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Mohammed and Mohammedism Mohammed and Mohammedism
Mohammed and Mohammedism- Mohammed, "the Praised One", the prophet of Islam and the founder of Mohammedanism, was born at Mecca (20 August?) A.D. 570. ...
Master of the Sacred Palace Master of the Sacred Palace
Master of the Sacred Palace- This office (which has always been entrusted to a Friar Preacher) may briefly be described as being that of the pope's theologian. St. Dominic, appointed in 1218, was the first Master of the ...
Marsico Nuovo and Potenza Marsico Nuovo and Potenza
Marsico Nuovo and Potenza- Suffragan diocese of Salerno. ...
Miracle Miracle
Miracle- In general, a wonderful thing, the word being so used in classical Latin; in a specific sense, the Latin Vulgate designates by miracula wonders of a peculiar kind, expressed more clearly in the Greek text by the ...
Micrologus Micrologus
Micrologus- Either a "synopsis" or a "short explanation", and in the Middle Ages used as an equivalent for "Manual". ...
Monopoly, Moral Aspects of Monopoly, Moral Aspects of
Monopoly, Moral Aspects of- According to its etymology, monopoly (monopolia) signifies exclusive sale, or exclusive privilege of selling. Present usage, however, extends the term to any degree of unified control over a c ...
Phacusa Phacusa
Phacusa- (Catholic Encyclopedia) ...
Navajo Indians Navajo Indians
Navajo Indians- (Catholic Encyclopedia) ...
Navarre Navarre
Navarre- (Catholic Encyclopedia) ...
Maronites Maronites
Maronites- History of the Maronite nation and Church. ...
Nuyens, Wilhelmus Nuyens, Wilhelmus
Nuyens, Wilhelmus- (Catholic Encyclopedia) ...
Menestrier, Claude-François Menestrier, Claude-François
Menestrier, Claude-François- French antiquarian (1631-1705). ...
Nugent, Francis Nugent, Francis
Nugent, Francis- (Catholic Encyclopedia) ...
Nunc Dimittis Nunc Dimittis
Nunc Dimittis- (Catholic Encyclopedia) ...
Mandan Indians Mandan Indians
Mandan Indians- Tribe occupying jointly with the Hidatsa (Minitari or Grosventre) and Arikara (Ree) the Fort Berthold reservation, on both sides of the Missouri, near its conjunction with the Knife River, North Dakota. ...
Monsignor Monsignor
Monsignor- As early as the fourteenth century it was the custom to address persons high in rank or power with the title Monseigneur or Monsignore. ...
Mortmain Mortmain
Mortmain- History and details of the laws. ...
Montesa, Military Order of Montesa, Military Order of
Montesa, Military Order of- This order was established in the Kingdom of Aragon to take the place of the Order of the Temple, of which it was in a certain sense the continuation. ...
Millennium and Millenarianism Millennium and Millenarianism
Millennium and Millenarianism- At the end of time Christ will return in all His splendour to gather together the just, to annihilate hostile powers, and to found a glorious kingdom on earth for the enjoyment of the highe ...
Morality Morality
Morality- Morality is antecedent to ethics: it denotes those concrete activities of which ethics is the science. It may be defined as human conduct in so far as it is freely subordinated to the ideal of what is right and ...
Monreale Monreale
Monreale- In the province of Palermo, Sicily, on the skirts of Mount Caputo. ...
Mosaics Mosaics
Mosaics- Includes information on the history and techniques. ...
Mormons Mormons
Mormons- Also called the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. This religious body had its origin during the early part of the nineteenth century. Joseph Smith, the founder and first president of the sect, was the ...
Moravia Moravia
Moravia- Austrian crown land east of Bohemia. ...
Montana Montana
Montana- Includes geography, history, statistics, education, and religious information. ...
Monad Monad
Monad- The word monad is used by the neo-Platonists to signify the One; for instance, in the letters of the Christian Platonist Synesius, God is described as the Monad of Monads. ...
Manfredonia Manfredonia
Manfredonia- The city of Manfredonia is situated in the province of Foggia in Apulia, Central Italy, on the borders of Mount Gargano. ...
Morghen, Raffaello Morghen, Raffaello
Morghen, Raffaello- Italian engraver, b. at Portici, 19 June, 1768 (1761?); d. at Florence, 8 April, 1833. ...
