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Mary of Providence, Servant of God (MARIA DELLA PROVVIDENZA, SERVA DI DIO)
Eugenia Maria Josefa Smet di Monthiver, foundress of the Auxiliatrices des âmes du Purgatoire, born at Loos-le-Lille on 25 March 1825, died in Paris on 7… -
Mary of Saint Euphrasia, Saint (MARIA DI SANT'EUFRASIA, SANTA)
Rose Virginia Pelletier, foundress of the Institute of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, b. at Noirmoutier (Vendée) on 31 July 1796, d. at Angers on 24 Apr.… -
Mary of the Angels, Blessed (MARIA DEGLI ANGELI, BEATA)
Born Marianna Fontanella, on 7 Jan. 1661 in Turin, where she became a Discalced Carmelite in the monastery of St. Christina (1676) and where she died on 16… -
Mary of the Incarnation, Venerable (MARIA DELL'INCARNAZIONE, VENERABILE)
In the world Maria Guyart, Ursuline mystic and missionary, b. at Tours on 28 Oct. 1599, d. at Québec on 30 Apr. 1672. Although drawn to contemplation from… -
Mary of the Passion (MARIA DELLA PASSIONE)
In the world Helen Chappotin, foundress of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, b. at Nancy on 21 May 1839, d. at San Remo (Imperia) on 5 March 1904. Having… -
Mary Stuart (Stuarta), Queen of Scotland (MARIA STUART (STUARDA), REGINA DI SCOZIA)
B. 8 Dec. 1542 in Linlithgow Castle; daughter of James V, king of Scotland, and of Mary of Lorraine, a fervent Catholic and niece of the duke of Guise, of… -
Mary the Catholic, Queen of England (MARIA LA CATTOLICA, REGINA D'INCHILTERRA)
Daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon; b. at Greenwich on 19 Feb. 1516, d. in London on 17 Nov. 1558. By her Spanish mother she was educated in… -
Marzagaglia, Gaetano
Priest, b. at Chiampo Vicentino on 8 August 1716, d. at Verona on 1 July 1787. For several years he taught geometry at the Royal Military College of Verona.… -
Masaccio, Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di Simone Cassai, detto
Painter, b. 21 Dec. 1401 at Castel S. Giovanni (S. Giovanni Valdarno [Arezzo]), d. in Rome in 1428. A painter who, having received the first rudiments of art… -
Masada
Fortress on a rocky hill in the Judaean desert west of the Dead Sea. The original construction, according to Flavius Josephus (Bell. Iud., VIII, 3), dates back… -
Masaka, Apostolic Vicariate of (MASAKA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
It is located in the southern part of the Protectorate of Uganda, on the western shore of Lake Victoria. It was erected on 25 May 1939 with territory detached… -
Masaryk, Tomáš Garrigue
Czech politician and sociologist, b. 7 March 1850 at Hodonín (Moravia), d. 14 Sept. 1937 at Lány (Bohemia). His name is linked to the founding of the… -
Masbotheans (MASBOTEI)
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Mascagni, Pietro
Composer and conductor, b. at Livorno on 7 Dec. 1863, d. at Rome on 2 Aug. 1945. At the school of sacred music of maestro Bianchi he did his first studies… -
Mascarón, Jules (MASCARON, JULES)
Preacher and bishop of Agen, b. in Marseille in 1634, d. at Agen on 16 Dec. 1703. He entered at a very young age (1650) the Congregation of the Oratory, where… -
Mascheroni, Lorenzo
Priest, poet and mathematician, b. at Castagneta (Bergamo) on 13 May 1750, d. at Paris on 14 July 1800. He taught eloquence and then physics at the Seminary of… -
Masci, Filippo
Philosopher, b. at Francavilla al Mare on 29 Sept. 1844, d. at Naples on 7 Dec. 1922. He taught philosophy at the University of Padua and subsequently at that… -
Masdeu, Baltasar
Jesuit, Neo-Scholastic philosopher, b. in Palermo on 7 May 1741, d. in Palma de Mallorca on 31 Dec. 1820. After a period of teaching literature at the College… -
Masen, Jakob
Jesuit, humanist, playwright and historian, b. 23 March 1666 at Rheindahlen, d. at Cologne on 27 Sept. 1681. He taught literary subjects at Emmerich, Münster… -
Maseru, Diocese of (MASERU, DIOCESI DI)
With the establishment of the ecclesiastical hierarchy in the Union of South Africa, on 11 January 1951 the apostolic vicariate of Basutoland (v.) became the… -
Mask (MASCHERA)
MASCHERA: v. PRIMITIVI, RELIGIONE dei. -
Masolino da Panicale
Painter, born to a certain Cristofano Fini in 1383 at Panicale di Valdelsa near Empoli (Florence) or at Valdarno near S. Giovanni (Arezzo); he appears in the… -
Masonry Structures (STRUTTURE MURARIE)
When man abandoned the natural shelters of caves and built rudimentary dwellings, he formed settlements which he enclosed with earthworks and ditches for the… -
Masora
