Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Michael Glycas a noted ecclesiastical historian of the Greek Church of the 12th century (some place him as late as the 15th), was a native of Sicily, and flourished about A.D. 1120. His most important production, the Annales Quadripartiti, is a work not only historical, but also philosophical and theological. Part I describes the creation … Continue reading “Michael Glycas”

Michael Faraday Sandemanian physicist. Born on 22 September 1791 at Newington Butts, England; died on 25 August 1867 at Hampton Court. Preeminent in the science of electricity due to his important experiments and discoveries. The farad, the electromagnetic unit of electric capacity, was named in his honor. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Michael de Sanctis, Saint (DE LOS SANTOS). Born at, Vich in Catalonia, 29 September, 1591; died at Valladolid, 10 April, 1625. At the age of twelve years he came to Barcelona, and asked to be received into the monastery of the Trinitarians, in which order, after a three years’ novitiate, he took vows in the … Continue reading “Michael de Sanctis, Saint”

Michael Cerularius a noted Eastern ecclesiastic, flourished as patriarch of Constantinople near the middle of the 11th century. He gained great notoriety mainly by his violent attacks upon the Latin Church. He caused so much scandal that pope Leo IX sent cardinals Humbert and Frederick, with Peter, archbishop of Amalfi, to Constantinople in order to … Continue reading “Michael Cerularius”

Michael C#230;rularius (Keroulários). Patriarch of Constantinople (1043-58), author of the second and final schism of the Byzantine Church, date of birth unknown; d. 1058. After the reconciliation following the schism of Photius (d. 801), there remained at Constantinople an anti-Latin party that gloried in the work of that patriarch, honoured him as the great defender … Continue reading “Michael C#230;rularius”

Michael Bradacius the first Moravian bishop, flourished originally as a Hussite priest at Zamberg, in the eastern part of Bohemia, about the middle of the 15th century. In 1467, when the Moravian Brethren (q.v.) separated from the National Church, and instituted a ministry of their own, Michael, who had in the mean time joined the … Continue reading “Michael Bradacius”

Michael Balsamon a noted Eastern ecclesiastic flourished in the latter half of the 15th century. He is supposed to have been a native of Constantinople, where he always lived. He was one of the Greek deputies sent in 1438 to the Council of Florence, discovered the secret intrigues of the Latins, and prognosticated the ultimate … Continue reading “Michael Balsamon”

Michael Apostolius an eminent Greek scholar, who contributed largely to the revival of learning in Italy, flourished in the 15th century. He was an intimate friend of Gemistus Pletho, and an adherent of the Platonic philosophy, two circumstances which, together with his own merits, caused him to be well received by cardinal Bessarion in Italy, … Continue reading “Michael Apostolius”

Michael Angelo Buonar(r)ot(t)I an Italian artist, who, in an age when Christian art had reached its zenith, stood unrivalled as a painter, sculptor, poet, and architect, was born March 6, 1474, at the Castle of Caprese in Tuscany. He was of noble origin, having descended on his mother’s side from the ancient family of Canossa, … Continue reading “Michael Angelo Buonar(r)ot(t)I”

Michael Anchilus another distinguished Eastern ecclesiastic, patriarch of Constantinople from 1167 to 1185, was a decided opponent to the attempt at union of the Eastern and Western churches. He was also noted as an eminent disciple of Aristotelian philosophy. His extant works are five synodal decrees, published in Greek and Latin in .the Jus Gr. … Continue reading “Michael Anchilus”