Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Mosellanus, Peter an eminent German scholar of the time of the Reformation, was born in the little village of Proteg, on the Moselle in 1493. His family name was Schade, but after the literary fashion of the age he changed it to Mosedlanus. His parents were honest and pious, and in easy circumstances. He was … Continue reading “Mosellanus, Peter”

Moscow, Metropolitan See Of was established by St. Peter, the 25th metropolitan of Russia, in 1320. As early as 891 a metropolitan had been appointed to that country, and until 1240 their episcopal centre was at Kief. But the terrible invasion of the Tartars, which burst over the country at the beginning of the 13th … Continue reading “Moscow, Metropolitan See Of”

Moscow, Council Of (Concilium Moscoviense). Several of these were held in the interests of the Russian Church from time to time, ever since the establishment of the metropolitan see of Moscow in l1320. (See below.) Of these councils, the most important are the following: I. Held about 1500, and presided over by the metropolitan Simon, … Continue reading “Moscow, Council Of”

Moscow (Russian Moskva). The ancient capital of Russia and the chief city of the government (province) of Moscow, situated in almost the centre of European Russia. It lies on both sides of the River Moskva, from which it derives its name; another small stream called the Yauza, flows through the eastern part of the city. … Continue reading “Moscow”

Moscorovius, Hieronymus a Polish Unitarian writer of note, flourished towards the close of the 16th or about the opening of the 17th century. He was a nobleman and a lay worker in the Church. He is supposed to have died about 1625. He is distinguished especially as the joint author (with Valentine Schmalz, a Socinian … Continue reading “Moscorovius, Hieronymus”

Moschus, Johannes (ho tou Moschou, son of Moschus) A monk and ascetical writer, b. about 550 probably at Damascus; d. at Rome, 619. He was surnamed The Abstemious (ho eukratas). He lived successively with the monks at the monastery of St. Theodosius (now Deir Dosi) in Jerusalem, among the hermits in the Jordan valley, and … Continue reading “Moschus, Johannes”

Moschus (), or, as Photius calls him, Josanes, the sona of Maloschus, surnamed , or, what appears to be a corruption rather than translation of that epithet, Eviratus, was born about 550, and was at first a monk in the monastery of St. Theodosius of Jerusalem. He afterwards lived among the anchorites in the desert … Continue reading “Moschus”

Moscholatry SEE CALF-WORSHIP. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Moschi is the name given to an ancient people of Asia, south of the Caucasus, whose territory at the time of Augustus was divided between Colchis, Tiberia, and Armenia, and from whom a mountain range, extending from the Caucasus to the-Antitaurus, received the name of the Moschi Mountains. Their name, in the early classical writers, … Continue reading “Moschi”

Mosche, Gabriel Christian Benjamin a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born at Grossen-Erich, in the principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, March 28, 1723. He studied at Jena, and for some time assisted his father in the ministry. In 1748 he was preacher at Erfurt, and lecturer at the university, in 1759 superintendent at Arnstadt. in 1773 preacher … Continue reading “Mosche, Gabriel Christian Benjamin”