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Missions, Catholic Indian, of Canada Missions, Catholic Indian, of Canada- History of the missions. Missions, Catholic Missions, Catholic- A general survey of the missionary activity of the Catholic Church at the time the article was written. (1908) Mission Indians (of California) Mission Indians (of California)- A name of no real ethnic significance, but used as a convenient popular and official term to designate the modern descendants of those tribes of C… Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle- A community of priests for giving missions and doing other Apostolic works, especially for making converts to the Catholic faith. Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales of Annecy Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales of Annecy- Society of missionary priests. Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo, Congregation of Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo, Congregation of- Founded by John Baptist Scalabrini, Bishop of Piacenza, Italy (d. 1 June, 1905); approved in principle by Leo XIII in a Brie… Mirandola, Giovanni Francesco Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni Francesco Pico della- Italian philosopher, nephew of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, b. about 1469; d. 1533. Miracle Plays and Mysteries Miracle Plays and Mysteries- These two names are used to designate the religious drama which developed among Christian nations at the end of the Middle Ages. Mirabilia Urbis Romæ Mirabilia Urbis Romæ- The title of a medieval Latin description of the city of Rome, dating from about 1150. Minsk Minsk- A suffragan of Mohileff, in Western Russia. Minor Orders Minor Orders- The lower degrees of the hierarchy are designated by the name of minor orders, in opposition to the "major" or "sacred" orders. Minnesota Minnesota- One of the North Central States of the American Union, lies about midway between the eastern and western shores of the continent, and about midway between the gulf of M… Minimi Minimi- Members of the religious order founded by St. Francis of Paula. Ming, John Ming, John- A philosopher and writer, born at Gyswyl, Unterwalden, Switzerland, 20 Sept., 1838; died at Brooklyn, Ohio, U. S. A., 17 June, 1910. Minden Minden- Minden on the Weser is first heard of in 798, and in 803 in the Treaty of Salz, made with the Saxons, it is spoken of as a see. Milwaukee Milwaukee- Established as a diocese, 28 Nov., 1843. Milopotamos Milopotamos- A titular see of Crete, suffragan of Candia. Milner, John Milner, John- Writer and controversialist. Born in London, 14 October, 1752: died at Wolverhampton, 19 April, 1826. Millet, Pierre Millet, Pierre- A celebrated early Jesuit missionary in New York State, b. at Bourges, France, 19 November, 1635 (al. 1631); d. at Quebec, 31 December, 1708. Millet, Jean-François Millet, Jean-François- French painter; b. at Gruchy, near Cherbourg, 4 October, 1814; d. at Barbizon, 20 January, 1875. Milic, Jan Milic, Jan- A pre-Hussite reform preacher and religious enthusiast, born at Kremsier in Moravia, died 29 June, 1374, at Avignon. Milevum Milevum- A titular see of Numidia. Miletus, Vitus Miletus, Vitus- A Catholic theologian, born 1549; died at Mainz, 11 Sept., 1615. Miletus Miletus- A titular see of Asia Minor, suffragan of Aphrodisias, in Caria. Miletopolis Miletopolis- A titular see of Asia Minor, suffragan of Cyzicus. Mileto, Diocese of Mileto, Diocese of- Located in Calabria, in the province of Reggio, southern Italy. Miles, George Henry Miles, George Henry- A dramatist and man of letters, born in Baltimore, Maryland, 31 July, 1824; died near Emmitsburg, 23 July, 1871. Milde, Vinzenz Eduard Milde, Vinzenz Eduard- Prince-Archbishop of Vienna, born at Brünn, in Moravia, in 1777; died at Vienna in 1853. Milan Milan- Located in Lombardy, northern Italy. Migration Migration- The movement of populations from place to place.