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Martin, Konrad Martin, Konrad
Martin, Konrad- Bishop of Paderborn; b. 18 May, 1812, at Geismar, Province of Saxony; d. 16 July, 1879, at Mont St Guibert, near Brussels, Belgium. ...
Martin of Troppau Martin of Troppau
Martin of Troppau- A chronicler, date of birth unknown; died 1278. ...
Mendoza, Pedro Gonzalez de Mendoza, Pedro Gonzalez de
Mendoza, Pedro Gonzalez de- Cardinal and Primate of Spain, b. at Guadalajara, 3 May, 1428; d. there, 11 January, 1495. ...
Martin of Valencia, O.F.M. Martin of Valencia, O.F.M.
Martin of Valencia, O.F.M.- Born at Villa de Valencia, Spain, about the middle of the fifteenth century; died in the odour of sanctity at Tlalmanalco, Mexico, 31 August, 1534. He entered the Franciscan Order at Mayorga i ...
Martinov, John Martinov, John
Martinov, John- Jesuit and writer. Born 7 October, 1821; died 26 April, 1894. ...
Martinsberg Martinsberg
Martinsberg- A Benedictine abbey in Hungary about fourteen English miles south of Raab, and sixty west of Buda-Pesth. ...
Martinuzzi, George Martinuzzi, George
Martinuzzi, George- Monk, bishop, cardinal, b. at Kamicac, Dalmatia, 1482; d. 16 December, 1551. His real name was George Utjesenovic. ...
Martyr d'Anghiera, Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, Peter
Martyr d'Anghiera, Peter- Historian of Spain and of the discoveries of her representatives, b. at Arona, near Anghiera, on Lake Maggiore in Italy, 2 February, 1457; d. at Granada in October, 1526. ...
Martyrology Martyrology
Martyrology- By martyrology is understood a catalogue of martyrs and saints arranged according to the order of their feasts, i. e., according to the calendar. ...
Mary, Missionaries of the Company of Mary, Missionaries of the Company of
Mary, Missionaries of the Company of- The Company of Mary was founded by Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort in 1713. ...
Mary de Sales Chappuis, Venerable Mary de Sales Chappuis, Venerable
Mary de Sales Chappuis, Venerable- Belonging to the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary, born at Soyhières, a village of the Bernese Jura (then French territory), 16 June, 1793; died at Troyes, 6 October, 1875. ...
Mascoutens Indians Mascoutens Indians
Mascoutens Indians- A Wisconsin tribe of Algonquian stock of considerable missionary importance in the seventeenth century, but long since entirely extinct. ...
Masolino da Panicale Masolino da Panicale
Masolino da Panicale- Son of Cristoforo Fini; b. in the subrub of Panicale di Valdese, near Florence, 1383; d, c. 1440. ...
Mason, Richard Angelus a S. Francisco Mason, Richard Angelus a S. Francisco
Mason, Richard Angelus a S. Francisco- Franciscan writer; b. in Wiltshire, 1599; d. at Douai, 30 Dec, 1678. ...
Mass, Liturgy of the Mass, Liturgy of the
Mass, Liturgy of the- The complex of prayers and ceremonies that make up the service of the Eucharist in the Latin rites. ...
Mass, Sacrifice of the Mass, Sacrifice of the
Mass, Sacrifice of the- The word Mass (missa) first established itself as the general designation for the Eucharistic Sacrifice in the West after the time of Pope Gregory the Great, the early Church having used the expre ...
Masses, Bequests for Masses, Bequests for
Masses, Bequests for- Information on court cases about the subject. ...
Names, Hebrew Names, Hebrew
Names, Hebrew- (Catholic Encyclopedia) ...
Masses, Bequests for (England) Masses, Bequests for (England)
Masses, Bequests for (England)- Before the Reformation dispositions of property, whether real or personal, for the purposes of Masses, were valid, unless where, in the case of real property, they might happen to conflict ...
Masses, Devises and Bequests for (United States) Masses, Devises and Bequests for (United States)
Masses, Devises and Bequests for (United States)- Laws from various states discussed. ...
Massillon, Jean-Baptiste Massillon, Jean-Baptiste
Massillon, Jean-Baptiste- A celebrated French preacher and bishop; born 24 June, 1663; died 28 September, 1742. ...
Massys, Quentin Massys, Quentin
Massys, Quentin- A painter, born at Louvain in 1466; died at Antwerp in 1530 (bet. 13 July and 16 September), and not in 1529, as his epitaph states (it dates from the seventeenth century). ...
Mataco Indians Mataco Indians
Mataco Indians- Tribes ranging over a great part of the Chaco region, about the headwaters of the Vermejo and the Picomayo, in the Argentine province of Salta and the Bolivian province of Tarija, and noted for the effort ...
Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast of the
Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast of the- Second Sunday in October. The object of this feast is to commemorate the dignity of the Mary as Mother of God. ...
Maxentius, Joannes Maxentius, Joannes
Maxentius, Joannes- Leader of the so-called Scythian monks, appears in history at Constantinople in 519 and 520. ...
Mayo Indians Mayo Indians
Mayo Indians- A tribe that occupied some fifteen towns on Mayo and Fuerte rivers, southern Sonora and northern Sinaloa, Mexico. ...
