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Moricca, Umberto
Professor of Latin language and literature; descended from a noble family of Tropea, born at Filandari (Catanzaro) on 28 March 1888, died at Nettuno on 24 July… -
Morichini, Carlo Luigi
Cardinal, b. in Rome on 21 Nov. 1805, d. there on 14 May 1879. Having obtained a degree in law, he embraced the ecclesiastical state, cultivating economic and… -
Morigia, Paolo
Gesuato, born in Milan in 1525, died there in 1604. He was several times superior general of his Order and reformed its Statutes. He composed a great number of… -
Morini, Mariano
Theologian, philosopher and physicist, b. in Parma on 19 May 1732, d. there on 21 Jan. 1801. He entered the Order of Minims and taught theology and philosophy… -
Morin, Léopold-Germain
Benedictine, b. at Caen (Normandy) on 16 Nov. 1861, d. at Orselina "al Sasso" (Locarno) on 12 Feb. 1946. He entered in 1881 the abbey of Maredsous (Belgium)… -
Morin (Morinus), Jean
Theologian and scholar of biblical textual criticism, b. at Blois in 1591, d. at Paris on 28 February 1659. Born to Calvinist parents, he pursued his studies… -
Morino, Giovanni
Lazarist, moral theologian, b. at Bra (Cuneo) on 30 June 1839, d. at Naples on 31 May 1923. He published a Manuale di sacra eloquenza (Turin 1886), the… -
Morlacchi, Francesco
Musician, b. in Perugia on 14 June 1784, d. in Innsbruck on 28 Oct. 1841. He studied in his native city, then perfected his training in Loreto under Zingarelli… -
Morlot, François-Nicolas-Madeleine
Cardinal, b. 28 Nov. 1795 at Langres, d. 29 Dec. 1862 at Paris. Ordained in Paris in 1820, he immediately distinguished himself for his qualities as a preacher… -
Mormons (MORMONI)
A Protestant sect founded in the United States in the 19th century. They are also called Latter-day Saints (Latter-day saints) or the Church of Jesus Christ of… -
Moro, Anton Lazzaro
Priest, scientist, b. at S. Vito al Tagliamento on 16 March 1687, d. there on 13 April 1764. He cultivated music and belles-lettres; he was director and… -
Morocco (MAROCCO)
I. GEOGRAPHY. - Morocco embraces the northwestern extremity of the African continent, between the Mediterranean, the Atlantic and the Sahara, and is the only… -
Morondava, Apostolic Prefecture of (MORONDAVA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
It is located on the western coast of Madagascar and was erected on 18 Jan. 1938 with territory taken from the apostolic vicariates of Majunga, Fianarantsoa… -
Morone, Domenico
Painter, b. in Verona ca. 1442, d. there after 1517. His earliest dated work is the Madonna in the Berlin Museum (1484), which must be preceded by the Madonnas… -
Morone, Giovanni
Cardinal, b. in Milan on 25 Jan. 1509 to Girolamo, chancellor of Maximilian and Francesco Sforza, and to Amabilia Fisiraga. He devoted himself to the study of… -
Moroni, Gaetano
Scholar, b. in Rome on 17 Oct. 1802, d. there on 3 Nov. 1883. A barber and later a valet to Cardinal Mauro Cappellari, prefect of the Sacred Congregation of… -
Moroseness (MOROSITÀ)
From the Latin mora, delay, it is the unjustified delay or postponement in the fulfillment of an obligation. This unjustified delay can have repercussions in… -
Morosini, Family (MOROSINI, FAMIGLIA)
One of the most distinguished families of Venice, whose members over the centuries several times filled the most important public offices. It had four doges… -
Morozzo, Carlo Giuseppe
Bishop of Saluzzo, b. at Mondovì in 1645, d. at Saluzzo on 14 March 1729. Having entered the Reformed Cistercians (Foglianti), he was prior of the monastery of… -