The body of critical observations on the original text of the Old Testament. Transmitted in part orally in the rabbinic schools from the time of the scribes… -
Maspha (MASPHA)
Name of various localities in the Holy Land. 1. Given by Abraham to a heap of stones, north of the river Jabbok (= ez-Zerqā) at the time of the separation from… -
Mass (MESSA)
It is the sacrifice of the New Law, in which, under the sacramental species, the same victim of Calvary, Jesus Christ, is offered, to acknowledge God's supreme… -
Massa Candida, Martyrs of (MASSA CANDIDA, MARTIRI DI)
This is the designation given to a large group of martyrs who perished at Utica in the persecution of Valerian (258-59). No written account of their martyrdom… -
Massa Carrara, Diocese of (MASSA CARRARA, DIOCESI DI)
MASSA CARRARA, DIOCESI di: v. APUANIA, DIOCESI di. -
Massacre of the Holy Innocents (INNOCENTI, STRAGE DEI SANTI)
I. SACRED SCRIPTURE. - After the flight into Egypt, Mt. 2:16-18 describes the vengeance of Herod the Great, which fulfilled a prophecy of Jer. 31:15. "Herod… -
Massaja, Guglielmo
Cardinal, Capuchin, b. at Piovà (Asti) on 8 June 1809, d. at S. Giorgio a Cremano (Naples) on 6 Aug. 1889 in the odor of sanctity. He entered the novitiate of… -
Massa Marittima, Diocese of (MASSA MARITTIMA, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and city in Tuscany. A suffragan of the archdiocese of Siena, in the Tuscan region, it extends along the Tyrrhenian coast from Follonica to the Forte… -
Massa Martana
A small town in Umbria that derived its name from the "Vicus Martis Tudertium." G. Sordini discovered near M. M. an underground cemetery that had been entirely… -
Massarelli, Angelo
Bishop, b. at Sanseverino-Marche in 1510, d. at Rome on 17 July 1566. Having earned a degree in both laws, he entered the service of cardinals and in… -
Massari, Ambrogio
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Massari, Giorgio
Architect, b. in Venice ca. 1686, d. there in 1766. He was trained in the Venetian milieu of the early 18th century, when, after the death of Longhena, Tirali… -
Massarini, Ippolito
Servite, theologian, b. in Lucca around the middle of the 16th century, d. in Rome in Jan. 1604. He taught theology in various places, especially at the… -
Maṣṣebhāh (MAŞŞEBHĀH)
A pillar, a large upright stone (from the verb nāṣab "to set upright"; Septuagint: στήλη, λίθος σκοπός, ὑπόστασις, Ez. 26, 11; Vulgate: titulus, lapis… -
Massenzio, Giovanni
Among the anti-Monophysite monks of Tomi (province of Scythia) who appeared in 519 at Rome and Constantinople, defending the theopaschite formula "Unus ex… -
Massias, Juan, Blessed (MASSIAS, JUAN, BEATO)
Dominican, b. at Ribera (Plasencia) on 2 March 1585, d. at Lima on 17 Sept. 1645. Driven by the desire to feel himself more of a stranger on earth, he set out… -
Massillon, Jean-Baptiste
Son of a notary, born at Hyères in Provence on 24 June 1663, died at Beauregard on 18 Sept. 1742. He entered the Congregation of the Oratory in 1681 (he was… -
Massima, Domitilla and Seconda, Saints, Martyrs (MASSIMA, DOMITILLA E SECONDA, SANTE, MARTIRI)
They are commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology, in agreement with the Carthaginian Calendar, on 30 July. There exists a Passio composed in the 5th… -
Massimiano of Carthage (MASSIMIANO DI CARTAGINE)
Author of a schism within Donatism (v.), in which he was a deacon, at Carthage. In disagreement with his bishop Primian, and condemned by him, he stirred up… -
Massimo, Massimiliano
Jesuit, educator, b. in Rome on 3 Jan. 1849 to Prince Camillo Vittorio, d. there on 6 May 1911. After completing his studies at the Collegio Romano, he entered… -
Massoretes (MASSORETI)
MASSORETI: v. MASORA E MASSORA. -
Maṣṣōth (MAŞŞOTH)
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Massoulié, Antoine (MASSOULIÈ, ANTOINE)
Dominican theologian, b. at Toulouse on 28 Oct. 1632, d. at Rome on 23 Jan. 1706. A religious in his native city (1647), he studied at Bordeaux and Toulouse… -
Massucco, Claudio Antonio
Missionary of St. Vincent, b. in Genoa on 18 Dec. 1811, d. in Florence on 4 Feb. 1884. He entered the Congregation of the Mission on 23 Oct. 1831, and was… -
Mastai Ferretti, Gabriele
Born at Senigallia on 31 May 1781, died there on 13 July 1869. The firstborn of the four sons of Count Girolamo, the last of whom, Giovanni Maria, was Pope… -
Mastai Ferretti, Luigi
Born at Senigallia on 23 July 1814, died at S. Benedetto del Tronto on 8 January 1877. Firstborn son of Gabriele M.F., elder brother of Pius IX, and therefore… -
