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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). 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 Donauwor… 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 Como… 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 porti… 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 a… Mayo Indians Mayo Indians- A tribe that occupied some fifteen towns on Mayo and Fuerte rivers, southern Sonora and northern Sinaloa, Mexico. Maxentius, Joannes Maxentius, Joannes- Leader of the so-called Scythian monks, appears in history at Constantinople in 519 and 520. 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. 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 pro… 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… Massillon, Jean-Baptiste Massillon, Jean-Baptiste- A celebrated French preacher and bishop; born 24 June, 1663; died 28 September, 1742. Masses, Devises and Bequests for (United States) Masses, Devises and Bequests for (United States)- Laws from various states discussed. 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 rea… Masses, Bequests for Masses, Bequests for- Information on court cases about the subject. 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 Grea… 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. Mason, Richard Angelus a S. Francisco Mason, Richard Angelus a S. Francisco- Franciscan writer; b. in Wiltshire, 1599; d. at Douai, 30 Dec, 1678. Masolino da Panicale Masolino da Panicale- Son of Cristoforo Fini; b. in the subrub of Panicale di Valdese, near Florence, 1383; d, c. 1440. Mascoutens Indians Mascoutens Indians- A Wisconsin tribe of Algonquian stock of considerable missionary importance in the seventeenth century, but long since entirely extinct. 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; … 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. 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. 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 … Martinuzzi, George Martinuzzi, George- Monk, bishop, cardinal, b. at Kamicac, Dalmatia, 1482; d. 16 December, 1551. His real name was George Utjesenovic. Martinsberg Martinsberg- A Benedictine abbey in Hungary about fourteen English miles south of Raab, and sixty west of Buda-Pesth. Martinov, John Martinov, John- Jesuit and writer. Born 7 October, 1821; died 26 April, 1894. 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 … Martin of Troppau Martin of Troppau- A chronicler, date of birth unknown; died 1278. 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, Felix Martin, Felix- Antiquary, historiographer, architect, educationist, b. 4 October, 1804, at Auray, seat of the famous shrine of St. Ann in Brittany, France; d. at Vaugirard, Paris,…