Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Martini, Antonio Archbishop of Florence, Biblical scholar; b. at Prato in Tuscany, 20 April, 1720; d. at Florence, 31 December 1809. Having received holy Orders, he was appointed director of the Superga College at Turin. Cardinal delle Lanze, knowing that Benedict XIV, then pope, desired a good version of the Bible in contemporary Tuscan, urged … Continue reading “Martini, Antonio”

Martinet, Louis-Franois a Roman Catholic divine, was born at Epernay, diocese of Rheims, April 19, 1753. At the age of sixteen he entered the regular canons of the Congregation of France, and during his course of studies at the abbey of St. Genevieve, of Paris, he was particularly favored by his superiors, who early made … Continue reading “Martinet, Louis-Franois”

Martinet, August a Roman Catholic divine, who died October 11, 1877, at Bamberg, doctor and professor, is the author of, Hebraische Sprache-Schule fur Universitaten (Bamberg, 1835): Chrestomathie aus modernen neuhebraischen Schriften entnommen (ibid. 1837). See Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. 1:117; Ftirst, Bibl. Jud. 2:232. (B.P.) Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Martindale, Theodore Dwight a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born, of Congregational parents, at Greenfield, Mass., Nov. 28, 1820; was educated at the Western Reserve Seminary; taught for a time after his conversion; served in the local ministry for several years; was admitted into the Ohio Conference in the fall of 1852, and … Continue reading “Martindale, Theodore Dwight”

Martindale, Stephen a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Maryland in 1788, and entered the itinerant ministry in 1808. He continued in active service for fifty-three years, filling the most important appointments in the Philadelphia and New York conferences. For twenty years he held the office of presiding elder on the Rhinebeck, … Continue reading “Martindale, Stephen”

Martinalia SEE MARTINMAS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Martinae celebri plaudite nomini Hymn for Vespers on feast of Saint Martina, 30 January . It was written by Pope Urban VIII (1568-1644). There are four translations. The English title given is by T. Potter. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Martina, Saint Virgin, martyr (c.228). She openly professed her faith, refusing to return to idolatry; and was martyred in the persecution under Alexander Severus. Relics in the basilica named for her near the Roman Forum. Feast , Roman Calendar, 30 January . See also: patron saints index Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Martina, Saint Roman virgin, … Continue reading “Martina, Saint”

Martina a Christian martyr in the reign of the tyrant Maximin, was a noble and beautiful virgin of Rome, who for the sake of Christ suffered manifold tortures, which were finished at length by the sword of the executioner, A.D. 235. Multitudes of Christians, in the course of this three years’ persecution, were slain without … Continue reading “Martina”

Martin y Garcia, Luis Twenty-fourth General of the Society of Jesus; born of humble parentage at Melgar de Fernamental, Burgos, Spain, 19 August, 1846; died at Fiesole, Italy, 18 April, 1906. After a course of six years in the seminary of Burgos, he entered the Society at Loyola, in 1864; studied philosophy at Léon, Vals … Continue reading “Martin y Garcia, Luis”