Masters Ostiary of the "Virga Rubea" (MAESTRI OSTIARI DI «VIRGA RUBEA»)
The m. o. of the "v. r." are ecclesiastics of the pontifical chapel who have in it and in pontifical functions and processions the care and custody of the… -
Maštoc' (MASHTOTS)
It is the Armenian Ritual properly so called, which contains the prayers and the practice for the administration of the Sacraments and the Sacramentals. Its… -
Mastrilli, Marcello Francesco
Jesuit, missionary, b. in Naples on 14 Sept. 1603, d. in Nagasaki on 17 Oct. 1637. Struck violently on the head by a heavy hammer, having escaped the hands of… -
Mastrio, Bartolomeo
Philosopher and theologian of the Conventual Friars Minor, called "princeps scotistarum," b. at Meldola (Forlì) in the night between 7 and 8 December 1602, d.… -
Mastrofini, Marco
Polymath, b. at Monte Compatri (Rome) on 25 April 1768, d. at Rome on 3 March 1845. He taught letters, philosophy and mathematics at the College of Frascati… -
Mastropasqua, Filippo
Neo-Scholastic Redemptorist, b. at Molfetta on 12 Dec. 1835, d. at Naples on 14 Apr. 1890. Professor of philosophy in the Redemptorists' studentate, he… -
Masuccio Salernitano, Tommaso
A nobleman of the Guardati family, born in Salerno, died there in the 15th century; but he lived for a long time in Naples as secretary to Prince Roberto… -
Maswa, Apostolic Vicariate of (MASWA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
In the north-western part of the territory of Tanganyika, on the eastern shore of Lake Victoria, entrusted to the Society of Missionaries of Africa (White… -
Matadi, Apostolic Vicariate of (MATADI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
It is located in the Belgian Congo, not far from the mouths of the Congo River. As early as 1649 Capuchin missionaries traveled through the region of M., and… -
Matagalpa, Diocese of (MATAGALPA, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and capital city of the department of the same name in Nicaragua. It has an area of 18,600 sq km with a population of 240,000 inhabitants, almost all… -
Matanzas, Diocese of (MATANZAS, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese on the northern coast of the Island of Cuba. It has an area of 8,444 sq km with a population of 361,079 inhabitants, of whom 324,970 are… -
Matejko, Jan (MATEYKO, JAN)
Polish painter, b. in Kraków on 30 June 1838, d. there on 1 Oct. 1893. He studied in Kraków, in Munich (1859-60) and in Vienna (1860), then returned to Kraków… -
Matelica, Diocese of (MATELICA, DIOCESI DI)
In the Marche. It was an episcopal see in the 5th century, since the names of the bishops Equitius (478), Basil and Florentius are known; the latter was in… -
Matera
MATERA: V. ACERENZA E MATERA, DIOCESI di. -
Materialism (MATERIALISMO)
A philosophical (scientific, historical) system that deduces the form of things and events from their matter, considering the latter as fundamental and… -
Mater Matuta and Matralia (MATER MATUTA E MATRALIA)
Mater Matuta is an ancient goddess of the central-Italic and Roman religion. One of her important sanctuaries was that of Satricum (Conca), of which many… -
Maternus, Saint (MATERNO, SANTO)
He was already bishop of Cologne in 313, when Constantine invited him to take part in the Roman Synod to settle the Donatist controversy; in 314 he was again… -
Mathania (MATTANIA)
Name of various Israelites mentioned in the Bible (Heb.: Mattañāhu and Mattañāh; contracted Matnaj, in Ezra 10:33, 37; Neh. 12:19; "gift of Yahweh"). 1. King… -
Mathathias (MATTATIA)
A priest of the line of Jehoiarib who began the rebellion against Antiochus IV Epiphanes' plan to Hellenize the Jews. When invited by the King's messengers… -
Mathematics (MATEMATICA)
Arithmetic and geometry are the two great trunks of mathematics, from which numerous other branches have sprung forth to weave a tangled interlace where it… -
Mather, Cotton
American Protestant writer, b. in Boston on Feb. 12, 1664, d. there on Feb. 13, 1728. He studied at Harvard College, of which he later hoped to be appointed… -
Mathew, Theobald
Capuchin, social reformer, b. in Ireland at Thomastown Castle (Cashel) on 10 Oct. 1790, d. at Queenstown, on 8 Dec. 1856. He entered the Capuchins in Dublin in… -
Mathieu, Adrien-Jacques-Marie-Césaire
Cardinal, b. in Paris on 20 Jan. 1796, d. in Besançon on 9 July 1875. Bishop of Langres in 1833, he was elected the following year Archbishop of Besançon; then… -
Mathieu, François-Désiré
Cardinal, b. at Einville (diocese of Nancy) on 28 May 1839, d. in London on 26 Oct. 1908. A priest in 1859, curate at Pont-à-Mousson, he was elected bishop of… -
