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Mercadé, Eustache Mercadé, Eustache- French dramatic poet of the fifteenth century. Menzini, Benedetto Menzini, Benedetto- Priest and poet, b. at Florence, 1646; d. at Rome, 7 Sept., 1704. Mentelin, Johannes Mentelin, Johannes- Born c. 1410; died 12 Dec., 1478; an eminent German typographer of the fifteenth century, and the first printer and bookseller at Strasburg (Alsace). Mensing, John Mensing, John- A theologian and celebrated opponent of Luther, born according to some at Zütphen, Holland, but more probably at Magdeburg, Saxony, date unknown; died about 1541. Menominee Indians Menominee Indians- A considerable tribe of Algonquian linguistic stock, formerly ranging over north-eastern Wisconsin to the west of Menominee River and Green Bay. Menochio, Giovanni Stefano Menochio, Giovanni Stefano- Jesuit biblical scholar, b. at Padua, 1575; d. in Rome, 4 Feb., 1655. Mennas Mennas- Patriarch of Constantinople from 536 to 552. Mengs, Anthon Rafael Mengs, Anthon Rafael- A Bohemian painter, usually regarded as belonging to the Italian or Spanish school, b. at Aussig in Bohemia, 12 March, 1728; d. in Rome, 29 June, 1779. Mengarini, Gregario Mengarini, Gregario- Pioneer missionary of the Flathead tribe and philologist of their language, b. in Rome, 21 July, 1811; d. at Santa Clara, California, 23 September, 1886. Menestrier, Claude-François Menestrier, Claude-François- French antiquarian (1631-1705). Meneses, Osorio Francisco Meneses, Osorio Francisco- Spanish painter, b. at Seville, 1630; d. probably in the same place, 1705. Mendoza, Pedro Gonzalez de Mendoza, Pedro Gonzalez de- Cardinal and Primate of Spain, b. at Guadalajara, 3 May, 1428; d. there, 11 January, 1495. Mendoza, Francisco Sarmiento de Mendoza, Francisco Sarmiento de- A Spanish canonist and bishop; b. of a noble family at Burgos; d. 1595, at Jaen. Mendoza, Diego Hurtade de Mendoza, Diego Hurtade de- A Spanish diplomat and writer, and one of the greatest figures in the history of Spanish politics and letters; born in Granada, of noble parentage, abou… Mendieta, Jerónimo Mendieta, Jerónimo- A Spanish missionary; born at Vitoria, Spain, 1525; died in the City of Mexico, 9 May, 1604. Mendicant Friars Mendicant Friars- Members of those religious orders which, originally, by vow of poverty renounced all proprietorship not only individually but also (and in this differing from th… Mendes de Silva, João Mendes de Silva, João- Better known as Amadeus of Portugal, b. 1420, d. at Milan, 1482, began his religious life in the Hieronnymite monastery of Notre-Dame de Guadalupe (Spain), … Mendaña de Neyra, Alvaro de Mendaña de Neyra, Alvaro de- A Spanish navigator and explorer, born in Saragossa, 1541; died in Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands, 18 October, 1596. Ménard, René Ménard, René- Missionary, b. at Paris, 1604, d. about 10 August, 1661, in what is now Wisconsin. Ménard, Nicolas-Hugues Ménard, Nicolas-Hugues- French Maurist Benedictine teacher and writer, died 1644. Ménard, Léon Ménard, Léon- Writer, b. at Tarrascon, 12 Sept., 1706; d. in Paris, 1 Oct., 1767. Mena, Juan de Mena, Juan de- Spanish poet, born 1411 at Cordova; died 1456 at Torrelaguna. Memory Memory- Memory is the capability of the mind, to store up conscious processes, and reproduce them later with some degree of fidelity. Membre, Zenobius Membre, Zenobius- Born 1645 at Bapaume, Department of Pas-de-Calais, France, he was a member of the Franciscan province of St. Antony. Memberton Memberton- Principal chief of the Micmac Indians of Nova Scotia at the time of the establishment of the French colony under de Monts and Poutrincourt in 1605, and noted in mission… Melzi, Francesco Melzi, Francesco- Born at Milan, about 1490; died 1568. He was a friend of Leonardo da Vinci, and Vasari tells that he was a Milanese nobleman, and that he possessed the principal… Melrose, Chronicle of Melrose, Chronicle of- It opens with the year 735, ends abruptly in 1270, and is founded solely upon the Cottonian Manuscript, Faustina B. ix, in the British Museum, the only anci… Melrose Abbey Melrose Abbey- Located in Roxburghshire, founded in 1136 by King David I, was the earliest Cistercian monastery established in Scotland. Melozzo da Forlí Melozzo da Forlí- An Italian painter of the Umbrian School, b. at Forlí, 1438; d. there 1494. Melos Melos- A titular see, suffragan of Naxos in the Cyclades.