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Morin, Léopold-GermainVol. VIII, p. 846 MORIN, LÉOPOLD-GERMAIN. - Benedictine, b. at Caen (Normandy) on 16 Nov. 1861, d. at Orselina “al Sasso” (Locarno) on 12 Feb. 1946. He entered the abbey of…
Morini, MarianoVol. VIII, p. 846 MORINI, MARIANO. — Theologian, philosopher, and physicist, born in Parma on 19 May 1732, died there on 21 January 1801. He entered the Order of Minims and…
Morino, GiovanniVol. VIII, p. 846 MORINO, GIOVANNI. – Lazarist, moral theologian, born in Bra (Cuneo) on 30 June 1839, died in Naples on 31 May 1923. He published a Manuale di sacra eloquenza…
Morlacchi, FrancescoVol. VIII, p. 847 MORLACCHI, FRANCESCO. - Musician, b. at Perugia on 14 June 1784, d. at Innsbruck on 28 Oct. 1841. He studied in his native city, perfected his training at…
Morlot, François-Nicolas-MadeleineVol. VIII, p. 847 MORLOT, FRANÇOIS-NICOLAS-MADELEINE. - Cardinal, b. 28 Nov. 1795 at Langres, d. 29 Dec. 1862 at Paris. Ordained at Paris in 1820, he immediately distinguished…
Mormons(MORMONI)Vol. VIII, p. 847 MORMONI. – Protestant sect established in the United States in the 19th century. They are also called Latter-day Saints (Latter-day saints) or the Church of…
Moro, Anton LazzaroVol. VIII, p. 848 MORO, ANTON LAZZARO. - Priest and scientist, b. at S. Vito al Tagliamento on 16 March 1687, d. there on 13 Apr. 1764. He cultivated music and belles-lettres;…
Morondava, Apostolic Prefecture of(MORONDAVA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. VIII, p. 848 MORONDAVA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. - It is situated on the western coast of Madagascar and was erected on 18 Jan. 1938 with territory taken from the apostolic…
Morone, DomenicoVol. VIII, p. 848 MORONE, DOMENICO. — Painter, born in Verona ca. 1442, died there after 1517. His earliest dated work is the Madonna in the Berlin Museum (1484), which must…
Morone, GiovanniVol. VIII, p. 848 MORONE, GIOVANNI. — Cardinal, born in Milan on 25 January 1509 to Girolamo, chancellor of Massimiliano and Francesco Sforza, and Amabilia Fisiraga. He pursued…
Moroni, GaetanoVol. VIII, p. 850 MORONI, GAETANO. — Scholar, born in Rome on 17 October 1802, died there on 3 November 1883. A barber and subsequently chamber servant to Cardinal Mauro…
Moroseness(MOROSITÀ)Vol. VIII, p. 850 MOROSITÀ. – From the Latin mora, delay, it is the unjustified deferment or delay in the fulfillment of an obligation. This unjustified delay may have…
Morosini, Family(MOROSINI, FAMIGLIA)Vol. VIII, p. 850 MOROSINI, FAMIGLIA. — One of the most distinguished families of Venice, whose members, over the course of the centuries, held the most important public offices…
Morozzo, Carlo GiuseppeVol. VIII, p. 851 MOROZZO, CARLO GIUSEPPE. - Bishop of Saluzzo, b. at Mondovì in 1645, d. at Saluzzo on 14 March 1729. Having entered the Reformed Cistercians (Feuillants), he…
Morphinism(MORFINISMO)Vol. VIII, p. 844 MORFINISMO : v. NARCOTICI.
