Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Mendez, Gonzalez Juan a Roman Catholic prelate of note, flourished in the latter half of the 16th century. He was an Augustinian friar of the province of Castile, when he was chosen by the king of Spain to become ambassador to the emperor of China in 1584. In 1593 he was made bishop of Lipari, … Continue reading “Mendez, Gonzalez Juan”

Mendez, Alphonso a noted missionary of the Roman Catholic Church, flourished in Abyssinia in the early part of the 17th century. He was a Portuguese by birth, but we know little of his personal history disconnected from his labors in the East. He belonged to the Society of Jesus, and was created patriarch of the … Continue reading “Mendez, Alphonso”

Mendes de Silva, Joatilde;o Better known as Amadeus of Portugal, b. 1420, d. at Milan, 1482, began his religious life in the Hieronnymite monastery of Notre-Dame de Guadalupe (Spain), where he spent about ten years. Desirous of joining the Franciscans, he went to Italy, where after some delay he was received into the order and, … Continue reading “Mendes de Silva, Joatilde;o”

Mendeniall, James William, D.D a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Centreville, Ohio, November 8, 1844. Graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1864, he joined the Cincinnati Conference. With the exception of two years spent as president of the Fremont Collegiate Institute at Sidney, Iowa, he was in the pastorate until 1888, when he was … Continue reading “Mendeniall, James William, D.D”

Mendelssohn, Moses (also’ called RAMBAN [8], from the initials of 8 , R. Moses ben-Menachem Mendel, and MOSES DESSAU), whom Mirabeau describes as un homme jete par la nature au sien d’une horde avilie, ne sans espece de fortune, avec un temperament faible et mdme infirme, un caractere timide, une douceur peutetre excessive, enchaine toute … Continue reading “Mendelssohn, Moses”

Mendelssohn, Bartholdy-Felix the first musical composer of-eminence who, since Bach and Handel bequeathed to the world their sacred harmonies, devoted his best efforts and great talents chiefly to sacred music. Felix was the grandson of Moses Mendelssohn, the philosopher; his father was the eminent Jewish banker, Abraham Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, who embraced the Christian religion and became … Continue reading “Mendelssohn, Bartholdy-Felix”

Mendelsohn, Moses (1729-1786) A German Jewish popular philosopher, holding an admired position in German literature. He was the first to advocate the social emancipation of the Jews, to plead in Germany for the separation of the Church and the State and for freedom of belief and conscience. He is philosrohically best known for his adduced … Continue reading “Mendelsohn, Moses”

Mendel’s Law A law of heredity which is the basic law of genetics. It was advanced by Gregor Johann Mendel , a Catholic priest, Abbot of Brnn, Moravia, as a result of his experiments with the behavior of plants under hybridization. He experimented particularly with garden peas. By tracing two opposed characters through a series … Continue reading “Mendel’s Law”

Mendel, Mendelism Gregor Johann Mendel (the first name was taken on entrance to his order), b. 22 July, 1822, at Heinzendorf near Odrau, in Austrian Silesia; d. 6 January 1884, at the Augustinian Abbey of St. Thomas, Brunn. His father was a small peasant-farmer, and the pecuniary resources of the family were very meagre, as … Continue reading “Mendel, Mendelism”

Mendel Medal An award, given annually by the Augustinian College of Saint Thomas of Villanova, Villanova, Pennsylvania, to honor the memory of Gregor Mendel , the Augustinian friar and Abbot of the Monastery of Saint Thomas the Apostle, in Brnn, Moravia, the discoverer and first exponent of the principles of heredity known now as the … Continue reading “Mendel Medal”