Morton, John Morton, John
Morton, John- Cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury, b. in Dorsetshire about 1420, d. at Knowle, Kent, 15 Sept., 1500. ...
Moschus, Johannes Moschus, Johannes
Moschus, Johannes- A monk and ascetical writer, b. about 550 probably at Damascus; d. at Rome, 619. ...
Michael, Military Orders of Saint Michael, Military Orders of Saint
Michael, Military Orders of Saint- Information on three groups by this name. ...
Misericorde, Congregation of the Sisters of Misericorde, Congregation of the Sisters of
Misericorde, Congregation of the Sisters of- Founded 16 January, 1848, for the purpose of procuring spiritual and corporal assistance for poor mothers and unfortunate girls. ...
Marsigli, Luigi Ferdinando, Count de Marsigli, Luigi Ferdinando, Count de
Marsigli, Luigi Ferdinando, Count de- Italian geographer and naturalist, b. at Bologna 10 July, 1658; d. at Bologna 1 Nov., 1730. ...
Moigno, François-Napoléon-Marie Moigno, François-Napoléon-Marie
Moigno, François-Napoléon-Marie- Physicist and author, b. at Guéméné (Morbihan), 15 April, 1804; d. at Saint-Denis (Seine), 14 July, 1884. ...
Mount Carmel, Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Feast of Our Lady of
Mount Carmel, Feast of Our Lady of- This feast was instituted by the Carmelites between 1376 and 1386. ...
Monasteries in Continental Europe, Suppression of Monasteries in Continental Europe, Suppression of
Monasteries in Continental Europe, Suppression of- The suppressions of religious houses (whether monastic in the strict sense or houses of the mendicant orders) since the Reformation. ...
Montreal, Archdiocese of Montreal, Archdiocese of
Montreal, Archdiocese of- Metropolitan of the ecclesiastical Province of Montreal. Suffragans: the Dioceses of Saint-Hyacinthe, Sherbrooke, Valleyfield, and Joliette. ...
Müller, Johann Müller, Johann
Müller, Johann- Physiologist and comparative anatomist, b. at Coblenz, 14 July, 1801; d. at Berlin, 28 April, 1858. ...
Muchar, Albert Anton Von Muchar, Albert Anton Von
Muchar, Albert Anton Von- An historian, born at Linez, Tyrol, 22 Nov., 1781; died at Graz, Styria, 6 June, 1849. ...
Manharter Manharter
Manharter- A politico-religious sect which arose in Tyrol in the first half of the nineteenth century. ...
Murner, Thomas Murner, Thomas
Murner, Thomas- German satirist of the sixteenth century, b. at Oberehnheim, Alsace, 24 Dec., 1475; d. there, 1537. ...
Musti Musti
Musti- A titular see of Proconsular Africa, suffragan of Carthage. ...
Muzzarelli, Alfonso Muzzarelli, Alfonso
Muzzarelli, Alfonso- A learned Italian Jesuit, b. 22 August, 1749, at Ferrara; d. 25 May, 1813, at Paris. ...
Morgagni, Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Giovanni Battista
Morgagni, Giovanni Battista- Italian physician and investigator in medicine; b. 25 February, 1682; d. Bologna, 6 December, 1771. ...
Manifestation of Conscience Manifestation of Conscience
Manifestation of Conscience- A practice in many religious orders and congregations, by which subjects manifest the state of their conscience to the superior, in order that the latter may know them intimately, and thus fu ...
Manila Manila
Manila- This archdiocese comprises the city of Manila, the provinces of Bataan, Bulacan, Cavite, Mindoro, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Rizal, Tarlac, and Zambales; and the Districts of Infanta and Marinduque in the Province of ...
Molesme, Notre-Dame de Molesme, Notre-Dame de
Molesme, Notre-Dame de- A celebrated Benedictine monastery in a village of the same name, Canton of Laignes, ancient Burgundy, on the confines of the Diocese of Langres and Troyes. ...
Manila Observatory Manila Observatory
Manila Observatory- Founded by Father Frederic Faura, S.J., in 1865; constituted officially The Philippine Weather Bureau by decree of the American governor, May, 1901. ...
Missions, Catholic Indian, of the United States Missions, Catholic Indian, of the United States
Missions, Catholic Indian, of the United States- Includes the history of the missions and a list of the missionary martyrs. ...
Manning, Henry Edward Manning, Henry Edward
Manning, Henry Edward- Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster (1808-1892). ...

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