Mathusala (MATHUSALA)
Son of Enoch and father of Lamech; he is the eighth in the series of antediluvian patriarchs of the line of Seth. At the age of 187 he begot Lamech, who was… -
Matilda (Mechthild) of Magdeburg (MATILDE (MECHTILD) DI MAGDEBURGO)
Cistercian mystic, born of a noble family in 1212, died in the monastery of Helfta in 1283. Favored, from the age of 12, with extraordinary mystical graces… -
Matilda of Canossa (MATILDE DI CANOSSA)
In the great struggle between the Papacy and the Empire in the 11th century, the feminine element is represented in the noblest and purest manner by the… -
Matilda, Queen, Saint (MATILDE, REGINA, SANTA)
Born at Engern toward the end of the 9th century, died at Quedlinburg on 14 March 968. Of Vitichind origin, daughter of the Saxon count Dietrich and of… -
Matins (Matutinum, Laudes Matutinae, Officium Nocturnum) (MATTUTINO (MATUTINUM, LAUDES MATUTINAE, OFFICIUM NOCTURNUM))
I. In the most ancient sense (down to the 11th century) it is the morning prayer or canonical Hour that took place at sunrise. Previously it was a private… -
Matriarchy (MATRIARCATO)
A social institution in which, for membership in the tribe, the name, and property, matrilineal descent is followed. SUMMARY: I. Discovery. - II. Terminology.… -
Matris Sub Almae Numine
Hymn of Vespers for the feast of the Sts. Seven Founders, by an unknown author, composed in the 18th century and corrected by Msgr. V. Tarozzi, secretary to… -
Matroneum (MATRONEO)
The part reserved for women in the early Christian churches (generally the right nave or the right transept), separated from the rest of the church by railings… -
Mattei, Alessandro
Cardinal, born in Rome on 20 February 1744. He was elected archbishop of Ferrara by Pius VI (1777) and cardinal in 1782. At the outbreak of the French… -
Mattei Gentili, Paolo
Journalist and politician, b. at Pennabilli (Pesaro) on 15 Oct. 1874, d. at Rome on 28 Nov. 1935. While still very young he entered the Catholic university… -
Mattei, Stanislao
Of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual, musician, b. in Bologna on 10 February 1750, d. there on 12 May 1825. A pupil of Fr. G. B. Martini, in August 1770… -
Matter, Constitution of (MATERIA, COSTITUZIONE DELLA)
The problem of the constitution of matter is undoubtedly one of the fundamental scientific problems: indeed, research concerning this question has been… -
Matthew, Apostle, Evangelist, Saint (MATTEO, APOSTOLO, EVANGELISTA, SANTO)
Author of the first Gospel. I. THE APOSTLE. - From the New Testament few particulars are known about M. The name, in the oldest Greek codices, is written… -
Matthew, Bishop of Albano (MATTEO, VESCOVO DI ALBANO)
Cardinal, b. at Laon ca. 1085, d. at Pisa on 28 Dec. 1134. First a Cistercian at St-Martin-des-Champs in Paris, he later transferred to the Cluniacs (1122)… -
Matthew Cigalas (MATTEO CIGALAS)
Greek writer, d. ca. 1642. Of Italian origin, born on the island of Cyprus. From 1630 he is found as parish priest of St. George in Venice. Here he gave to the… -
Matthew of Acquasparta (MATTEO D'ACQUASPARTA)
Also called, in ancient documents, M. Lombardo. Franciscan theologian, b. around 1240, d. in Rome on 29 Oct. 1302, buried in Aracoeli. He is believed to have… -
Matthew of Bascio (MATTEO DA BASCIO)
B. at Bascio (Carpegna), diocese of Montefeltro, around 1495, d. at Venice on 5 Aug. 1552. He entered the Observant Friars Minor. When he was ordained a priest… -
Matthew of Castro (MATTEO DI CASTRO)
Indian Brahmin, born to Christian parents at Divar, a small island north of Goa, around 1594. Having come to Rome in 1625, he completed his studies there and… -
Matthew of Giovanni (Matthew of Siena) (MATTEO DI GIOVANNI (MATTEO DI SIENA))
Painter, b. perhaps at Borgo Sansepolcro between 1428 and 1433; d. in June 1495. The lack of works securely attributable to his youthful period (the first… -
Matthew of Gubbio (MATTEO DA GUBBIO)
Master of logic and philosophy, of Averroistic tendency, first presumably at Perugia, then (1337-47) at Bologna. Some Quaestiones by him survive in codices… -
Matthew of Kraków (MATTEO DI CRACOVIA)
Theologian and bishop, b. at Cracow around 1335, d. at Pisa on 5 March 1410. At the University of Prague he became magister artium (1367) and doctor of… -
Matthew of Ubba (Edessa) (MATTEO D'UBFA (EDESSA))
Armenian historian of the 12th century, author of a Chronicle or Annals, in which historical events from 952 to 1136 are narrated. M.'s work is of an… -
Matthew, Tobie
