Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

MEMORY A faculty of the mind, which presents to us ideas or notions of things that are past, accompanied with a persuasion that the things themselves were formerly real and present. When we remember with little or no effort it is called remembrance simply, or memory, and sometimes passive memory. When we endeavour to remember … Continue reading “Memory”

MEMORIES, PAINFUL Gen 41:9; Deu 9:7; Psa 51:3; Psa 137:1; Mar 14:72; Luk 16:25; 1Co 15:9 –SEE Remorse, GUILT Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible

Memoriam, In (Latin: in memory of) Inscription found in the catacombs. The term memoria came to mean memorial, monument, altar, or church, erected in remembrance of the departed; also called confession. Pope Saint Anacletus built a memoria over the tomb of the Apostle Peter. It is not exclusively of Catholic use, but to the Catholic … Continue reading “Memoriam, In”

Memorial, Memory me-mori-al, memo-ri (, ‘azkarah, , zekher, , zekher, , zikkaron; , mnemosunon): Memorial as the translation of ‘azkarah is a sacrificial term, that which brings the offerer into remembrance before God, or brings God into favorable remembrance with the offerer; it is used of the burning of a portion of the meal offering, … Continue reading “Memorial, Memory”

memorial brasses Deeply incised sheets of a hard alloy of brass, called latten, used on account of their durability, as memorial slabs over graves in churches; or let into the wall of churches as memorials, from about the 13th to the 18th century , in England and on the Continent. They were usually engraved with … Continue reading “Memorial Brasses”

Memorial is the name (1) of a prayer of oblation; the prayer in the order of the communion beginning O Lord and heavenly Father, which follows the communion of the faithful. (2) The tomb of a martyr, or a church dedicated to his memory. (3) The commemoration of a concurrent lesser festival by the use … Continue reading “Memorial”

memoria Shrine or reliquary containing relics of some martyr or martyrs; also a church or chapel built in memory of a martyr or confessor, often over his tomb, and usually containing his relics. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Memmius, Quintus ( ), one of’ the Roman ambassadors sent to the Jews by Lysias (2. Macc. 11:34) about BC. 163-2. SEE MANLIUS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Memmius, Quintus MEMMIUS, QUINTUS.Named along with Manius (wh. see) as a Roman legate (2Ma 11:34). Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Memmius, Quintus memi-us, … Continue reading “Memmius, Quintus”

Memmi, Simone (called also Martini), an eminent Italian painter, was born at Siena in 1285, and was probably a pupil of Giotto. He was invited by the pope to Avignon to do some work for him. His great picture in St. Peter’s has perished, but there are several of his works in the churches at … Continue reading “Memmi, Simone”

Memmi, Simon an eminent Siennese painter, was born in 1285. Vasari says he was a pupil of Giotto; Lanzi, however, claims him as a scholar of the Siennese maestro Mino. He was a close imitator of the style of Giotto, whom he accompanied to Rome. After his master’s death he painted a Virgin in the … Continue reading “Memmi, Simon”