All sites of Religion and Spirituality

Men of Understanding Men of Understanding
Men of Understanding- Name assumed by a heretical sect which in 1410-11 was cited before the Inquisition at Brussels. ...
Maximinus, Caius Valerius Daja Maximinus, Caius Valerius Daja
Maximinus, Caius Valerius Daja- Under his uncle Augustus Galerius, the Caesar of Syria and Egypt, from the year 305; in 307 following the example of Constantine, he assumed the title of Augustus. ...
Mailla, Joseph-Anna-Marie de Moyria de Mailla, Joseph-Anna-Marie de Moyria de
Mailla, Joseph-Anna-Marie de Moyria de- Jesuit missionary; b. 16 Dec., 1669, at Château Maillac on the Isère; d. 28 June, 1748, at Peking, China. ...
Matter Matter
Matter- Taking the term in its widest sense, matter signifies that out of which anything is made or composed. ...
Mecca Mecca
Mecca- The birthplace of Mohammed and the seat of the famous Kaaba, it was celebrated even in pre-Islamic times as the chief sanctuary of the Arabs, and visited by numerous pilgrims and devotees. ...
Mental Reservation Mental Reservation
Mental Reservation- The name applied to a doctrine which has grown out of the common Catholic teaching about lying and which is its complement. ...
Maximopolis Maximopolis
Maximopolis- Titular see of Arabia. ...
Minucius Felix Minucius Felix
Minucius Felix- Christian apologist, flourished between 160 and 300; the exact date is not known. ...
Magi Magi
Magi- The "wise men from the East" who came to adore Jesus in Bethlehem (Matthew 2). ...
Menologium Menologium
Menologium- A particular service-book of the Greek Church. From its derivation the term Menologium means "month-set", in other words, a book arranged according to the months. ...
Mercy, Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy, Corporal and Spiritual Works of
Mercy, Corporal and Spiritual Works of- Mercy as it is here contemplated is said to be a virtue influencing one's will to have compassion for, and, if possible, to alleviate another's misfortune. ...
Mary of Romans 16:6 Mary of Romans 16:6
Mary of Romans 16:6- She had "laboured much among" the Roman Church, hence St. Paul's salutation to her. ...
Metempsychosis Metempsychosis
Metempsychosis- The doctrine of the transmigration of souls, teaches that the same soul inhabits in succession the bodies of different beings, both men and animals. ...
Mercuriali, Geronimo Mercuriali, Geronimo
Mercuriali, Geronimo- Italian philologist and physician (1530-1606). ...
Merneptah I Merneptah I
Merneptah I- The fourth king of the nineteenth Egyptian dynasty and the supposed Pharaoh of the Exodus, was the thirteenth son of Rameses II whom he succeeded in or about 1234 B.C., being then long past middle age. ...
Mazarin, Jules Mazarin, Jules
Mazarin, Jules- Born either at Rome or at Piscina in the Abruzzi, of a very old Sicilian family, 14 July, 1602; died at Vincennes, 9 March, 1661. ...
Metaphysics Metaphysics
Metaphysics- That portion of philosophy which treats of the most general and fundamental principles underlying all reality and all knowledge. ...
Maine de Biran, François-Pierre-Gonthier Maine de Biran, François-Pierre-Gonthier
Maine de Biran, François-Pierre-Gonthier- A philosopher; born at Grateloup near Bergerac, Dordogne, France, 29 November, 1766; died at Paris, 16 July, 1824. ...
Mainz Mainz
Mainz- German town and bishopric in Hesse; formerly the seat of an archbishop and elector. ...
Mercedarians Mercedarians
Mercedarians- A congregation of men founded in 1218 by St. Peter Nolasco, born 1189, at Mas-des-Saintes-Puelles, Department of Aude, France. ...
Medicine and Canon Law Medicine and Canon Law
Medicine and Canon Law- In the early centuries the practice of medicine by clerics, whether secular or regular, was not treated with disapproval by the Church, nor was it at all uncommon for them to devote a considerable ...
Michelis, Edward Michelis, Edward
Michelis, Edward- A theologian, born in St. Mauritz, 6 Feb., 1813; died in Luxembourg, 8 June, 1855. ...
Minorca Minorca
Minorca- Suffragan of Valencia, comprises the Island of Minorca, the second in size of the Balearic Islands, which are possessions of Spain. ...
Maipure Indians Maipure Indians
Maipure Indians- A former important group of tribes on the Upper Orinoco River, from above the Meta to the entrance of the Cassiquiare, in Venezuela and Columbia, speaking dialects of the Arawakan stock. ...
Maitland Maitland
Maitland- Located in New South Wales. Maitland, the principal settlement on Hunter River, was chosen as the title for a bishop in 1848. ...