English priest, b. at Salisbury on 3 Oct. 1577, d. at Ghent on 13 Oct. 1655. Of an Anglican family (his father was archbishop of York and his mother was a… -
Matthias, Apostle (MATTIA, APOSTOLO)
He took the place of Judas Iscariot. According to Eusebius (Hist. eccl., 1, 12) he was one of the 72 disciples. Acts 1:15-26 relates that Peter proposed to… -
Matthias (Camagni) of Parma (MATTIA (CAMAGNI) DA PARMA)
Capuchin spiritual writer from the province of Bologna, b. in 1599, entered the Order on 1 Nov. 1622, d. at Parma on 24 Apr. 1676. Promoted to preacher, he… -
Matthias of Habsburg, Emperor (MATTIA D'ASBURGO, IMPERATORE)
B. 24 Feb. 1557 in Vienna, d. 20 May 1619. Son of Emperor Maximilian II and Maria of Spain, he was the younger brother of Emperor Rudolf II. Together with his… -
Matthias of Linköping (MATTIA DI LINKÖPING)
Swedish ecclesiastic who lived in the first half of the 14th century. He took part in Magnus Eriksson's crusade in Russia (1348-49), urged on by St. Bridget.… -
Matthias of Salò (MATTIA DI SALO)
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Mattioli, Guglielmo
Musician, b. in Reggio Emilia on 14 Oct. 1859, d. in Bologna on 7 May 1924. Having graduated from the Liceo musicale of Bologna in 1881, he was subsequently a… -
Mattiussi, Guido
Jesuit philosopher and theologian, b. at Vergnacco (Udine) on 14 Apr. 1852, d. at Gorizia on 12 March 1925. Having earned degrees in theology, philosophy and… -
Maumigny, René de
Spiritual master, Jesuit, b. January 20, 1837 at Nevers, d. in Paris on January 11, 1917. Having entered the Order in 1855, he taught mathematics for many… -
Maunoir, Julien, Blessed (MAUNOIR, JULIEN, BEATO)
Jesuit, missionary of Brittany, b. at St-Georges-de-Reintembault on 1 Oct. 1606, d. at Plévin on 28 Jan. 1683. After completing his studies he planned to leave… -
Maupertuis, Pierre-Louis
Philosopher, b. at St-Malo on 17 July 1698, d. at Basel on 27 July 1759. A most prolific writer, he disseminated his Enlightenment syncretism in various… -
Mauri, Angelo
Lawyer and professor, b. in Milan on 21 Dec. 1873, d. there on 17 Nov. 1936. He was active in the young members' Catholic Action with F. Meda and in journalism… -
Maurice, Count of Nassau (MAURIZIO CONTE DI NASSAU)
Prince of Orange (on the death of his brother in 1618), hereditary stadtholder of the provinces of Holland and Zeeland and then of Utrecht, Overijssel and… -
Maurice, Duke and Elector of Saxony (MAURIZIO, DUCA ED ELETTORE DI SASSONIA)
Born at Freiberg on 21 March 1521. He belonged to the ducal (Albertine) branch of the Wettins and succeeded his father, Duke Henry, in 1541. He had already… -
Maurice of Porto (Mauritius de Portu, Hibernus) (MAURIZIO DA PORTO (MAURITIUS DE PORTU, HIBERNICUS))
Philosopher and theologian, in the world M. O'Fihely, b. ca. 1460 in Ireland (uncertain whether at Baltimore or at Clonfert), d. in 1513 at Galway. He studied… -
Maurice of Saint Teresa (MAURIZIO DI SANTA TERESA)
In the world Antonio Baistrocchi, Discalced Carmelite, missionary, b. at Parma on 19 Aug. 1662, d. on 15 May 1726 at Surat (India). Ordained a priest, for some… -
Mauri, Egidio
Dominican theologian and cardinal, b. at Montefiascone on 9 Dec. 1828, d. at Ferrara on 12 March 1896. He became a religious at Viterbo (4 Aug. 1850), where he… -
Maurienne, Diocese of (MAURIENNE, DIOCESI DI)
MAURIENNE, DIOCESI di: v. SAN GIOVANNI di MORIANA (MAURIENNE), DIOCESI di. -
Maurilius of Rouen (Mauritius Rothomagensis) (MAURILIO DI ROUEN (MAURITIUS ROTHOMAGENSIS))
Benedictine archbishop and theologian, b. in the territory of Reims at the beginning of the 11th century, d. at Rouen ca. 1067. A monk of Fécamp (Normandy)… -
Maurilius, Saint (MAURILIO, SANTO)
Born into a noble family in Milan, died ca. 430. Educated in a monastery, he was ordained by St. Ambrose. On his father's death he went to Gaul to St. Martin… -
Maurists (Maurini) (MAURINI (MAURISTI))
This name was given to the Benedictines of the French Congregation of St. Maur, which arose between the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th… -
Mauritania
MAURITANIA: v. AFRICA OCCIDENTALE. -
Mauritius, Diocese of (MAURIZIO, DIOCESI DI)
MAURIZIO, DIOCESI di: v. PORTO LUIGI, DIOCESI di. -
Mauritius, Exuperius, Candidus, Victor, Innocent and Vitalis, Saints, Martyrs (MAURIZIO, ESUPERIO, CANDIDO, VITTORE, INNOCENZO E VITALE, SANTI, MARTIRI)
They are commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on 22 September together with 6,666 companions, all belonging to the Theban Legion. The history of their… -
Maurogordato, Alessandro
