfaucon, Bernard deBernard de MontfauconFrench scholar, b. in 1655, at the château de Soulatge, Department of Aude, arrondissement ... |
Montfort, Simon deSimon de MontfortAn Earl of Leicester, date of birth unknown, died at Toulouse, 25 June, 1218. Simon (IV) de ... |
Montgolfier, Joseph-MichelJoseph-Michel MontgolfierInventor; b. at Vidalon-lez-Annonay, Department of Ardèche, France, 26 August, 1740; d. ... |
Months, Special Devotions forSpecial Devotions For MonthsDuring the Middle Ages the public functions of the Church and the popular devotions of the ... |
Montmagny, Charles Huault DeCharles Huault de MontmagnyThe second French Governor of Canada, born in France towards the end of the sixteenth century, ... |
Montmirail, John deJohn de Montmirail(MONTE-MIRABILI) Son of Andrew, Lord of Montmirail and Ferté-Gaucher, and Hildiarde ... |
Montmorency, Anne, First Duke ofAnne, First Duke of MontmorencyBorn at Chantilly, 15 March, 1492; died at Paris, 12 November, 1567. He belonged to that family ... |
Montor, Alexis-François Artaud DeAlexis-Francois Artaud de MontorA diplomat and historian, born at Paris, 31 July, 1772; died at Paris, 12 Nov., 1849. An ... |
MontpellierMontpellierThe Diocese of Montpellier (Montis Pessulani) comprises the department of Hérault, and is a ... |
Montreal, Archdiocese ofMontrealMetropolitan of the ecclesiastical Province of Montreal. Suffragans: the Dioceses of ... |
MontreuilMontreuilCharterhouse of Notre-Dame-des-Pres, at Montreuil, in the Diocese of Arras, Department of ... |
Montreuil AbbeyMontreuil AbbeyA former convent of Cistercian nuns in the Diocese of Laon, now Soissons, France. Some ... |
Montyon, Antoine-Jean-Baptiste-Robert Auget, Baron deBaron de MontyonFamous French philanthropist; b. at Paris, 23 December, 1733; d. there 29 December, 1820. He was ... |
Moore, ArthurArthur MooreCount, b. at Liverpool, 1849; d. at Mooresfort, Tipperary, Ireland, 1904, was the son of ... |
Moore, MichaelMichael Moore(Or MOOR) Priest, preacher, and professor, b. at Dublin, Ireland, 1640; d. at Paris, 22 ... |
Moore, ThomasThomas MoorePoet and biographer, b. 28 May, 1779, at Dublin, Ireland ; d. 26 February, 1852, at Devizes, ... |
MopsuestiaMopsuestiaA titular see of Cilicia Secunda in Asia Minor and suffragan of Anazarbus. The founding of ... |
Moréri, LouisLouis MoreriAn encyclopaedist, b. at Bargemont in the Diocese of Fréjus, France, 25 March, 1643, d. at ... |
Mor, Antonis Van DashortAntonis van Dashort Mor(MOOR) Commonly called ANTONIO MORO, or ANTHONIS MORE, a Dutch painter, b. at Utrecht in 1519; ... |
Moral TheologyMoral TheologyMoral theology is a branch of theology, the science of God and Divine things. The distinction ... |
Morales, AmbrosioAmbrosio MoralesSpanish historian, b. at Cordova, 1513; d. in 1591. After his studies at the University of ... |
Morales, ChristóbalChristobal MoralesA composer, born at Seville, 2 Jan., 1512; died at Málaga, 14 June, 1553. From 1 Sept., ... |
Morales, Juan BautistaJuan Bautista MoralesMissionary, b. about 1597 at Ecija in Andalusia, Spain ; d. Fu-ning, China, 17 Sept., 1664. He ... |
Morales, Luis deLuis de MoralesSpanish painter, b. at Badajoz in Estremadura about 1509; d. at Badajoz, 1586. His life was ... |
MoralitiesMoralities (Morality Plays)( Also: MORALITY PLAYS or MORAL PLAYS). Moralities are a development or an offshoot of the ... |
MoralityMoralityIt is necessary at the outset of this article to distinguish between morality and ethics , ... |
Moran, Francis PatrickFrancis Patrick Cardinal MoranThird Archbishop of Sydney, b. at Leighlinbridge, Ireland, 16 Sept., 1830; d. at Manly, Sydney, ... |