Majorca and Iviza Majorca and Iviza
Majorca and Iviza- A suffragan of Valencia, with the episcopal residence at Palma on the Island of Majorca. ...
Mendel, Mendelism Mendel, Mendelism
Mendel, Mendelism- Gregor Johann Mendel (the first name was taken on entrance to his order), b. 22 July, 1822, at Heinzendorf near Odrau, in Austrian Silesia; d. 6 January 1884, at the Augustinian Abbey of St. Thomas, Br ...
Micheas, Book of Micheas, Book of
Micheas, Book of- Micheas (Hebr. Mikhah; Jeremiah 26:18: Mikhayah keth.), the author of the book which holds the sixth place in the collection of the Twelve Minor Prophets, was born at Moresheth (Micheas 1:1; Jeremiah 26 ...
Mermillod, Gaspard Mermillod, Gaspard
Mermillod, Gaspard- Bishop of Lausanne and cardinal, born at Carouge, Switzerland, 22 September, 1824; died in Rome, 23 February, 1892. ...
Mensa, Mensal Revenue Mensa, Mensal Revenue
Mensa, Mensal Revenue- The Latin word mensa has for its primitive signification "a table for meals"; it designates by extension the expenses, or better, the necessary resources of sustenance, and generally, all the resou ...
Monasteries, Double Monasteries, Double
Monasteries, Double- Religious houses comprising communities of both men and women, dwelling in contiguous establishments, united under the rule of one superior, and using one church in common for their liturgical office ...
Michel, Jean Michel, Jean
Michel, Jean- A French dramatic poet of the fifteenth century. ...
Messalians Messalians
Messalians- An heretical sect which originated in Mesopotamia about 360 and survived in the East until the ninth century. ...
Medellín Medellín
Medellín- Archdiocese in the Republic of Colombia, Metropolitan of Antioquia and Manizales, in the Departments of Medellín, Antioquia, and Manizales. ...
Michelians Michelians
Michelians- A German Protestant sect which derives its name from "Michel", the popular designation of its founder Johann Michael Hahn. ...
Methodius I Methodius I
Methodius I- Patriarch of Constantinople (842-846), defender of images during the second Iconoclast persecution, b. at Syracuse, towards the end of the eighth century; d. at Constantinople, 14 June, 846. ...
Methodism Methodism
Methodism- A religious movement which was originated in 1739 by John Wesley in the Anglican Church, and subsequently gave rise to numerous separate denominations. ...
Michigan Michigan
Michigan- Information on history, geography, statistics, religion, and education of the state. ...
Matthew, Gospel of Saint Matthew, Gospel of Saint
Matthew, Gospel of Saint- Detailed article about the first Gospel. ...
Mobile Mobile
Mobile- Suffragan of New Orleans, comprises the State of Alabama and western Florida. ...
Miller, Ferdinand Von Miller, Ferdinand Von
Miller, Ferdinand Von- Born 1813; died at Munich, 1887. He laboured for the development of the bronze founders' craft and the uplifting of the artistic profession, far beyond the borders of Bavaria. ...
Mediator (Christ as Mediator) Mediator (Christ as Mediator)
Mediator (Christ as Mediator)- A mediator is one who brings estranged parties to an amicable agreement. In New Testament theology the term invariably implies that the estranged beings are God and man, and it is appropria ...
Malabar Rites Malabar Rites
Malabar Rites- Certain customs or practices of the natives of South India, which the Jesuit missionaries allowed their neophytes to retain after conversion, but which were afterwards prohibited by the Holy See. ...
Metropolitan Metropolitan
Metropolitan- In ecclesiastical language, refers to whatever relates to the metropolis, the principal city, or see, of an ecclesiastical province. ...
Mesa Mesa
Mesa- A King of Moab in the ninth century B. C., whose history is given in IV Kings, iii. ...
Monroe, James Monroe, James
Monroe, James- A soldier, convert, born in Albemarle county, Virginia, U.S.A., 10 Sept., 1799; died at Orange, New Jersey, 7 Sept., 1870. ...
Midwives Midwives
Midwives- Come under the canon law of the Church in their relation towards two of the sacraments, baptism and matrimony. ...
Meun, Jean Clopinel de Meun, Jean Clopinel de
Meun, Jean Clopinel de- French poet, b. c. 1260 in the little city of Meung-sur-Loire; d. at Paris between 1305 and 1320. ...
Miltiz, Karl von Miltiz, Karl von
Miltiz, Karl von- Papal chamberlain and nuncio. (1480-1529) ...
Merit Merit
Merit- By merit (meritum) in general is understood that property of a good work which entitles the doer to receive a reward from him in whose service the work is done. ...

Latest sites from Religion and Spirituality