Mortalium AnimosVol. VIII, p. 851 «MORTALIUM ANIMOS». – Opening words of the encyclical letter of Pius XI of 6 January 1928 De vera religionis unitate fovenda (AAS, 20 [1928], pp. 5–16),…
Mortara, Pio EdgardoVol. VIII, p. 851 MORTARA, PIO EDGARDO. — Regular canon, born on 26 August 1851 in Bologna, died on 11 March 1940 at Bouhay (Belgium). The son of a Jewish merchant from Bologna,…
Mortification(MORTIFICAZIONE)Vol. VIII, p. 864 MORTIFICATION. — An ascetical Christian term indicating the privations imposed upon oneself in order to master the disordered tendencies of nature, with a view…
MortorioVol. VIII, p. 865 MORTORIO. - This was the name given to a sacred representation commemorating the Passion and Death of Christ. Adapting itself to the tastes of the time and to…
Mosaic(MUSAICO)Vol. VIII, p. 910 MUSAICO. – In Latin opus musivum (opere museo, in CIL, VIII, 1323), in Greek μοῦσα, μουσάκιον, μουσόμα, and at a later period metallica. It is a form of…
MoscaVol. VIII, p. 866 MOSCOW. - Sacred city of old Russia, the capital of the R. S. F. S. R. and the U. S. S. R. stands on seven hills along the banks of the Moskva River and its…
Moscati, GiuseppeVol. VIII, p. 874 MOSCATI, GIUSEPPE. — Physician, born in Benevento on 25 July 1880, died in Naples on 12 April 1927. At the age of 17 he made a vow of perpetual chastity; he…
MoscheaVol. VIII, p. 874 MOSQUE. — A building for Muslim worship, which in its primitive form, according to some, derived from the Arab dwelling house. The oldest mosque was the one…
Mosco, GiovanniVol. VIII, p. 874 MOSCO, GIOVANNI. — Monk and hagiographer, also called ὁ εὐκρατὰς (= abstinent), born probably in Damascus around the middle of the 6th century, died in Rome in…
Moses (Mōšeh, Μω[θ]σῆς, Vulg. MoySES, Ancient Latin Moses)(MOSÈ (MŌŠEH, ΜΩ[Θ]ΣΗ͂Σ, VOLG. MOYSES, ANTICA LATINA MOSES))Vol. VIII, p. 875 MOSÈ (Mōšeh, Μω[θ]σῆς, Vulg. Moyses, Old Latin Moses). — Initiator of the Israelite theocracy, legislator of Israel, who governed for more than forty years as…
Moses Bar Kēfā(MOSÈ BAR KÉFÁ)Vol. VIII, p. 882 MOSÈ bar KÉFÁ. — Syriac Jacobite writer, bishop of Mossul, born at Bálád in 815 and died on 12 February 903. He was famous for the abundance and variety of his…
Moses ben Maimon(MOSÈ BEN MAJMÓN)Vol. VIII, p. 882 MOSÈ ben MAJMÓN: v. MAIMONIDE.
Moses of Khoren (of Corene) detto anche Khoranatsi(MOSÈ DI KHOREN (DI CORENE) DETTO ANCHE KHORANATSI)Vol. VIII, p. 882 MOSÈ di KHOREN (di CORENE), also called KHORANATSI. — Celebrated Armenian historian, author of a monumental History of Armenia divided into three parts,…
Moses the Ethiopian, Saint(MOSÈ L'ETIOPE, SANTO)Vol. VIII, p. 882 MOSES the Ethiopian, saint. — Commemorated in the Latin and Greek martyrologies on 28 August, and in the Ethiopian ones on 18 June. He was a slave of a master…
Moses the Saracen, Saint(MOSÈ IL SARACENO, SANTO)Vol. VIII, p. 882 MOSÈ il SARACENO, saint. - He is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 7 February, but the precise day of his death is unknown. He is regarded as the…
Mosollam (Heb. Mēsullām)(MOSOLLAM (EBR. MĒSULLĀM))Vol. VIII, p. 883 MOSOLLAM (Hebr. Mēsullām). — Name of various figures of the Old Testament, especially from the post-exilic period, whose identity is often difficult to…
Mossorò, Diocese of(MOSSORÒ, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 883 MOSSORÒ, DIOCESI di - City and diocese in the State of Rio Grande do Nord in Brazil. Over an area of 18,365 sq. km., it has 400,000 inhabitants, of whom…
Most Holy Assumption Of Paraguay, Archdiocese Of(SANTISSIMA ASSUNZIONE DEL PARAGUAY, ARCIDIOCESI DELLA)Vol. X, p. 1104 SANTISSIMA ASSUNZIONE DEL PARAGUAY, ARCHDIOCESE of. — Also called simply, before 1929, “of Paraguay,” because it comprised the entire territory of the Republic…
Most Holy Conception (Conception), Archdiocese Of(SANTISSIMA CONCEZIONE (CONCEPTION), ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. X, p. 1104 SANTISSIMA CONCEZIONE (CONCEPTION), ARCHDIOCESE of. - City and archdiocese of Chile, in the province of Concepción, Arauco, and Bio-Bio, in South America. It…
Most Holy Conception of Araguaia, Prelature of(SANTISSIMA CONCEZIONE DI ARAGUAJA, PRELATURA DI)Vol. X, p. 1104 SANTISSIMA CONCEZIONE DI ARAGUAJA, PRELATURE of. — Suffragan of Belém do Pará, in the State of Pará, Brazil. Formerly a Dominican mission, it became a…