Moratín, Leandro Fernandez deLeandro Fernandez de MoratinSpanish poet and playwright, b. at Madrid, 10 March, 1760; at Paris, 21 June, 1828. He is ... |
MoraviaMoravia( German MÄHREN). Austrian crown land east of Bohemia. In the century before the Christian ... |
Moravian BrethrenBohemian Brethren(MORAVIAN BRETHREN, or UNITAS FRATRUM). DEFINITION AND DOCTRINAL POSITION "Bohemian Brethren" ... |
Morcelli, Stefano AntonioStefano Antonio MorcelliAn Italian Jesuit and learned epigraphist; b. 17 January, 1737, at Chiari near Brescia ; d. ... |
More, HelenHelen More(DAME GERTRUDE.) Benedictine nun of the English Congregation; b. at Low Leyton, Essex, ... |
More, HenryHenry MoreGreat-grandson of the martyred English chancellor ; b., 1586; d. at Watten in 1661. Having ... |
More, Thomas, SaintSt. Thomas MoreSaint, knight, Lord Chancellor of England, author and martyr, born in London, 7 February, ... |
Morel, GallGall MorelPoet, scholar, aesthete, and educationist, b. at St. Fiden, Switzerland, on 24 March, 1803; d. at ... |
Morell, JulianaJuliana MorellDominican nun, b. at Barcelona, Spain, 16 February, 1594; d. at the convent of the Dominican ... |
Morelos, José MaríaJose Maria MorelosMexican patriot, b. at Valladolid (now called Morelia in his honour ), Mexico, on 30 September, ... |
Moreto y Cabaña, AugustineAugustin Moreto y CabanaSpanish dramatist; b. at Madrid, 9 April, 1618, d. at Toledo, 28 Octoher, 1669. He received what ... |
Morgagni, Giovanni BattistaGiovanni Battista MorgagniCalled by Virchow, the "Father of Modern Pathology", a distinguished Italian physician and ... |
Morgan, Venerable EdwardVenerable Edward MorganWelsh priest, martyr, b. at Bettisfield, Hanmer, Flintshire, executed at Tyburn, London, 26 ... |
Morghen, RaffaelloRaffaello MorghenItalian engraver, b. at Portici, 19 June, 1768 (1761?); d. at Florence, 8 April, 1833. His ... |
Moriarty, DavidDavid MoriartyBishop and pulpit orator, b. in Ardfert, Co. Kerry, in 1812; d. 1 October, 1877. He received ... |
Morigi, Michaelangelo (Caravaggio)Caravaggio (Michaelangelo Morigi)A Milanese painter, b. at Caravaggio in 1569, d. at Porto d' Ercole in 1609. His family name was ... |
Morimond, Abbey ofAbbey of MorimondFourth daughter of Cîteaux situated in Champagne, Diocese of Langres , France ; was ... |
Morin, JeanJean MorinA French priest of the Oratory, b. at Blois, in 1591, d. at Paris, 28 Feb., 1659. According to ... |
MormonsMormonism( Also called the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.) This religious body had ... |
MoroccoMorocco(Prefecture Apostolic of Morocco). The country known as Morocco (from Marrakesh, the name of ... |
Morone, GiovanniGiovanni MoroneCardinal, Bishop of Modena, b. at Milan 25 Jan., 1509; d. at Rome, 1 Dec., 1580. He belonged ... |
Moroni, GaetanoGaetano MoroniThe author of the well-known "Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica", b. at Rome, 17 ... |
Moroni, Giovanni BattistaGiovanni Battista MoroniA painter, b. at Bondo, near Albino, in the territory of Bergamo, between 1520 and 1525; d. at ... |
Morris, JohnJohn MorrisCanon, afterwards Jesuit, F.S.A., b. in India, 4 July, 1826; d. at Wimbledon, 22 Oct., 1893, ... |
Morris, John BrandeJohn Brande MorrisBorn at Brentford, Middlesex, 4 September, 1812; died at Hammersmith, London, 9 April, 1880; he ... |
Morris, Martin FerdinandMartin Ferdinand MorrisLawyer and jurist, b. 3 December, 1834, at Washington, D.C.; d. 12 September, 1909, at Washington, ... |
MorseMorse( Latin morsus ). Also called the MONILLE, FIRMULA, FIRMULE, PECTOIRALE, originally the ... |
Morse, Venerable HenryVen. Henry MorseMartyr ; b. in 1595 in Norfolk; d. at Tyburn, 1 Feb., 1644. He was received into the church at ... |