Mayo, School of Mayo, School of
Mayo, School of- Was situated in the present parish of Mayo, County Mayo, almost equidistant from the towns of Claremorris and Castlebar. The founder, St. Colman, who flourished about the middle of the seventh century, w ...
Mayoruna Indians Mayoruna Indians
Mayoruna Indians- A tribe of Panoan linguistic stock, ranging the forests between the Ucayali, the Yavari and the Marañon (Amazon) rivers in north-east Peru and the adjacent portions of Brazil. ...
Mayotte, Nossi-Bé, and Comoro Mayotte, Nossi-Bé, and Comoro
Mayotte, Nossi-Bé, and Comoro- Mayotte is the farthest south and most important of the group of Comoro Islands: Mayotte (Maote), Anjuan (Inzuani), Mohilla (Moheli), and Great Comoro (Komoro, i.e. where there is fire, or ...
Mayr, Beda Mayr, Beda
Mayr, Beda- A Bavarian Benedictine philosopher, apologist, and poet, b. 15 January, 1742 at Daiting near Augsburg; d. 28 April, 1794, in the monastery of Heillgenkreuz in Donauworth. ...
Meneses, Osorio Francisco Meneses, Osorio Francisco
Meneses, Osorio Francisco- Spanish painter, b. at Seville, 1630; d. probably in the same place, 1705. ...
Mayron, Francis Mayron, Francis
Mayron, Francis- Born about 1280, probably at Mayronnes, Department of Basses-Alpes, he entered the Franciscan order at the neighbouring Digne (or Sisteron). ...
Mazatec Indians Mazatec Indians
Mazatec Indians- Mexican tribe of Zapotecan linguistic stock, occupying the mountain region of north-east Oaxaca, chiefly in the districts of Cuicatlan and Teotitlan. ...
Mazzara del Vallo Mazzara del Vallo
Mazzara del Vallo- The city is situated in the province of Trepani, Sicily, on the Mediterranean, at the mouth of the Mazzara River. ...
Mazzella, Camillo Mazzella, Camillo
Mazzella, Camillo- Theologian and cardinal, born at Vitulano, 10 Feb., 1833; d. at Rome, 26 March, 1900. ...
Mazzolini, Lodovico Mazzolini, Lodovico
Mazzolini, Lodovico- Italian painter, b. in Ferrara in 1480, d., according to one account, in 1528, and to another, in 1530; place of death unknown. ...
Mazzuchelli, Pietro Francesco Mazzuchelli, Pietro Francesco
Mazzuchelli, Pietro Francesco- Milanese painter, b. at Moranzone near Milan, either in 1571 or 1575; d. at Piacenza in 1626. ...
Mbaya Indians Mbaya Indians
Mbaya Indians- A tribe formerly ranging on both sides of the Paraguay River, on the north and northwestern Paraguay frontier, and in the adjacent portion of the province of Matto Grosso, Brazil. ...
Mechitarists Mechitarists
Mechitarists- Armenian Benedictines, founded by Mechitar in 1712. ...
Mecklenburg Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg- A division of the German Empire, consists of the two Grand Duchies of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz. ...
Medals, Devotional Medals, Devotional
Medals, Devotional- A medal may be defined to be a piece of metal, usually in the form of a coin, not used as money, but struck or cast for a commemorative purpose, and adorned with some appropriate effigy, device, or in ...
Medices, Hieronymus Medices, Hieronymus
Medices, Hieronymus- Illustrious as a scholastic of acumen and penetration, b. at Camerino in Umbria, 1569, whence the surname de Medicis a Camerino. ...
Medina, Bartholomew Medina, Bartholomew
Medina, Bartholomew- Dominican theologian, b. at Medina, 1527; d. at Salamanca, 1581. ...
Medrano, Francisco Medrano, Francisco
Medrano, Francisco- A Spanish lyric poet, b. in Seville, not to be confounded with Sebastian Francisco de Medrano who was also a poet and lived at about the same time. ...
Medulic, Andras Medulic, Andras
Medulic, Andras- A Croatian painter and engraver, called by Italian authors Medola, Medula, Schiavone, Schiaon, etc., b. at Sibenik, Dalmatia, 1522; d. at Venice 1582. ...
Meehan, Charles Patrick Meehan, Charles Patrick
Meehan, Charles Patrick- Irish historical writer and translator, b. in Dublin, 12 July, 1812; d. there 14 March 1890. ...
Megara Megara
Megara- A titular see, suffragan to Corinth, in Achaia. ...
Mehrerau Mehrerau
Mehrerau- Formerly a Benedictine, now a Cistercian Abbey, is situated on Lake Constance, west of Bregenz, in the district of Vorarlberg, Austria. ...
Meignan, Guillaume-René Meignan, Guillaume-René
Meignan, Guillaume-René- Cardinal Archbishop of Tours, French apologist and Scriptural exegete, b. at Chauvigné, France, 12 April, 1817; d. at Tours, 20 January 1896. ...
Meilleur, Jean-Baptiste Meilleur, Jean-Baptiste
Meilleur, Jean-Baptiste- French Canadian physician and educator, b. at St. Laurent, P.Q., 9 May, 1796; d. 7 Dec., 1878. ...

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