Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Mount Calvary, Congregations of I. DAUGHTERS OF MOUNT CALVARY Founded in 1619 by Virginia Centurione (d. 1651), daughter of the Doge of Genoa and wife of Gasparo Grimaldi Bracelli (d. 1625), who during a time of famine gathered a number of abandoned children into a home, which she called Santa Maria del Refugio dei Tribolati … Continue reading “Mount Calvary, Congregations of”

Mount Calvary See Calvary–Gethsemane–and Golgotha. Fuente: The Poor Mans Concordance and Dictionary to the Sacred Scriptures

Mount Athos A small peninsula of Greece in the AEgean Sea, famous for its monasteries . It is thought that this was a favorite abode of hermits as early as the 4th or 5th century. Organized societies of monks were there in the 9th century, and in the 10th the 58 communities were loosely united … Continue reading “Mount Athos”

Mount Angel College and Seminary Saint Benedict, Oregon. Founded 1887. Conducted by the Benedictine Fathers; Preparatory school; college of arts and sciences; graduate school. See also the school web site . Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Mount Amana A mountain beyond Jordan, in the tribe of Manasseh. It was situated near Cilicia, and which divided it from Syria. Some suppose that the river Abana, which is at the foot of it, took its name from it. (See 2Ki 5:12.) In the Ketib it is written Abana, but in the Keri it … Continue reading “Mount Amana”

Mount Amalek So called from Am, people–Lacac, to lick up, or take away. It is probable that this mountain took its name from Amalek, the grandson of Esau. (See Gen 36:12.) It was situated in Arabia Petraea, between the Dead Sea and the ‘Red Sea, or more properly speaking, between Havilah and Shur. (1Sa 15:7) … Continue reading “Mount Amalek”

Mount (And Forms) Deu 1:6 (c) This may be taken as a picture of the Christian who stays all the time around Calvary, or the story of his conversion, and makes no progress in the Christian life. He is occupied only with the death of CHRIST, and does not see the value nor the power … Continue reading “Mount (And Forms)”

Mount (Isa 29:3; Jer 6:6, etc.). SEE SIEGE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Mount Palestine is a hilly country (Deut. 3:25; 11:11; Ezek. 34:13). West of Jordan the mountains stretch from Lebanon far down into Galilee, terminating in Carmel. The isolated peak of Tabor rises from the elevated plain of Esdraelon, which, … Continue reading “Mount”

Mound (Lat. mundus) is a term in heraldry, designating a globe surmounted with a cross (generally) pattee. As a device, it is said to have been used by the emperor Justinian, and to have been intended to represent the ascendency of Christianity over the world. The royal crown of England is surmounted by a mound, … Continue reading “Mound”

Mouml;hler, Johann Adam Theologian, b. at Igersheim (Würtemberg), 6 April, 1796; d. at Munich, 12 April, 1838. The gifted youth first studied in the gymnasium at Mergentheim, and then attended the lyceum at Ellwangen, where he applied himself primarily to philosophical studies. In 1815 he turned to the study of theology, and, after leaving the … Continue reading “Mouml;hler, Johann Adam”