MortificationMortificationOne of the methods which Christian ascesticism employs in training the soul to virtuous and ... |
MortmainMortmain(Old Fr., morte meyn ), dead-hand, or "such a state of possession of land as makes it ... |
Morton, JohnJohn MortonCardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury, b. in Dorsetshire about 1420, d. at Knowle, Kent, 15 Sept., ... |
Morton, RobertVen. Robert MortonEnglish priest and martyr, b. at Bawtry, Yorks, about 1548; executed in Lincoln's Inn Fields, ... |
Mosaic LegislationMosaic LegislationThe body of juridical, moral, and ceremonial institutions, laws and decisions comprised in the ... |
MosaicsMosaicsMosaics, as a term, according to the usual authorities is derived through generations of gradual ... |
Moschus, JohannesJohannes Moschus( ho tou Moschou , son of Moschus) A monk and ascetical writer, b. about 550 probably at ... |
MoscowMoscow(Russian Moskva ). The ancient capital of Russia and the chief city of the government ... |
MosesMosesHebrew liberator, leader, lawgiver, prophet, and historian, lived in the thirteenth and early part ... |
Moses Bar CephasMoses Bar CephasA Syriac bishop and writer, b. at Balad about 813; d. 12 Feb., 903. He is known through a ... |
Moses Maimonides, Teaching ofTeaching of Moses MaimonidesMoses ben Maimun (Arabic, Abu Amran Musa), Jewish commentator and philosopher, was born of ... |
Moses of ChoreneMoses of Chorene(MOSES CHORENENSIS) Perhaps the best known writer of Armenia, called by his countrymen "the ... |
MossulMossulThe seat of a Chaldean archdiocese, a Syrian diocese, and an Apostolic Mission. The origin of ... |
Most Precious Blood, Archconfraternity of theArchconfraternity of the Most Precious BloodConfraternities which made it their special object to venerate the Blood of Christ first arose in ... |
Most Precious Blood, Feast of theFeast of the Most Precious BloodFor many dioceses there are two days to which the Office of the Precious Blood has been ... |
Most Pure Heart of Mary, Feast of theFeast of the Most Pure Heart of MaryIn its principal object this feast is identical with the feast of the "Inner Life of Mary", ... |
Mostar and Markana-TrebinjeMostar and Markana-Trebinje(MANDATRIENSIS, MARCANENSIS ET TRIBUNENSIS) When at the Berlin Congress (1878) ... |
MosynoupolisMosynoupolisTitular see, suffragan of Trajanopolis in Rhodope. A single bishop is known, Paul, who assisted ... |
MotetMotetA short piece of music set to Latin words, and sung instead of, or immediately after, the ... |
Motolinia, Toribio de BenaventeToribio de Benavente MotoliniaFranciscan missionary, b. at Benavente, Spain, at the end of the fifteenth century; d. in the ... |
Motu ProprioMotu ProprioThe name given to certain papal rescripts on account of the clause motu proprio (of his own ... |
Mouchy, Antoine deAntoine de Mouchy(Called DEMOCHARES.) Theologian and canonist, b. 1494, at Ressons-sur-Matz, near Beauvais, in ... |
Moufang, Franz Christoph IgnazFranz Christoph Ignaz MoufangTheologian, b. at Mainz, 17 Feb., 1817; d. there, 27 Feb., 1890. His early studies were made at ... |
MoulinsMoulinsD IOCESE OF M OULINS (M OLINENSIS ). Suffragan of Sens -- comprises the entire ... |
Mount AthosMount AthosAthos is a small tongue of land that projects into the Aegean Sea, being the eastern-most of the ... |
Mount Calvary, Congregations ofCongregations of Mount CalvaryI. DAUGHTERS OF MOUNT CALVARY Founded in 1619 by Virginia Centurione (d. 1651), daughter of the ... |
Mount Carmel, Feast of Our Lady ofFeast of Our Lady of Mount CarmelThis feast was instituted by the Carmelites between 1376 and 1386 under the title ... |
Mount Saint Mary's CollegeMount St. Mary's CollegeMount St. Mary's College , the second oldest among the Catholic collegiate institutions in the ... |
