Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Mark, (Mark), Georg Joachim a German theologian, was born at Schwerin March 1,1726; was educated at the University of Kiel; in 1745 entered the ministry; and in 1747 was appointed a member of the philosophical faculty of his alma mater. In 1752 he accepted a call as librarian to the prince Louis of Mecklenburg- Schwerin; … Continue reading “Mark, (Mark), Georg Joachim”

Mark (John) The name appears eight times in the NT (Act 12:12; Act 12:25; Act 15:37-39, Col 4:10, 2Ti 4:11, Phm 1:24, 1Pe 5:13), and the consensus of opinion assigns all the references to one individual. To the Jewish name (John) was added, for use in extra-Palestinian circles, the Latin praenomen Mark* [Note: The correct … Continue reading “Mark (John)”

Mark (, from the frequent Latin surname Marcus, as the word is Anglicized only in Col 4:10; Phm 1:24; 1Pe 5:13), the evangelist, is probably the same as John whose surname was Mark (Act 12:12; Act 12:25). Grotius indeed maintains the contrary, on the ground that the earliest historical writers nowhere call the evangelist by … Continue reading “Mark”

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Marius, Saint Martyrs; died Rome, c.270. Marius and Martha were noble Persians, who, with their sons, Audifax and Abachum, came to Rome to visit the tombs of the Apostles and give aid to the persecuted Christians. After suffering horrible torture, Marius and his sons were beheaded, and Martha was cast into a well. Relics in … Continue reading “Marius, Saint”

Marius Mercator, a writer Marius (1) Mercator, a writer, of whom, until the last quarter of the 17th cent., nothing was known except indirectly through the writings of St. Augustine, who in his work de Octo Quaestionibus Dulcitii, mentions him as his son, i.e. his friend or pupil, and who addressed to him a letter, … Continue reading “Marius Mercator, a writer”

Marius Mercator Ecclesiastical writer, born probably in Northern Africa about 390; died shortly after 451. In 417 or 418 he was in Rome where he wrote two anti-Pelagian treatises, which he submitted to St. Augustine (Ep. ad. M.M., no. 193). From 429 till about 448 he was in Constantinople. His works, mostly translations and compilations … Continue reading “Marius, Mercator”

Marius Maximus, Lucius Perpetuus Aurelianus Roman historian, lived c. 165-230. No connected account of his life exists, but he is frequently quoted as an authority in the first half of the “Historia Augusta”, and Valesius and Borghesi have identified him (Fragm. hist. Rom., p. xxv sq.) with the prefect of the same name, mentioned both … Continue reading “Marius Maximus, Lucius Perpetuus Aurelianus”

Marius, bp. of Lausanne Marius (2), James , 3 rd bp. of Lausanne, whither he is said to have transferred the see from Avenches, between Chilmegisilus and Magnerius (Gams, p. 283), or Arricus (Gall. Christ. xv. 329). He is better known as Marius Aventicensis, the chronicler. He was born at Autun, of parents of high … Continue reading “Marius, bp. of Lausanne”

Marius Aventicus, Saint (Or AVENTICENSIS) Bishop of Avenches (Switzerland) and chronicler, born about 530 in the present Diocese of Autun; died at Lausanne, 31 December, 594. Of the events of his life little is known. From an inscription on his tomb in the church of St. Thyrsius in Lausanne (published in the “Monumenta Germ. Scriptores”, … Continue reading “Marius Aventicus, Saint”