Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

MYRA A town of Lycia, where Paul embarked for Rome, on board a ship of Alexandria, Mal 27:5 . Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Myra (, a neut. plur.; often written , as in B) Myra was a city of Lycia (Act 27:5), situated on a hill 2 miles from the sea (Strabo, XIV. … Continue reading “Myra”

Mynster, Jacob Peder a Danish theologian, was born at Copenhagen November 8, 1775. He was educated at the university of his native city, was employed: some time in teaching, and became in 1801 pastor in Seeland. In 1811 he was appointed assistant minister of the principal church of Copenhagen, in 1828 preacher to the court … Continue reading “Mynster, Jacob Peder”

Mynicens (Lat. mynecena, fern. of munuc; allied to moniales) is the name of a class of English monastics who flourished in 1009 and 1017, and were probably Benedictines. They differed from nuns in being of younger age, and under a rule more strict. See Walcott, Sacred Archceology, s.v.; Lea, Sacerdotal Celibacy, page 179, note. Fuente: … Continue reading “Mynicens”

Myndus A titular see of Caria, suffragan of Stauropolis. This city, known through its coins and the quite frequent mention made of it by ancient historians and geographers, was inhabited by a Greek colony from Troezen. It was situated on the coast of Caria, lying a little northwest of Halicarnassus on the most northerly of … Continue reading “Myndus”

Mynchery is the Saxon name for a nunnery, nuns being called mynche. SEE MYNICENS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Mylne, Robert an English architect, was born in 1734 at Edinburgh. His father was of the same profession. While he was studying at Rome he gained the chief architectural prize at the Academy of St. Luke. Of that academy, and of the academies of Florence and Bologna, he was chosen a member. Blackfriars’ Bridge, which … Continue reading “Mylne, Robert”

Mylius, Georg (1) a noted German Lutheran divine, was born at Augsburg in 1548; studied at the universities of Strasburg, Marburg, and Tubingen, and in 1571 became pastor at Augsburg, and later was made superintendent and rector of the evangelical college. In 1584 his opposition to the Gregorian calendar made him very unpopular, and he … Continue reading “Mylius, Georg (2)”

Mylius, Ernst Friedlich a German theologian, was born at Liihe June 10, 1710. He was educated by his uncle Mushard, afterwards at the gymnasium at Bremen, and it the university at Helmstadt, and finished his education in 1734 at Jena. He was appointed in 1738 minister at the ” Johannes Kirche” at Verden, with which … Continue reading “Mylius, Ernst Friedlich”

Mylitta (perhaps = , Genitrix, “who causes to bear”), a name which, according to Herodotus (1:131), was given by the Assyrians to the goddess Aphrodite as the generative principle in nature. “She was apparently worshipped among the Babylonians, who gradually spread her worship through Assyria and Persia. She was originally, like almost every other mythological … Continue reading “Mylitta”

Myles O’Reilly Catholic soldier and publicist. Born in Balbriggan, Ireland in 1825; died in Dublin, Ireland in 1880. He was commissioned a captain in the Louth Rifles in 1854, and when the Roman crisis arose he offered his services to Pope Pius IX against Garibaldi. Raising an Irish brigade he fought heroically in every battle … Continue reading “Myles O’Reilly”