Movers, Franz KarlFranz Karl MoversExegete and Orientalist, b. at Koesfeld, Westphalia, 17 July, 1806; d. at Breslau, 28 Sept., ... |
Moxos IndiansMoxos Indians(MOYOS INDIANS). According to one authority, they are named from Musu, their Quichua name; ... |
Moy De Sons, Karl Ernst, Freiherr VonKarl Ernst, Freiherr von Moy de SonsA jurist, born 10 August, 1799, at Munich ; died 1 August, 1867, at Innsbruck (Tyrol). He ... |
Moye, Ven. John MartinVen. John Martin MoyePriest of the Diocese of Metz, founder of the Sisters of Divine Providence, missionary in China, ... |
Moylan, FrancisFrancis MoylanBishop of Cork, born at Cork, 1739; died in 1815. He was the son of a rich merchant. As the ... |
Moylan, StephenStephen MoylanAn American patriot and merchant, born in Ireland in 1734; died at Philadelphia, 11 April, ... |
MozambiqueMozambique(Mocambique) The former official and still usual name given to the Portuguese possessions on ... |
Mozarabic RiteMozarabic RiteThis subject will be treated under the following heads: I. History and Origin; II. Manuscripts and ... |
Mozart, Wolfgang AmadeusWolfgang Amadeus MozartOne of the greatest musical geniuses in history, born at Salzburg, Austria, 27 January, 1756; died ... |
Mozetena IndiansMozetena IndiansA group of some half dozen tribes constituting a distinct linguistic stock upon the headwaters of ... |
MozzettaMozzettaA short, cape-shaped garment, covering the shoulders and reaching only to the elbow, with an open ... |
Mozzi, LuigiLuigi MozziControversialist, born at Bergamo, 26 May, 1746; died near Milan, 24 June, 1813. He entered the ... |
Mrak, IgnatiusIgnatius MrakThe second Bishop of Marquette, U.S.A., born 16 October, 1818, in Hotovle, in the Diocese of ... |
Muchar, Albert Anton VonAlbert Anton von MucharAn historian, born at Linez, Tyrol, 22 Nov., 1781; died at Graz, Styria, 6 June, 1849. He was ... |
Mulhall, Michael GeorgeMichael George MulhallStatistician, b. in Dublin, 29 September, 1829; d. there 13 Dec., 1900. He was educated at the ... |
Mulholland, St. Clair AugustineSt. Clair Augustine MulhollandBorn at Lisburn, Co. Antrium, Ireland, 1 April 1839; died at Philadelphia, 17 Feb., 1910. ... |
Mullanphy, JohnJohn MullanphyMerchant, philanthropist, b. near Enniskillen, Co. Fremanagh, Ireland, 1758; d. at St. Louis, ... |
Mullock, John T.John MullockBishop of St. John's, Newfoundland, born in 1807 at Limerick, Ireland ; died at St. John's, ... |
Mundwiler, FintanFintan MundwilerAbbot of the Benedictine monastery of St. Meinrad, Indiana, born at Dietikon in Switzerland, ... |
Munich-FreisingMunich-FreisingARCHDIOCESE OF MUNICH-FREISING (MONASENSIS ET FRISINGENSIS). An archdiocese in Bavaria. This ... |
MunkácsMunkacsDiocese in Hungary, of Greek Catholic Rite, suffragan of Gran. It dates from the fifteenth ... |
Mura, SaintSt. MuraBorn in Co. Donegal, Ireland, about 550. He was appointed Abbot of Fahan by St. Columba. The ... |
Muratori, Luigi AntonioLuigi Antonio MuratoriLibrarian in Modena, one of the greatest scholars of his time, b. 21 Oct., 1672; d. 23 Jan., ... |
Muratorian CanonMuratorian CanonAlso called the Muratorian Fragment, after the name of the discoverer and first editor, L. A. ... |
MurderHomicide( Latin homo , man; and caedere , to slay) Homicide signifies, in general, the killing of a ... |
Muret, Marc-AntoineMarc-Antoine MuretFrench humanist, b. at Muret, near Limoges, in 1526; d. at Rome, in 1585. He studied at Poitiers ... |
MuriMuri(MURI-GRIES) An abbey of monks of the Order of S. Benedict, which flourished for over ... |