Morphinism (MORFINISMO)
MORFINISMO : v. NARCOTICI. -
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), published almost on the… -
Mortara, Pio Edgardo
Regular canon, b. 26 Aug. 1851 in Bologna, d. 11 March 1940 at Bouhay (Belgium). Son of a Jewish merchant of Bologna, Girolamo Mortara Levi, and of Marianna… -
Mortgage (IPOTECA)
From ὑπό = under and τύψιμ = I place, it is a subsidiary contract in guarantee of another; and it has as its object an immovable good of the debtor or of a… -
Mortification (MORTIFICAZIONE)
A Christian ascetical term denoting the privations imposed on oneself in order to master the disordered tendencies of nature, with a view to moral and… -
Mortmain (MANOMORTA)
MORTMAIN: v. PATRIMONIO ECCLESIASTICO. -
Mortorio
This was the name given to a sacred representation that re-enacted the Passion and Death of Christ. Adapting itself to the tastes of the time and to various… -
Mosaic (MUSAICO)
In Latin opus musivum (opere museo, in CIL, VIII, 1323), in Greek μοῦσα, μουσάκιον, μουσόμα, in later times metallica. It is a painting executed with small… -
Mosaic Studio of the Reverend Fabric of Saint Peter's (STUDIO DEL MOSAICO DELLA REVERENDA FABBRICA DI SAN PIETRO)
STUDIO DEL MOSAICO DELLA REVERENDA FABBRICA DI SAN PIETRO: V. VATICANO. -
Moscati, Giuseppe
Physician, b. in Benevento on 25 July 1880, d. in Naples on 12 Apr. 1927. At the age of 17 he made a vow of perpetual chastity; he embraced the medical career… -
Mosco, Giovanni
Monk and hagiographer, also called ὁ εὐκρατὰς (= the abstinent), b. probably at Damascus around the middle of the 6th century, d. at Rome in 619. He lived as a… -
Moscow (MOSCA)
The sacred city of old Russia, the capital of the R.S.F.S.R. and of the U.S.S.R., rises on seven hills, along the banks of the Moskva and its small tributary… -
Möser, Justus
Publicist and historian, b. in Osnabrück on 14 Dec. 1720, d. there on 8 Jan. 1794. A lawyer, he took part in the public life of his native city: in 1742 he… -
Moses bar Kepha (MOSÈ BAR KÉFÁ)
Syriac Jacobite writer, bishop of Mosul, b. at Balad in 815 and d. 12 February 903. He was famous for the abundance and variety of his writings, which deal… -
Moses ben Maimon (MOSÈ BEN MAJMÓN)
MOSÈ ben MAJMÓN: v. MAIMONIDE. -
Moses III Sunetzi (MOSÈ III SUNETZI)
Katholikos of the Armenians (1628-33), commonly called Tathevatzi, because he was educated in the monastery of Tathev. Avido di studio e di ascesi spirituale… -
Moses (MOSÈ (MŌŠEH, ΜΩ[Θ]ΣΗ͂Σ, VOLG. MOYSES, ANTICA LATINA MOSES))
Founder of Israelite theocracy, lawgiver of Israel, who governed for over forty years as a charismatic leader of a religio-nationalistic character, author of… -
Moses of Khoren (of Corene), also called Khoranatsi (MOSÈ DI KHOREN (DI CORENE) DETTO ANCHE KHORANATSI)
Famous Armenian historian, author of a monumental Armenian History divided into three parts, which runs from the beginnings up to 440, while in the 9th century… -
Moses the Ethiopian, Saint (MOSÈ L'ETIOPE, SANTO)
Commemorated in the Latin and Greek martyrologies on 28 August, in the Ethiopian ones on 18 June. He was the slave of a master who drove him out of the house… -
Moses the Saracen, Saint (MOSÈ IL SARACENO, SANTO)
He is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 7 February, but the exact day of his death is unknown. He is regarded as the apostle of the Saracens, to whose… -
Mosollam (MOSOLLAM)
Name of various Old Testament figures, especially of the post-exilic period, whose identity it is often difficult to determine. 1. Ancestor of Shaphan… -
Mosque (MOSCHEA)