Most Holy Trinity Of Cava Dei Tirreni, Abbey Of(SANTISSIMA TRINITÀ DI CAVA DEI TIRRENI, BADIA DELLA)Vol. X, p. 1104 SANTISSIMA TRINITÀ DI CAVA DEI TIRRENI, BADIA della. — Abbey nullius, immediately subject. Within an area of 180 sq km it comprises 21,000 inhabitants, all…
Most Holy Virgin Mary of Einsiedeln(SANTISSIMA VERGINE MARIA DI EINSIEDELN)Vol. X, p. 1105 SANTISSIMA VERGINE MARIA DI EINSIEDELN. - Abbazia nullius in the canton of Schwyz in central Switzerland. The beginnings of the cult of Our Lady under the…
Most Precious Blood of N(SANGUE PREZIOSISSIMO DI N)Vol. X, p. 1053 MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. — Feast having as its object the “Most Precious Blood” that Christ shed for the salvation of the human race (v.…
Mostar-Duvno, Diocese of(MOSTAR-DUVNO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 883 MOSTAR-DUVNO, DIOCESE of. — It has an area of 8,368 sq. km. and 165,000 faithful, who constitute an absolute majority in comparison with the Muslims and…
Mosul(MOSSUL)Vol. VIII, p. 883 MOSSUL. - City of ‘Irāq, which is the seat of the following ecclesiastical jurisdictions: 1) Patriarchal diocese of the patriarch of Babylon (v.) of the…
Mosè III SunetziVol. VIII, p. 882 MOSÈ III SUNETZI. – Katholikós of the Armenians (1628–33), commonly called Tathevatzi because he was educated in the monastery of Tathev. Eager for study and…
Motet(MOTTETTO)Vol. VIII, p. 885 MOTTETTO. – In its primary meaning, the term m. (motetus, moctetus) designates the vocal part superimposed on the tenor in medieval polyphony. It subsequently…
Mother Earth(TERRA MADRE)Vol. XI, p. 1209 TERRA MADRE. – The concept of T. M., that is, of the earth as the origin and mother of all things, is found widespread both among various primitive peoples and…
Mothers of the Abandoned(MADRI DEGLI ABBANDONATI)Vol. VII, p. 1072 MADRI DEGLI ABBANDONATI. — The Institute, under the patronage of St. Joseph de la Montana, was founded in 1881 at Valle di Abdalajs, in the diocese of Malaga,…
Mothon, Joseph-PierreVol. VIII, p. 884 MOTHON, JOSEPH-PIERRE. — Dominican canonist and historian, b. in Lyon on 4 June 1854, d. at St-Jean de Bournay on 4 April 1929. Having entered the Dominican…
Motion(MOTO)Vol. VIII, p. 884 MOTION. — M. in general, or change, is the passage from one mode of being to another: in this sense everything moves, except God, pure act. The Eleatic school…
Mottola (Mutyla, Motula)Vol. VIII, p. 885 MOTTOLA (MUTYLA, MOTULA). – An ancient suffragan diocese of Taranto, in the province of Lecce. After the ancient city of Mateola fell into ruin, the new city…
Motu ProprioVol. VIII, p. 886 « MOTU PROPRIO ». — In general, this indicates a document relating to a concession made by a sovereign on his own initiative, whether real or fictitious,…
Moukden, Archdiocese of(MOUKDEN, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 886 MOUKDEN, ARCHDIOCESE of. – Situated in the southwestern part of Manchuria, it consists of nine civil prefectures, namely: Si-an, Tungfen, Sifeng, Kayuan,…
Moulins, Diocese of(MOULINS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 886 MOULINS, DIOCESE of. — Diocese and prefectural see of the department of Allier, the ancient capital of Bourbonnais. It extends over 7,381 sq. km. with a…
Moundou, Apostolic Prefecture of(MOUNDOU, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. VIII, p. 887 MOUNDOU, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. - In Central Africa. On 9 Jan. 1947 the apostolic prefecture of Fort Lamy (v.) was erected, entrusted to the Jesuits, and the…
Mounier, EmmanuelVol. VIII, p. 887 MOUNIER, EMMANUEL. – Philosopher, born in Grenoble on 1 April 1905, died in Paris on 22 March 1950. He abandoned his early medical studies to devote himself to…
Mount Athos(ATHOS MONTE TAV)Vol. II, p. 193 ATHOS MONTE TAV. XXV (from H. Brockhaus, Die Kunst in den Athos-Klostern) Top: MENOLOGY No. 5 of the Monastery of Dochiariu (12th cent.). Entries for Nov. 14.…
Mount Carmel(CARMELO)Vol. III, p. 532 CARMELO. — Chain of hills (Heb. karmel, “orchard,” “garden”; Arab. Gebel Karmel or Gebel Mär Eljas”), predominantly limestone in formation, which, branching…
Mount Ebal(EBAL, MONTE)Vol. V, p. 27 EBAL, MONTE: v. HEBAL.