Murillo, Bartolomé EstebanBartolome Esteban MurilloSpanish painter ; b. at Seville, 31 December, 1617; d. there 5 April, 1682. His family surname ... |
Murner, ThomasThomas MurnerGreatest German satirist of the sixteenth century, b. at Oberehnheim, Alsace, 24 Dec., 1475; d. ... |
Muro-LucanoMuro-Lucano(MURANENSIS) Located in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata, southern Italy. The town is ... |
Murray, DanielDaniel MurrayAn Archbishop of Dublin, b. 1768, at Sheepwalk, near Arklow, Ireland ; d. at Dublin. He was ... |
Murray, John O'KaneJohn O'Kane MurrayPhysician, historian, b. in County Antrim, Ireland, 12 Dec., 1847; d. at Chicago, Illinois, ... |
Murray, PatrickPatrick MurrayTheologian, b. Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland, 18 November, 1811; d. 15 Nov., 1882, in ... |
Museums, ChristianChristian MuseumsThough applicable to collections composed of Christian objects representative of all epochs, ... |
MushMushAn Armenian Catholic see, comprising the sanjaks of Mush and Seert, in the vilayet of Bitlis. It ... |
Mush, JohnJohn Mush(Alias RATCLIFFE) A priest, b. in Yorkshire, 1551 or 1552; d. at Wenge, Co. Bucks, 1612 or ... |
Music of the MassMusic of the MassUnder this heading will be considered exclusively the texts of the Mass (and not, therefore, the ... |
Music, EcclesiasticalChurch MusicBy this term is meant the music which, by order or with the approbation of ecclesiastical ... |
Musical Instruments in Church ServicesMusical Instruments in Church ServicesFor almost a thousand years Gregorian chant, without any instrumental or harmonic addition, was ... |
Musso, CorneliusCornelius MussoFriar Minor Conventual, Bishop of Bitonto, prominent at the Council of Trent ; born at Piacenza ... |
MustiMustiA titular see of Proconsular Africa, suffragan of Carthage. This town, which was a Roman ... |
Musuros, MarkosMarkos MusurosA learned Greek humanist, born 1470 at Retimo, Crete; died 1517 at Rome. The son of a rich ... |
Mutis, José CelestinoJose Celestino MutisEminent naturalist and scientist in South America, b. at Cadiz, Spain , 6 April, 1732; d. at ... |
Muzzarelli, AlfonsoAlfonso MuzzarelliA learned Italian Jesuit, b. 22 August, 1749, at Ferrara ; d. 25 May, 1813, at Paris. He ... |
MylasaMylasaA titular see of Asia Minor, suffragan of Aphrodisias, or Stauropolis, in Caria. This city, the ... |
MyndusMyndusA titular see of Caria, suffragan of Stauropolis. This city, known through its coins and ... |
MyraMyraA titular see of Lycia in Asia Minor. The city was from time immemorial one of the chief places ... |
MyrinaMyrinaA titular see of Asia Minor, suffragan of Ephesus. Herodotus (I, 149) mentions it as one of the ... |
MyriophytumMyriophytumA titular see of Thracia Prima and suffragan of Heraclea. The early history of this city is ... |
MysoreMysore(MAISOUR); DIOCESE OF MYSORE (MYSURIENSIS) Diocese in India, suffragan to Pondicherry, ... |
Mysteries and Miracle PlaysMiracle Plays and MysteriesThese two names are used to designate the religious drama which developed among Christian ... |
MysteryMystery(Greek mysterion , from myein , "to shut", "to close".) This term signifies in general ... |
Mystical Body of the ChurchMystical Body of the ChurchThe analogy borne by any society of men to an organism is sufficiently manifest. In every ... |
Mystical MarriageMystical MarriageIn the Old and the New Testament , the love of God for man, and, in particular His relations ... |
Mystical TheologyMystical TheologyMystical theology is the science which treats of acts and experiences or states of the soul ... |
MysticismMysticism(From myein , to initiate). Mysticism , according to its etymology, implies a relation to ... |
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