A building for Muslim worship, which in its primitive type would derive, according to some, from the Arab dwelling house. The oldest m. was the one founded at… -
Mossorò, Diocese of (MOSSORÒ, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the State of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil. Over an area of 18,365 sq km it has 400,000 inhabitants, of whom 350,000 are Catholics; it has… -
Mostar-Duvno, Diocese of (MOSTAR-DUVNO, DIOCESI DI)
It has an area of 8,368 sq km and 165,000 faithful, who form the absolute majority in comparison with Muslims and Orthodox. It comprises (1941) 8 deaneries, 51… -
Most Holy Assumption of Paraguay, Archdiocese of (SANTISSIMA ASSUNZIONE DEL PARAGUAY, ARCIDIOCESI DELLA)
Also called simply, before 1929, "of Paraguay" because it comprised the entire territory of the Republic of the same name, situated between Bolivia, Argentina… -
Most Holy Conception (Conception), Archdiocese of (SANTISSIMA CONCEZIONE (CONCEPTION), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
City and archdiocese of Chile, in the province of Concepción, Arauco and Bio-Bio, in South America. It has an area of 26,000 sq. km., with a population of… -
Most Holy Conception of Araguaia, Prelature of (SANTISSIMA CONCEZIONE DI ARAGUAJA, PRELATURA DI)
Suffragan of Belém do Pará, in the State of Pará, in Brazil. Formerly a Dominican mission, it became a prelature in 1911. It has a population of 20,000… -
Most Holy Trinity of Cava dei Tirreni, Abbey of (SANTISSIMA TRINITÀ DI CAVA DEI TIRRENI, BADIA DELLA)
Abbey nullius, immediately subject. Over an area of 180 sq km it comprises 21,000 inhabitants, all Catholics, distributed in 17 parishes, served by 27 diocesan… -
Most Holy Virgin Mary of Einsiedeln (SANTISSIMA VERGINE MARIA DI EINSIEDELN)
Abbey nullius in the canton of Schwyz in the center of Switzerland. The beginnings of the cult of the Madonna under the title of "Unsere liebe Frau von E." go… -
Most Precious Blood of N (SANGUE PREZIOSISSIMO DI N)
Feast whose object is the "Most Precious Blood" that Christ shed for the salvation of the human race (v. REDEMPTION; HYPOSTATIC UNION); it stands in close… -
Mosul (MOSSUL)
A city in 'Irāq, which is the seat of the following ecclesiastical jurisdictions: 1) Patriarchal diocese of the Patriarch of Babylon (v.) of the Chaldeans… -
Motet (MOTTETTO)
In its first meaning the term m. (motetus, moctetus) designates the vocal part superimposed on the tenor in medieval polyphony. It then denotes the composition… -
Mother Earth (TERRA MADRE)
The concept of T. M., that is, of the earth as the origin and mother of all things, is found widely both among various primitive peoples and in the pagan… -
Mothers of the Abandoned (MADRI DEGLI ABBANDONATI)
L'Istituto, sotto il patrocinio di s. Giuseppe de la Montana, fu fondato nel 1881 a Valle di Abdalajs, nella diocesi di Malaga, dal sac. Saturnino Lopez Navoa… -
Mothon, Joseph-Pierre
Dominican canonist and historian, b. in Lyon on 4 June 1854, d. at St-Jean de Bournay on 4 Apr. 1929. Having entered the Dominican Order, he spent a large part… -
Motion (MOTO)
Motion 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 denied… -
Mottola (Mutyla, Motula)
Ancient diocese, suffragan of Taranto, in the province of Lecce. After the ancient city of Mateola fell into ruin, the new one was rebuilt in 1023 and named… -
Motu Proprio
It generally denotes the document relating to a concession made by a sovereign on his own initiative, whether real or fictitious, taking its name from the… -
Moukden [Shenyang], Archdiocese of (MOUKDEN, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
