Mary, Little Company of A religious order of sisters founded by Mother Mary Potter in Nottingham, England , 1877, for the gratuitous nursing of the sick poor. The order has 27 houses, including hospitals, convalescent homes, a sanitorium, a refuge for delinquent girls, and a poor house, in Italy, England , Ireland, Scotland, Malta, Australia, … Continue reading “Mary, Little Company of”
Mary, Little Brothers of
Mary, Little Brothers of Generally known as Marist School Brothers. This religious teaching institute is modern in its origin, having been founded in 1817, in France, by the Venerable Benedict Marcellin Champagnat. This zealous priest, especially attracted to the care of the children of the people, worked zealously for their primary education. Besides the rules … Continue reading “Mary, Little Brothers of”
Mary Hardey
Mary Hardey Religious of the Sacred Heart; born Piscataway, Maryland, 1806; died Paris, France , 1886. She established all the convents (30) of her order up to the year 1883 in eastern United States, Canada , and Cuba. In 1871, she was appointed assistant to her mother-general at Paris. Her remains were transferred from Conflans, … Continue reading “Mary Hardey”
Mary Guise
Mary Guise Sister of Francois Guise, born 1515; died Edinburgh, Scotland, 1560. The widow of Louis II d’Orleans, she married James V of Scotland, and on his death was made regent for her daughter, Mary, Queen of Scots. During the politico-religious disturbances of the times she was deprived of her office through the agency of … Continue reading “Mary Guise”
Mary Frances of the Five Wounds of Jesus, Saint
Mary Frances of the Five Wounds of Jesus, Saint Of the Third Order of St. Francis, b. at Naples, 25 March, 1715; d. there, 6 October, 1791. Her family belonged to the middle class. Her father, Francesco Gallo, was a severe, avaricious man with a passionate temper, and from him the saint had much to … Continue reading “Mary Frances of the Five Wounds of Jesus, Saint”
Mary, Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin
Mary, Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin The earliest document commemorating this feast comes from the sixth century. St. Romanus, the great ecclesiastical lyrist of the Greek Church, composed for it a hymn (Card. Pitra, “Hymnogr. Graeca”, Paris, 1876, 199) which is a poetical sketch of the apocryphal Gospel of St. James. St. … Continue reading “Mary, Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin”
Mary, Devotion to the Virgin
Mary, Devotion to the Virgin Down to the Council of Nicaea Devotion to Our Blessed Lady in its ultimate analysis must be regarded as a practical application of the doctrine of the Communion of Saints. Seeing that this doctrine is not contained, at least explicitly in the earlier forms of the Apostles’ Creed, there is … Continue reading “Mary, Devotion to the Virgin”
Mary, Devotion to the Heart of
Mary, Devotion to the Heart of As in the article on devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, this subject will be considered under two heads: the nature, and the history of the devotion. The Nature of the Devotion Just as devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is only a form of devotion to … Continue reading “Mary, Devotion to the Heart of”
Mary de Sales Chappuis, Venerable
Mary de Sales Chappuis, Venerable (MARIE-THÉRÈSE CHAPPUIS) Belonging to the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary, born at Soyhières, a village of the Bernese Jura (then French territory), 16 June, 1793; died at Troyes, 6 October, 1875. Her parents were excellent Christians: her father had seen service in the regular Guard (the Cent-Suisses corps) … Continue reading “Mary de Sales Chappuis, Venerable”
Mary de Cervellione
Mary de Cervellione (or DE CERVELLO) Popularly styled “de Socos” (of Help). Born about 1230 at Barcelona; died there 19 September, 1290. She was a daughter of a Spanish nobleman named William de Cervellon. One day she heard a sermon preached by Blessed Bernard de Corbarie, the superior of the Brotherhood of Our Lady of … Continue reading “Mary de Cervellione”