Called l'Exaporto, b. 7 Nov. 1641 in Constantinople, d. there 23 Dec. 1709. He pursued his studies first at the school of the patriarchate, then for three… -
Mauro of Leonessa (MAURO DA LEONESSA)
Capuchin missionary and writer, b. at Leonessa (Rieti) on 10 May 1883, d. at Aquila on 1 Jan. 1946. He entered religious life in 1898, took his degree in… -
Mauro, Silvester (MAURO, SILVESTRO)
Philosopher and theologian, b. at Spoleto on 31 Dec. 1619, d. at Rome on 13 Jan. 1687. Having entered the Society of Jesus (1636), he taught humanities and… -
Maurus, Saint (MAURO, SANTO)
Disciple of St. Benedict; born probably at the beginning of the 6th century to a Roman named Equitius, he followed St. Benedict (v.) at a very young age to… -
Maury, Jean-Siffrein
Cardinal, b. at Valréas (Avignon) on 26 June 1746, d. at Rome on 11 May 1817. A member of the Académie de France from 1785, in 1787 he was an adviser to… -
Mausbach, Joseph
Moral theologian and apologist, b. at Wipperfeld on 7 Feb. 1861, d. at Ahrweiler on 31 Jan. 1931. After some years of pastoral ministry in Cologne, from 1892… -
Mausoleum (MAUSOLEO)
Designation of the splendid monument erected at Halicarnassus by Artemisia in memory of her husband Mausolus, lord of Caria (352 B.C.), extended to the most… -
Mausoleum of Saint Constance (COSTANZA, MAUSOLEO DI SANTA)
It was built by Constantina or Constance, daughter of the emperor Constantine, as her mausoleum, when around 337 she settled in the praedium on the Via… -
Maxentius, Roman Emperor (MASSENZIO, IMPERATORE ROMANO)
He reigned from 28 Oct. 306 to 28 Oct. 312. Son of Maximian, when the latter had to abdicate together with Diocletian in 305, he remained a private citizen.… -
Maximian, Archbishop of Ravenna, Saint (MASSIMIANO, ARCIVESCOVO DI RAVENNA, SANTO)
Deacon of the Church of Pola, b. in 498, d. at Ravenna on 21 Feb. 556. From his native Istria he went to the court of Constantinople. On 14 Oct. 546, at Patras… -
Maximian (M. Aurelius Valerius Maximianus), Roman Emperor (MASSIMIANO, IMPERATORE ROMANO)
Born of humble origins in Pannonia, a soldier in one of the periods of the most energetic and fortunate recovery of Roman military prestige under the emperors… -
Maximilian II of Habsburg, Emperor (MASSIMILIANO II D'ASBURGO, IMPERATORE)
Son of Ferdinand I, brother of Charles V, and of Anna Jagiellon, b. in Vienna in 1527. He spent many years of his youth at the court of his uncle, who gave him… -
Maximilian I of Habsburg, King of the Romans and Emperor Elect (MASSIMILIANO I d'Asburgo, re dei Romani ed IMPERATORE eletto)
Born in Vienna on 22 March 1459, > (from A. Neumayer, Dürer, Paris 1883, pl. 28) MAXIMILIAN I OF HABSBURG - Drawing by A. Dürer (1518). Vienna, Albertina. to… -
Maximilian of Habsburg, Archduke of Austria (MASSIMILIANO D'ASBURGO, ARCIDUCA D'AUSTRIA)
M. with the imperial insignia - Mexico, Museum. Duchesne, Faites épiscopaux de l'ancienne Gaule, I, 2nd ed., Paris 1907, pp. 280, 359; H. Leclercq, s. v. in… -
Maximilian of Lorch, Saint, Martyr (MASSIMILIANO DI LORCH, SANTO, MARTIRE)
The Passio of M. is not earlier than the 13th century (BHL, 5811). About St. M. all that is positively known is that around the year 700, in the time of St.… -
Maximilian, Saint, Martyr (MASSIMILIANO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
The name of this martyr was preserved in the ancient martyrologies with variants and uncertainties of identification. In 1680 the authentic acts were published… -
Maximin, Bishop of the Goths (MASSIMINO, VESCOVO DEI GOTTI)
He lived at the end of the 4th century and the beginning of the 5th; of origin, as it seems, Danubian. A personality that could become of notable theological… -
Maximinus, Bishop of Aix, Saint (MASSIMINO, VESCOVO DI AIX, SANTO)
The figure of this Saint is one of the most problematic in Christian Gaul. In the catalogue of the ancient bishops of Aix there appears a Maximus in the 6th… -
Maximinus, Bishop of Trier, Saint (MASSIMINO, VESCOVO DI TREVIRI, SANTO)
Born at Silly (Sigillicum) in Aquitaine, of a noble family, toward the end of the 3rd century, he was set to his studies by Bishop St. Agricius, whom he… -
Maximinus Daia, Roman Emperor (MASSIMINO DAIA, IMPERATORE ROMANO)
Son of a sister of Galerius (v.), born in Illyricum, he was protected by his uncle in his military career and then adopted, taking the names Galerius Valerius… -
Maximinus of Salerno (MASSIMINO DA SALERNO)
Dominican, biographer of St. Catherine of Siena. In 1417, while he was at St. Dominic's in Siena, he wrote at the behest of his prior, Tommaso Caffarini, a… -
