Religion and Spirituality

Montfaucon, Bernard de Montfaucon, Bernard de- French scholar, b. 1655; d. 1741. Montevideo, Archdiocese of Montevideo, Archdiocese of- Located in Uruguay, comprises the whole of the republic. Monteverde, Claudio Monteverde, Claudio- A distinguished musician, born at Cremona, May, 1567; died at Venice, 29 Nov., 1643. Montesino, Antonio Montesino, Antonio- A Spanish missionary, date of birth unknown; died in the West Indies, 1545. Monterey and Los Angeles Monterey and Los Angeles- Comprises that part of the State of California which lies south of 37 deg. 5 min. N. lat. and covers an area of 80,000 square miles. Montepulciano Montepulciano- Diocese in the province of Siena, in Tuscany. Montenegro Montenegro- A kingdom in the Balkan Peninsula, on the east coast of the Adriatic Sea; the territory was in ancient times a portion of the Roman province of Dalmatia. Montemayor, Jorge De Montemayor, Jorge De- A writer, born at Montemôr, province of Coimbra, Portugal, about 1520; died at Turin, 26 February, 1561. Montefiascone Montefiascone- Located in the province of Rome. Montefeltro Montefeltro- Located in the province of Urbino, in the Marches, Central Italy. Monte Cassino, Abbey of Monte Cassino, Abbey of- An abbey nullius situated about eighty miles south of Rome, the cradle of the Benedictine Order. Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Louis-Joseph Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Louis-Joseph- A French general, born 28 Feb., 1712, at Candiac; died at Quebec 14 Sept., 1759. Montault, Xavier Barbier De Montault, Xavier Barbier De- Wrote numerous articles for other reviews as well as several separate works on iconography, ecclesiastical furniture, liturgy, and canon law. (1830-19… Montauban Montauban- A suffragan of Toulouse, comprises the entire department of Tarn and Garonne. Montañés, Juan Martínez Montañés, Juan Martínez- A noted Spanish sculptor of the seventeenth century, died 1649, sometimes called "the Sevillian Phidias." Montalto Montalto- Located in Ascoli Piceno. Montalembert, Charles-Forbes-René, Comte de Montalembert, Charles-Forbes-René, Comte de- Born in London, 15 April, 1810; died in Paris 13 March, 1870. Montalcino Montalcino- Montalcino is a small town about twenty miles from Siena, some 1900 feet above sea-level and overlooking the valley of the Ombrone. Montagnais Indians (Chippewayans) Montagnais Indians (Chippewayans)- A name given in error to the Chippewayans, owing to a fancied resemblance to the Montagnais Indians of Quebec. Montagnais Indians (Quebec) Montagnais Indians (Quebec)- The collective designation of a number of bands speaking dialects of a common language of Algonquian stock, and ranging over the sores of the St. Lawr… Montagna, Bartolomeo Montagna, Bartolomeo- Italian painter, chief representative of the Vicenza School, b. at Orzinuovi about 1450; d. at Vicenza, 11 October, 1523. Monstrelet, Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Enguerrand de- A French chronicler, born about 1390 or 1395; died in July, 1453. Monsell, William, Baron Emly Monsell, William, Baron Emly- Politician, born 21 Sept., 1812; died at Tervoe, Co. Limerick, Ireland, 20 April, 1894. Monseigneur Monseigneur- A French honorific appellation, etymologically corresponding to the English "my lord," and the Italian monsignore. Monsabré, Jacques-Marie-Louis Monsabré, Jacques-Marie-Louis- A celebrated pulpit orator, born at Blois, France, 10 Dec., 1827; died at Havre, 21 Feb., 1907. Monotheism Monotheism- A word coined in comparatively modern times to designate belief in the one supreme God, the Creator and Lord of the world, the eternal Spirit, All-powerful, All-wise, … Monomotapa Monomotapa- Whatever may be the etymological meaning of the word Monomotapa, the origin of which is much disputed, it is certain, at any rate, that the Portuguese of the sixteenth… Mongolia Mongolia- The name used to designate an immense uneven plateau, part of the Chinese Empire, extending, roughly speaking, from the Tarbagatal to the great K'ingan chains. Moneta Moneta- A theologian, born at Cremona, Italy, date unknown; died at Bologna, 1240. Mone, Franz Mone, Franz- A historian and archeologist, born at Mingolsheim near Bruchsal, Baden, 12 May, 1796; died at Karlsruhe, 12 March, 1871. Mondovi Mondovi- Located in Piedmont, province of Cuneo, northern Italy. Mondoñedo, Diocese of Mondoñedo, Diocese of- It comprises the civil Provinces of Lugo and Corunna, and is bounded on the north by the Bay of Biscay, on the east by the Austurias, on the south by the Di… Moncada, Francisco De Moncada, Francisco De- Count of Osona, Spanish historian, son of the Governor of Sardinia and Catalonia, born at Valencia, 29 December, 1586; died near Goch, Germany, 1635. Monarchia Sicula Monarchia Sicula- A right exercised from the beginning of the sixteenth century by the secular rulers of Sicily, according to which they had final jurisdiction in purely religious… Mombritius, Bonino Mombritius, Bonino- A philologist, humanist, and editor of ancient writings, born 1424; died between 1482 and 1502. Molyneux, Sir Caryll Molyneux, Sir Caryll- Baronet of Sefton, and third Viscount Molyneux of Maryborough in Ireland, born 1624; died 1699. Molokai Molokai- Information about this Hawaiian island and the leper colony there. Molo, Gasparo Molo, Gasparo- Italian goldsmith and planisher, chiefly known as a medalist, born (according to Forrer) in Breglio near Como or (according to older records) in Lugano; date of dea… Molloy, Gerald Molloy, Gerald- A theologian and scientist, born at Mount Tallant House, near Dublin, 10 Sept., 1834; died at Aberdeen, 1 Oct., 1906. Molloy, Francis Molloy, Francis- A theologian, grammarian born in King's County, Ireland, at the beginning of the seventeenth century; died at St. Isidore's, Rome, about 1684. Molitor, Wilhelm Molitor, Wilhelm- A poet, novelist, canonist and publicist, born at Zweibruecken in the Rhine Palatinate, 24 August, 1819; died at Speyer, 11 January, 1880. Molina, Antonio De Molina, Antonio De- A Spanish Carthusian and celebrated ascetical writer, born about 1560, at Villanueva de los infantes; died at Miraflores, 21 September, 1612 or 1619. Molière, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Molière, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin- French comic poet; b. at Paris, 15 Jan., 1622; d. there 17 Feb., 1673. Molfetta, Terlizzi, and Giovinazzo Molfetta, Terlizzi, and Giovinazzo- Molfetta is a city of the province of Bari, in Apulia, southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea; its origin is unknown, but many objects of the neol… Mohr, Joseph Mohr, Joseph- Born at Siegburg, Rhine Province, 11 Jan., 1834; died at Munich, 7 February, 1892. Mohr, Christian Mohr, Christian- Born at Andernach, 1823; died at Cologne, 1888. He practised his profession of sculptor chiefly at Cologne under the cathedral architect Zwirner. Möhler, Johann Adam Möhler, Johann Adam- Theologian, b. at Igersheim, 6 April, 1796; d. at Munich, 12 April, 1838. Mohileff Mohileff- Latin Catholic archdiocese and ecclesiastical province in Russia. Mohammedan Confraternities Mohammedan Confraternities- The countries where Mohammedanism prevails are full of religious associations, more or less wrapped in secrecy, which are also political. Modra Modra- A titular see of Bithynia Secunda.