Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Mary, Children of The title given to confraternities of Our Lady established in schools of the Sisters of Charity in 1847 , after the manifestation of the Miraculous Medal (1830 ); to sodalities founded in 1818 by Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat in the convents of the Religious of the Sacred Heart; and to various other … Continue reading “Mary, Children of”

Mary, Blessed Virgin, The The Blessed Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the mother of God. In general, the theology and history of Mary the Mother of God follow the chronological order of their respective sources, i.e. the Old Testament, the New Testament, the early Christian and Jewish witnesses. I. MARY PROPHESIED IN … Continue reading “Mary, Blessed Virgin, The”

Mary Anne de Paredes, Blessed Virgin, surnamed the “Lily of Quito,” born Quito, Ecuador, 1618; died there, 1645. From early childhood she exhibited great love of prayer and mortification; at the age of ten she made vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. She passed her life in retirement at home. She possessed the gift of … Continue reading “Mary Anne de Paredes, Blessed”

MARY In Hebrew MIRIAM,1. “The Mother of Jesus,” Mal 1:14 . Her amiable and lovely character, and her remarkable history in connection with the wonders relating to the birth of Christ, are recorded in Mat 1:1-2 :23 Lu 1:1-2:52. The genealogy of the Savior through her, in the line of David and Abraham, is preserved … Continue reading “Mary”

Marxism The philosophical, social and economic theories developed by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. A concise statement of the general Marxist position is to be found in the Communist Manifesto. The philosophical aspect of Marxism is known as dialectical materialism (q.v.); in epistemology it adopts empiricism; in axiology, an interest theory of value strongly tinged, … Continue reading “Marxism”

Marx, Karl Was born May 5, 1818 in Trier (Treves), Germany, and was educated at the Universities of Bonn and Berlin. He received the doctorate in philosophy at Berlin in 1841, writing on The Difference between the Democritean and Epicurean Natural Philosophy, which theme he treated from the Hegelian point of view. Marx early became … Continue reading “Marx, Karl”

Marx, Jacob a Roman Catholic theologian of Germany, was born September 8, 1803. In 1829 he received holy orders, was in 1836 professor of Church history and canon law at Treves, in 1861 doctor of theology, in 1869 member of the chapter, and died February 15, 1876. He is the author of, Ursachen der schnellen … Continue reading “Marx, Jacob”

Marvel, Marvelous marvel, marvel-us (, tamah, , pala’; , thaumazo, , thaumastos): To marvel is the translation of tamah, to wonder (Gen 43:33; Psa 48:5, the Revised Version (British and American) were amazed; Ecc 5:8); of thaumazo, to admire, wonder (Mat 8:10, Mat 8:27; Mar 5:20; Joh 3:7; Act 2:7; Rev 17:7 the King James … Continue reading “Marvel, Marvelous”

Marvel (Noun and Verb), Marvellous “a wonder” (akin to theaomai, “to gaze in wonder”), is found in the most authentic mss. in 2Co 11:14 (some mss. have the adjective thaumastos: see C, below), “(no) marvel;” in Rev 17:6, RV, “wonder” (AV, “admiration”), said of John’s astonishment at the vision of the woman described as Babylon … Continue reading “Marvel (Noun and Verb), Marvellous”

Maruthas, Saint Bishop of Tagrit or Maypherkat in Mesopotamia, friend of St. John Chrysostom, d. before 420. Feast, 4 Dec. He is honoured by the Latins, Greeks, Copts, and Syrians. He brought into his episcopal city the relics of so many martyrs that it received the name Martyropolis. In the interests of the Church of … Continue reading “Maruthas, Saint”