Maximinus the Thracian, Roman Emperor (MASSIMINO IL TRACE, IMPERATORE ROMANO)
Bust - Rome, Capitoline Museum. therefore to march on Rome, but at Aquileia he was killed by his own soldiers. Toward Christianity, also in reaction to the… -
Maximum Illud
These are the first words of the apostolic letter of Benedict XV dated 30 Nov. 1918, on the propagation of the faith in the mission territories. It consists of… -
Maximus, Bishop of Jerusalem, Saint (MASSIMO, VESCOVO DI GERUSALEMME, SANTO)
He is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 9 May. During the persecution of Maximinus Daia he was condemned to the mines after having had his right eye… -
Maximus, Bishop of Riez, Saint (MASSIMO, VESCOVO DI RIEZ, SANTO)
Born at Décomer in Provence toward the end of the 4th century; piously educated by his parents, he soon distinguished himself in the virtues. He entered the… -
Maximus, Bishop of Saragossa (MASSIMO, VESCOVO DI SARAGOZZA)
Chronicler, who lived between 592 and 619. Together with the Biclarensis he attended the Synods of Barcelona (599) and of Egara (614). According to St. Isidore… -
Maximus, Cemetery of (MASSIMO, CIMITERO DI)
On the Via Salaria Nuova (present entrance on the Via Simeto). It is mentioned for the first time in the Depositio Martyrum on the sixth idus Iulias (10 July)… -
Maximus Crisoberga (MASSIMO CRISOBERGA)
Greek, b. at Constantinople (14th century), man of letters, in the service of the emperor Manuel II, disciple of Demetrius Cydones, whose Greek translation of… -
Maximus III Mazlom (MASSIMO III MAZLOM)
Melkite Catholic Patriarch of Antioch from 1833 to 1855. Born in Aleppo in Nov. 1779, died in Alexandria on 11 July 1866. Ordained a priest in 1806… -
Maximus (Magnus Maximus), Roman Emperor (MASSIMO (MAGNUS MAXIMUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
Born of a humble Spanish family, he enlisted in the army and was appointed by Gratian to the command of the troops in Britain. There in 383 he was acclaimed… -
Maximus of Turin, Saint (MASSIMO DI TORINO, SANTO)
Father of the Church; the first bishop of Turin whose name is known. I. LIFE. - There is only scant and uncertain information about this great bishop of Turin… -
Maximus, Patriarch of Antioch (MASSIMO, PATRIARCA DI ANTIOCHIA)
Already a deacon of the Church of Antioch and zealous for orthodox doctrine, he broke communion with the patriarch John because the latter showed himself… -
Maximus, Saint, Martyr (MASSIMO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
MASSIMO, santo, martire: v. TIBURIZIO, VALERIANO e MASSIMO, saints, martyrs. -
Maximus, Saint, Martyr (MASSIMO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
A soldier at Antioch with Juventinus, he was martyred with him at the beginning of 363 by order of the emperor Julian, whose apostasy and harsh struggle waged… -
Maximus the Confessor, Saint (MASSIMO IL CONFESSORE, SANTO)
Born in Constantinople in 580, died in exile on 13 Aug. 662. He is also called Maximus of Chrysopolis, from the place where he became a monk. The title of… -
Maximus the Cynic (MASSIMO)
Cynic philosopher of the 4th century. Born in Alexandria to a humble family, he embraced Christianity from a young age and made a profession of being a… -
Maximus the Greek (MASSIMO IL GRECO)
Born around 1470 in Arta in Epirus, into the "Orthodox" Trivolis family; died near Moscow in 1556. He lived in the circles of the Florentine and Po Valley… -
Maxwell, James Clerk (MAXWELL, JAMES CLARK)
Scientist, b. in Edinburgh on 13 June 1831, d. in Cambridge on 5 Nov. 1879. He completed his studies in physics at the local University and at Trinity College… -
Maya, Religion of the (MAYA, RELIGIONE DEI)
At the time of the Spanish conquest, the M. occupied southern Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. Their civilization, one of the oldest and most splendid of… -
Mayer, Adam
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Mayer, Julius Robert
Born in Heilbronn (Germany) on 25 Nov. 1814, died there on 20 March 1878. In 1840 he embarked as a ship's doctor in the service of Holland. In Java, meditating… -
Mayeuc (Mahieuc, Mahyeuc), Yves
Dominican bishop of Rennes, b. at Plouvorn (Finistère, in Brittany) in 1462, d. at Bruz (near Rennes) on 20 Sept. 1541. He took the religious habit in the… -
May, Month of (MAGGIO, MESE DI)
Practice of particular devotions in honor of the B. V. Mary on every day of the month of May consecrated to her. Already in the Middle Ages in Mantua and in… -
Maynas, Diocese of (MAYNAS, DIOCESI DI)
