Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Martin of Troppau A chronicler, date of birth unknown; died 1278. His family name was Strebski, and, being by birth a native of Troppau (Oppavia), he is also known as Martinus Oppaviensis. In his youth he entered the Dominican Order at Prague, and, as the Bohemian monasteries of the Dominicans belonged to the Polish province … Continue reading “Martin of Troppau”

Martin Of Treves a Capuchin monk, was born about 1630, in the archbishopric of Treves. He took the cowl at an early age, and a little later became a lector of theology; but in consequence of a pestilence, whose ravages broke up his school in 1666, he devoted himself to literature. A catechism issued by … Continue reading “Martin Of Treves”

Martin of Tours, Saint Confessor (c.316-397), Bishop of Tours, born Sabaria, Hungary; died Candes, Touraine. The son of a pagan military tribune, he was educated at Pavia, and at an early age enrolled in the Roman army. Amiens in Gaul was the scene of the famous incident of Martin sharing his military cloak with a … Continue reading “Martin of Tours, Saint”

Martin of Leon, Saint A priest and canon regular of the Augustinians; b. at Leon in Spain (Old Castile) before 1150; d. there 12 January 1203. Having been educated in the monastery of St. Marcellus at Leon, he visited Rome and Constantinople. Returning to Spain he took the religious habit at St. Marcellus; but this … Continue reading “Martin of Leon, Saint”

Martin Of Dunin a noted Polish Roman Catholic prelate, was born in the village of Wal, near Rawa, Prussian Poland, Nov. 11,1774. Until his twelfth year he was kept at the Jesuit school of Rawa; was then entered a student at the Gymnasium of Bromberg; but, having determined to devote his life to the Church … Continue reading “Martin Of Dunin”

Martin of Braga (Bracara; or, of Dumio). Bishop and ecclesiastical writer; b. about 520 in Pannonia; d. in 580 at Braga in Portugal. He made a pilgrimage to Palestine, where he became a monk and met some Spanish pilgrims whose narrations induced him to come to Galicia (Northwestern Spain) with the purpose of converting the … Continue reading “Martin of Braga”

Martin McMahon Soldier, jurist, born Laprairie, Canada, 1838; died New York, 1906. He attended Saint John’s College, Fordham, and practised law in California. During the Civil War he was aide to General McClellan, later major-general of Volunteers, and received the medal of honor for bravery. After the war he was corporation counsel of New York … Continue reading “Martin McMahon”

Martin Martini Jesuit geographer . Born 1614; died 1661. The author of the “Atlas Linensis,” which contains the first collection of local maps of China and a valuable geographical description of the country. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Martin, Margaret Maxwell a lady Methodist noted as a writer, was born at Dumfries, Scotland, in 1807, emigrated to America, and was married in 1836 to the Rev. William Martin, a Methodist divine. She has published Methodism, or Christianity in Earnest, and other religious works. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Martin Mar-Prelate, Controversy Of About 1580, the year of the Armada, there appeared in Egland a number of tracts a series of scurrilous libels in which the queen, the bishops, and the rest of the conforming clergy, were assailed with every kind of contumely (Hardwick, Ch. Hist. p. 256) written probably by some radicals of … Continue reading “Martin Mar-Prelate, Controversy Of”