Mount of Beatitudes(BEATITUDINI, MONTE DELLE)Vol. II, p. 646 BEATITUDINI, MONTE delle. — Place where Jesus pronounced the Sermon on the Mount (Mt. 5–7) and elected the Twelve to the apostolate. According to the Gospel…
Mount Olivet(OLIVI, MONTE DEGLI)Vol. IX, p. 91 OLIVI, MONTE degli. — Hill to the east of Jerusalem, called in the Bible har haz-Zethim (Zach. 14, 4), τὸ ὄρος τῶν ἐλαιῶν, mons Olivarum (Mt. 21, 1), τὸ ὄρος…
Mount Scandal(SCANDALO, MONTE DELLO)Vol. XI, p. 33 SCANDALO, MONTE. — Name given by the Christian toponymy of Jerusalem to the hill east of the city, beyond the Cedron, south of Monte Oliveto, of which it is an…
Movement of University Graduates of Catholic Action(MOVIMENTO LAUREATI DI AZIONE CATTOLICA)Vol. VIII, p. 888 MOVIMENTO LAUREATI DI AZIONE CATTOLICA. – It is one of the “national associations” of which Italian Catholic Action is composed (v.). I. ORGANIZATION. – The…
MoyobambaVol. VIII, p. 889 MOYOBAMBA. - City and prelature nullius in the department of S. Martin in Peru. The prelature borders to the north on the apostolic vicariate of S. Gabriele…
Moyé, Jean-Martin, Venerable(MOYÉ, JEAN-MARTIN, VENERABILE)Vol. VIII, p. 889 MOYÉ, JEAN-MARTIN, venerable. — Apostolic missionary, founder of the Sisters of Providence in Lorraine and of the “Christian Virgins” who taught in China, born…
Mozambique(MOZAMBICO)Vol. VIII, p. 889 MOZAMBICO. – Portuguese colony in southern Africa (also called Portuguese East Africa), enclosed between the territories of Tanganyika, Niassa, Rhodesia, and…
Mozarabic Rite(MOZARABICA, LITURGIA)Vol. VIII, p. 890 MOZARABICA, LITURGIA. — Liturgy officially used in Spain until the second half of the 11th century, when the Roman liturgy prevailed, but preserved in the…
Mozart, Wolfgang AmadeusVol. VIII, p. 894 MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS. — Musician, born in Salisburgo on 27 January 1756, died in Vienna on 5 December 1791. Of absolutely exceptional precocity, he was…
MozzettaVol. VIII, p. 895 MOZZETTA. — An outer garment worn by ecclesiastical dignitaries outside liturgical functions; it is a little cape that covers the shoulders and a considerable…
Mozzi, LuigiVol. VIII, p. 895 MOZZI, LUIGI. – Jesuit theologian, born in Bergamo on 26 May 1747, died at Oreno (Milan) on 2 July 1815. Forced to leave the Society in 1773, even before being…
Möhler, Johann AdamVol. VIII, p. 728 MÖHLER, JOHANN ADAM. – Theologian, born on 6 May 1796 in Igersheim (Württemberg), died on 12 April 1838 in Munich. Having completed his secondary studies at…
Möhler, Ludwig(MOHLER, LUDWIG)Vol. VIII, p. 728 MOHLER, LUDWIG. - Catholic historian, b. 16 July 1883 at Mannheim, d. 25 Dec. 1943 at Freiburg im Br. Ordained a priest, from 1910 he devoted himself to…
Möngke Khan(MÄNGÜ KHAN)Vol. VII, p. 1159 MÄNGÜ KHAN. - Emperor of the Tartars from 1251 to 1256. After the death of Güyük in 1248, the Tartar princes elected M. great khan (hān) in 1521; he continued…
Möser, JustusVol. VIII, p. 882 MÖSER, JUSTUS. — Publicist and historian, born in Osnabrück on 14 December 1720, died there on 8 January 1794. A lawyer, he took part in the public life of his…
