Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Michah (Heb. as in MICAIAH), a son of Uzziel and a Kohathite priest (1Ch 24:24-25); elsewhere (1Ch 23:20) more correctly Anglicized MICAH SEE MICAH (q.v.). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Michah mka. See MICAH. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Michah [Mi’chah] See MICAH, No. 5. Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary Michah Mi’chah. (who … Continue reading “Michah”

Michaelmas Day Feast of Saint Michael , 29 September . It is one of the quarterly rent days of the English business year. Michaelmas term is one of the four terms of the courts in England , from 12 October to 21 December . Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Michaelmas a day which, according to the Church of Rome, was set apart to express her thankfulness to God for the many benefits she had received by the ministry of holy angels; and called Michaelmas because St. Michael is alluded to in Scripture as an angel of great power and dignity, and as presiding and … Continue reading “Michaelmas”

Michaelius, Jonas a Reformed (Dutch) minister, the first minister of the Reformed Church in America, was born in 1577; was educated at Leyden University; settled in Holland in 1612-16, in St. Salvador in 162425, in Guinea in 1626-27, and then migrated to this country, and arrived at Manhattan (now New York) in 1628. He organized … Continue reading “Michaelius, Jonas”

Michaelis, Sebastien a French Dominican, was born in 1543, at Saint-Zacharie, Provence. He introduced reforms into many houses of his order, for which, with the consent of the court of Rome, he raised a particular congregation. Michaelis was the first vicar-general of this body, and, after having refused in 1579 the bishopric of Frejus, became … Continue reading “Michaelis, Sebastien”

Michaelensi, Jean a Swiss theologian of the 12th century, the date of whose birth and death are unknown, figured as a bishop of Lausanne in 1166. We know so little of his life that we cannot say whether this same Michaelensi was the one that assisted at the Council of Troyes in 1128, and who … Continue reading “Michaelensi, Jean”

Michael VIII surnamed PALAEOLOGUS ( ), emperor of Nicaea, and afterwards of Constantinople, from A.D. 1260 to 1282, the restorer of the Greek empire, and the laborer for the unity of the Church, was born of noble parentage in 1234. At an early age he rose to eminence, which he owed more to his uncommon … Continue reading “Michael VIII”

Michael the Archangel, Saint (Hebrew “Who is like God?”). St. Michael is one of the principal angels; his name was the war-cry of the good angels in the battle fought in heaven against the enemy and his followers. Four times his name is recorded in Scripture: (1) Daniel 10:13 sqq., Gabriel says to Daniel, when … Continue reading “Michael the Archangel, Saint”

Michael the Archangel (Herew: who is like God?) Archangel , one of the three angels mentioned by name in Holy Scripture (Daniel 10 and 12; Jude; Apocalypse 12). In this last text, the sin of the bad angels is pictured as an uprising against God, in which the faithful angels , with Michael at their … Continue reading “Michael the Archangel”

Michael, St., and all Angels, Feast of This festival of the Latin and Greek churches, commemorating the ministry of the holy angels to the heirs of salvation, originated in some provincial festivals which were introduced between the 3d and 5th centuries, and which were then combined into one common celebration on the 29th of September … Continue reading “Michael, St., and all Angels, Feast of”