Religion and Spirituality

Mary de Cervellione, Saint Mary de Cervellione, Saint- Popularly called Maria de Socos. First superior of a Third Order branch of the Mercedarians, for women. She died in 1290. Malachy, Saint Malachy, Saint- Abbot of Bangor, later Archbishop of Armagh, d. 1148. Article includes testimony from St. Bernard of Clairvaux on St. Malachy's character. Margaret Clitherow, Saint Margaret Clitherow, Saint- Article on this martyr, d. 1586, who is called the "Pearl of York." St. Margaret was crushed to death for the crime of harboring priests. Margaret Colona, Blessed Margaret Colona, Blessed- A Roman orphan, hermit, founder of a community of Poor Clares, d. 1284. Miles Gerard, Blessed Miles Gerard, Blessed- Priest martyred in 1590. Margaret of Lorraine, Blessed Margaret of Lorraine, Blessed- Duchess d'Alencon, widow, became a Poor Clare, d. 1521. Marie de l'Incarnation, Blessed Marie de l'Incarnation, Blessed- Baptismal name Marie Guyard. First superior of the Ursulines of Quebec. Biography. Margaret of Hungary, Saint Margaret of Hungary, Saint- Princess who became a Dominican at the age of 4. She died in 1270 or 1271, and was canonized in 1943. Martin of Leon, Saint Martin of Leon, Saint- Augustinian priest, d. 1203. Mechtilde, Saint Mechtilde, Saint- Born Matilda von Hackeborn-Wippra, blood sister of the Abbess Gertrude von Hackeborn, monastic herself. Quite plausibly the model for Matelda in Dante's "Purgato… Margaret Ward, Saint Margaret Ward, Saint- English martyr, died at Tyburn in 1588. Marie-Marguérite d'Youville, Saint Marie-Marguérite d'Youville, Saint- Biography of the founder of the Gray Nuns, or Sisters of Charity. She died in 1771. Mary Magdalen de' Pazzi, Saint Mary Magdalen de' Pazzi, Saint- Biography of the 17th-century Carmelite mystic. Madeleine-Sophie Barat, Saint Madeleine-Sophie Barat, Saint- Founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart, d. 1865. Marie Christine of Savoy, Blessed Marie Christine of Savoy, Blessed- The daughter of Victor Emanuel I, married King Ferdinand II of Sicily, d. 1836 at the age of 23. Margaret Pole, Blessed Margaret Pole, Blessed- Biography of the Countess of Salisbury, martyred in 1541. Mary Frances of the Five Wounds of Jesus, Saint Mary Frances of the Five Wounds of Jesus, Saint- Third Order Franciscan, d. 1791. Montford Scott, Blessed Montford Scott, Blessed- Biography of the English priest, martyred in 1591 after an imprisonment of seven years. Mary Anne de Paredes, Saint Mary Anne de Paredes, Saint- Of Quito, Ecuador, lived as a solitary in her own home and had many extraordinary spiritual gifts. She died in 1645. Meinwerk, Blessed Meinwerk, Blessed- Also called Meginwerk. The energetic tenth bishop of Paderborn, d. 1036. Michael de Sanctis, Saint Michael de Sanctis, Saint- Or Michael de los Santos. Catalonian, member of the Discalced Trinitarians, d. 1625. Mark Barkworth, Blessed Mark Barkworth, Blessed- Short biography of the English convert, martyred in 1601. Marie de l'Incarnation, Blessed Marie de l'Incarnation, Blessed- A.k.a. Madame Acarie. Founded the French Carmel, d. 1618. Margaret of Savoy, Blessed Margaret of Savoy, Blessed- Widow, Third Order Dominican, d. 1464. Margaret of Cortona, Saint Margaret of Cortona, Saint- Third Order Franciscan, d. 1297. Mathew Flathers, Blessed Mathew Flathers, Blessed- English priest martyred at York in 1607. Monasteries in England, Suppression of Monasteries in England, Suppression of- From any point of view the destruction of the English monasteries by Henry VIII must be regarded as one of the great events of the sixteent… Monophysites and Monophysitism Monophysites and Monophysitism- Rejected the dual nature of Christ. Rejected by the Council of Chalcedon (451). Monarchians Monarchians- The so-called Dynamic Monarchians were actually a form of adoptionism. Monarchianism, properly speaking, refers to the Modalists. Denial of the Trinity, assertion tha… Marcionites Marcionites- Said that the creator "god" of the Old Testament was not the good God and Father of Jesus Christ of the New Testament. Had their own shadow hierarchy and their own Bi… Manichaeism Manichaeism- A religion founded by the Persian Mani in the latter half of the third century. Monothelitism and Monothelites Monothelitism and Monothelites- A modification of Monophysitism proposing that Christ had no human free will. Rejected by the Third Council of Constantinople (680). Montanists Montanists- Schismatics of the second century, first known as Phrygians, or "those among the Phrygians" (oi kata Phrygas), then as Montanists, Pepuzians, and (in the West) Cataphr… Middle Ages Middle Ages- A term commonly used to designate that period of European history between the Fall of the Roman Empire and about the middle of the fifteenth century. Monasticism, Eastern, Before Chalcedon (A.D. 451) Monasticism, Eastern, Before Chalcedon (A.D. 451)- Egypt was the Motherland of Christian monasticism. It sprang into existence there at the beginning of the fourth century. Monasticism Monasticism- The act of "dwelling alone" (Greek monos, monazein, monachos), has come to denote the mode of life pertaining to persons living in seclusion from the world, under rel… Monasticism, Western Monasticism, Western- The introduction of monasticism into the West may be dated from about A.D. 340 when St. Athanasius visited Rome accompanied by the two Egyptian monks Ammon a… Mary Magdalen, Saint Mary Magdalen, Saint- Article on the Apostle to the Apostles. Melito, Saint Melito, Saint- Bishop of Sardis, ecclesiastical writer, latter half of the second century. Macrina the Elder, Saint Macrina the Elder, Saint- Grandmother of SS. Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, and Macrina the Younger. Mark, Saint Mark, Saint- What can be pieced together of St. Mark's life from Scripture. Also reports on tradition surrounding the saint. Margaret, Saint Margaret, Saint- Also known in the Christian East as St. Marina. Virgin and martyr from Pisidian Antioch. Monica, Saint Monica, Saint- Widow, d. 387. The mother of St. Augustine of Hippo. Marius Aventicus, Saint Marius Aventicus, Saint- Or Aventicensis, so called because he was bishop of Avenches. Goldsmith, chronicler, d. 594. Maelruan, Saint Maelruan, Saint- Founder and first abbot of Tallacht, d. around 791. Co-author with St. Aengus of the Rule of the Célidhé Dé. Maruthas, Saint Maruthas, Saint- Writer, greatly devoted to the martyrs, Mesopotamian bishop, d. before 420. Menas, Saint Menas, Saint- Martyred under Diocletian, c. 295. Most likely Menas of Mareotis, Menas of Cotyaes, and Menas of Constantinople, surnamed Kallikelados, are all the same person honor… Maximus of Turin, Saint Maximus of Turin, Saint- Bishop and theological writer (380-465). Machutus, Saint Machutus, Saint- Also called Malo or Maclovius. According to this article, Machutus was baptized by St. Brendan the Navigator, and accompanied him on his famous voyage. Martin I, Pope Saint Martin I, Pope Saint- Opposed the Monothelites, who were supported by the emperor. He was taken prisoner to Constantinople, but refused to sign a heretical declaration. He died in…