MAYNAS, DIOCESI di: v. CHACHAPOYAS, DIOCESI di. -
Maynooth
The Irish College of St. Patrick (St. Patrick's College) of M. (County Kildare) was founded in 1795 as a direct result of the historical circumstances of the… -
Mayor (SINDACO)
In Italian public law the mayor is the head of the local administration, both autonomous and governmental, given that he holds the dual capacity of head of the… -
Mayr, Beda
Benedictine theologian, b. at Daiting (Bavaria) on 15 Jan. 1742, d. at Donauwörth on 4 Apr. 1794. Professor, librarian and prior of his monastery of… -
Mazara del Vallo, Diocese of (MAZARA DEL VALLO, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the province of Trapani, in Sicily. It has an area of 1905.10 sq km; population 252,800, all Catholics; 50 parishes, served by 197 diocesan… -
Mazarin, Jules (MAZZARINO, GIULIO)
Cardinal, first minister of France, b. at Pescina (L'Aquila) on 14 July 1602, d. at Paris on 9 March 1661. His father, Pietro, of a good family of Palermo… -
Mazdeism (MAZDEISMO)
MAZDEISMO: v. PERSIANI, RELIGIONE dei. -
Mazenod, Charles-Joseph-Eugène de
Founder of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, b. at Aix-en-Provence on 1 Aug. 1782 into a noble family, d. at Marseille on 21 May 1861. Although he was an only… -
Mazio, Raffaele
Born in Rome on 24 Oct. 1765, died there on 4 Feb. 1832. From his earliest studies he showed choice gifts of intellect and singular expertise in the Latin… -
Mazza, Nicola
Founder of pious institutes in Verona, born there on 10 March 1790 and died on 2 August 1865. From the earliest years of his priesthood (1814) he showed his… -
Mazzarello, Maria Domenica, Saint (MAZZARELLO, MARIA DOMENICA, SANTA)
MAZZARELLO, MARIA DOMENICA, santa: v. MARIA DOMENICA MAZZARELLO. -
Mazzella, Camillo
Jesuit, theologian and cardinal, b. at Vitulano (Benevento) on 10 Feb. 1833, d. at Rome on 26 May 1900. He studied at the Seminary of Benevento, directed by… -
Mazzella, Orazio
Theologian, archbishop, b. at Vitulano (Benevento) on 30 May 1860, d. at Benevento on 30 July 1939. Ordained priest on 22 Sept. 1883, he taught philosophy… -
Mazzieri Pontifici
The m. p. (mazzerii Papae, servientes armorum) belong to the subordinate personnel of the papal household and are so called from the silver mace they carry… -
Mazzinghi, Angelo Agostino, Blessed (MAZZINGHI, ANGELO AGOSTINO, BEATO)
Carmelite, b. in Florence ca. 1380, d. September 17, 1438. Of a noble family, he entered the Carmelite Order in 1413 in the Convent of the Selve near Florence… -
Mazzini, Giuseppe
I. VITA. - Born in Genoa on 22 June 1805, died in Pisa on 10 March 1872, son of Giacomo, professor of medical pathology at the University of Genoa, and of… -
Mazzocchi, Alessio Simmaco
A most learned biblical scholar, philologist and archaeologist, b. at S. Maria di Capua on 22 Oct. 1684, d. at Naples on 12 Sept. 1771. A canon theologian at… -
Mazzocchi, Domenico and Virgilio (MAZZOCCHI, DOMENICO E VIRGILIO)
DOMENICO. - Priest and musician, b. at Civita Castellana on 8 Nov. 1592, d. at Rome on 20 Jan. 1665. Having earned a degree in philosophy and in utroque iure… -
Mazzocchi, Lorenzo
Servite, theologian, b. at Castelfranco Veneto in 1490, d. there on 8 Sept. 1560. A doctor of the Sorbonne, apostolic penitentiary, he fought the errors of… -
Mazzola Bedoli, Girolamo
Painter, b. at Moile (today S. Lazzaro), in the province of Parma, around 1500, and d. there in 1569. From his earliest youth he had contacts with… -
Mazzolini, Silvestro (Prierias)
Dominican theologian, b. at Priero (Cuneo) in 1456, d. at Rome in 1527. He became a religious at Genoa in 1471 and studied at Bologna, where he received his… -
Mazzolino, Lodovico
Painter, b. in Ferrara ca. 1480, d. there between 27 Sept. 1528 and 22 Dec. 1530. He was chiefly influenced by L. Costa, but in his chromatic preferences he… -
Mazzoni, Guido
Sculptor, b. in Modena around 1450 and d. there on 13 Sept. 1518. He was called il Paganino, from the name of an uncle, and Modanino, from his native city. He… -
Mazzucconi, Giovanni
Missionary in Melanesia and Micronesia, b. at Rancio (Lecco) in 1826, killed by savages on the island of Woodlark in 1855. A priest in 1850, he was one of the… -
Mazzuchelli, Giammaria
Brescian patrician, scholar and bibliophile, b. 28 Oct. 1707, d. 19 Nov. 1765 (not 1768, as is sometimes written). Author of praised monographs on Archimedes… -
Māʾēl (MĂŠĂL)
MĀʾĒL. - Term used 39 times in the Bible, with the original meaning of "comparison" (cf. Assyrian and other Semitic languages: D. Buzy [v. bibl.], p. 60 ff.).…