Located in the southwestern part of Manchuria, it consists of nine civil prefectures, namely: Si-an, Tungfen, Sifeng, Kayuan, Tichling, M., Simmin, Liaochung… -
Moulding (MODANATURA)
A term that encompasses all the lesser members of the architectural orders. There are eight principal mouldings: fillet, bead or astragal, torus, echinus… -
Moulins, Diocese of (MOULINS, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and seat of a prefecture of the department of the Allier, ancient capital of the Bourbonnais. It extends over 7,381 sq km with a population of 375,845… -
Moundou, Apostolic Prefecture of (MOUNDOU, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
In central Africa. On 9 January 1947 the apostolic prefecture of Fort Lamy (v.) was erected, entrusted to the Jesuits, and its boundaries with the apostolic… -
Mounier, Emmanuel
Philosopher, b. at Grenoble on 1 April 1905, d. at Paris on 22 March 1950. He abandoned his youthful studies in medicine to devote himself to philosophy, and… -
Mount Athos (ATHOS MONTE TAV)
ATHOS, MONTE PLATE XXV > (from H. Brockhaus, Die Kunst in den Athos-Klostern) Top: MENOLOGION No. 5 from the monastery of Dochiariu (12th century). Notices for… -
Mount Carmel (CARMELO)
A chain of hills (Heb. karmel "orchard," "garden"; Arab. Gebel Karmel or Gebel Mär Eljas), of predominantly limestone formation, which, breaking away from the… -
Mount Ebal (EBAL, MONTE)
EBAL, MONTE: v. HEBAL. -
Mount of Beatitudes (BEATITUDINI, MONTE DELLE)
The place where Jesus pronounced the Sermon on the Mount (Mt. 5-7) and chose the Twelve for the apostolate. According to the Gospel data it was well known (τὸ… -
Mount Olivet (OLIVI, MONTE DEGLI)
A hill east of Jerusalem, called in the Bible har haz-Zethim (Zech. 14:4), τὸ ὄρος τῶν ἐλαιῶν, mons Olivarum (Mt. 21:1), τὸ ὄρος τὸ καλούμενον ἐλαιῶν, mons qui… -
Mount Scandal (SCANDALO, MONTE DELLO)
Name given by the Christian toponymy of Jerusalem to the hill east of the city, beyond the Kidron, south of the Mount of Olives, of which it is a spur. The… -
Movement of University Graduates of Catholic Action (MOVIMENTO LAUREATI DI AZIONE CATTOLICA)
It is one of the "national associations" of which Italian Catholic Action (v.) is composed. I. ORGANIZATION. - The organization of the Movement is on a… -
Moyé, Jean-Martin, Venerable (MOYÉ, JEAN-MARTIN, VENERABILE)
Apostolic missionary, founder of the Sisters of Providence in Lorraine and of the "Christian Virgins" teaching in China, b. at Cutting (today diocese of Nancy)… -
Moyobamba
City and prelature nullius in the department of S. Martin in Peru. The prelature borders to the north with the apostolic vicariate of S. Gabriele della… -
Mozambique (MOZAMBICO)
Portuguese colony in southern Africa (also called Portuguese East Africa), enclosed between the territories of Tanganyika, Nyasaland, Rhodesia and the Union of… -
Mozarabic Rite (MOZARABICA, LITURGIA)
A liturgy used officially in Spain until the second half of the 11th century, when the Roman liturgy was imposed, but preserved in the following centuries… -
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Musician, b. in Salzburg on 27 Jan. 1756, d. in Vienna on 5 Dec. 1791. Of absolutely exceptional precocity, he was started in music by his father and very… -
Mozzetta
An outer garment worn by ecclesiastical dignitaries outside of liturgical functions; it is a small mantle that covers the shoulders and a good part of the… -
Mozzi, Luigi
Jesuit theologian, b. in Bergamo on 26 May 1747, d. at Oreno (Milan) on 2 July 1815. Forced to leave the Society in 1773, even before being ordained, he became…