Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Monteth (or Monteith, or even Montieth), Robert a Scotch priest, who was chaplain of cardinal de Retz and a canon of Notre Dame, flourished near the middle of the 17th century. He wrote mainly works on secular history. See Allibone, Dict. of British and American Authors, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Montet, Joseph a French Protestant theologian, was born at Milhau, Aveyron, in 1790. He studied at Lausanne and Geneva, and was made a licentiate. of theology at the latter place, on presenting Disputatio Theolog. de Authentia Librorumn Novi Testamenti, in 1813. In 1814 he was called as pastor to Realmont, Tarn; in 1825 he was … Continue reading “Montet, Joseph”

Montesquieu-Fezensac, De, Francois Xavier Marc Antoine, abbe a French ecclesiastic, was born near Auch in 1757. He was a deputy from the clergy of Paris to the States-General in 1789, and was twice elected president of the National Assembly. During the Reign of Terror he took refuge in England, but after the second Restoration returned … Continue reading “Montesquieu-Fezensac, De, Francois Xavier Marc Antoine, abbe”

Montesquieu, Charles De Secondat, Baron de la Brede et de one of the most noted moralists of the world, and a celebrated French writer, was born January 18, 1689, at the Chateau de la Brede in the immediate neighborhood of Bordeaux. He was descended from a noble and otherwise distinguished family of the province of … Continue reading “Montesquieu, Charles De Secondat, Baron de la Brede et de”

Montesquieu, Charles De Secondat (1689-1755) French historian and writer in the field of politics. His Lettres persanes, thinly disguise trenchant criticism of the decadence of French society through the letters of two Persian visitors. His masterpiece, L’Esprit des Lois, gives a political and social philosophy in pointing the relation between the laws and the constitution … Continue reading “Montesquieu, Charles De Secondat”

Montesqieu, Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de French writer and publicist, b. in the Château de la Brède near Bordeaux, 18 January, 1689; d. at Paris, 10 February, 1755. His family was of noble rank; his grandfather, President of the Bordeaux Parliament, his father, a member of the royal bodyguard, and his mother, Marie de Penel, … Continue reading “Montesqieu, Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de”

Montespan, Francoise Athenais, Marquise de one of the mistresses of Louis XIV. noted for her profligacy and vices, deserves a place here because of the influence she exerted on the fate of the religion of France. She was born in 1641, married to the marquis de Montespan in 1663, but, supplanting the duchess de la … Continue reading “Montespan, Francoise Athenais, Marquise de”

Montesinos, Luis de Spanish theologian, date and place of birth unknown; d. 7 Oct., 1621. He entered the Dominican Order and studied philosophy and theology in the Spanish universities where he gained a reputation for sound scholarship and solid piety that made him illustrious among the savants of his time. Beginning his career as professor … Continue reading “Montesinos, Luis de”

Montesino, Antonio A Spanish missionary, date of birth unknown; died in the West Indies, 1545. Of his early life little is known. He entered the Order of St. Dominic and made his religious profession in the convent of St. Stephen, Salamanca, where in all probability he studied. He was noted for his exemplary piety, his … Continue reading “Montesino, Antonio”

Montesilo, Anthony a noted Spanish Dominican, flourished in the 16th century. He entered the order at Salamanca, and died as a martyr in the West Indies in 1645. His only work is, Informatio juridica in Judaeorum defensionem. See Echard, Biblioth. Proedicatorumn (Par. 1719-21, 2 volumes, fol.), 2:123. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature