Miami Indians An important tribe of Algonquian stock formerly claiming prior dominion over the whole of what is now Indiana and western Ohio, including the territories drained by the Wabash, St. Joseph, Maumee, and Miami rivers. They were closely connected, both linguistically and politically, with their western neighbours, the Illinois, the two tribe-groups speaking dialects … Continue reading “Miami Indians”
Miami, Florida, archdiocese of
Miami, Florida, archdiocese of Founded as the diocese of Miami on 25 May 1958. Elevated to an archdiocese on 2 March 1968. Suffragen dioceses include Orlando, Florida Palm Beach, Florida Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida Saint Augustine, Florida Saint Petersburg, Florida Venice, Florida See also Catholic-Hierarchy.Org archdiocese of Miami patron saints index New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New Catholic … Continue reading “Miami, Florida, archdiocese of”
Miall, Edward
Miall, Edward an English Independent minister and journalist, was born at Portsmouth in 1809. He was educated at the Dissenters’ College at Wymondley, Herts, and served for three years an Independent congregation at Ware, and afterwards one at Leicester. In 1841 he went to London, and established the Nonconformist, a paper in the interests of … Continue reading “Miall, Edward”
Miako
Miako one of the largest cities of Japan, was, until the recent abolishment of the ecclesiastical emperor, the seat of the mikado, or spiritual prince. The city, containing nearly one million of inhabitants, is situated in the south-west of the island of Nipon, in the midst of an extensive plain, and about thirty miles from … Continue reading “Miako”
M.I.
M.I. = Order of the Ministers of the Sick; Camillians Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
M.H.S.H.
M.H.S.H. = Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Mgr.
Mgr. = Monseigneur, Monsignore (Monsignor, literally, My Lord) Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
M.F.V.A.
M.F.V.A. = Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
M.F.I.C.
M.F.I.C. = Missionary Franciscan of the Immaculate Conception Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Mezzofanti, Joseph Caspar
Mezzofanti, Joseph Caspar a Roman Catholic prelate, celebrated as the greatest linguist the world has ever seen, was born at Bologna September 17, 1774. His father, Francis Mezzofanti, was a carpenter; and he himself, being destined for the same humble career, was placed at one of the free schools of the Oratory in his native … Continue reading “Mezzofanti, Joseph Caspar”