Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Marinus a martyr of the second half of the 3d century, is mentioned by Eusebius in Hist. Ecc 7:15. According to this authority, Marinus was of a high family, served in the army, and was about to be appointed centurion by Gallienus (266-268) when he was denounced as a Christian by one of his fellow- … Continue reading “Marinus”

Marino or SAN MARINO, one of the most ancient and most limited republican states of Europe, consists of a craggy mountain 2200 feet in height, situated amid the lesser ranges of the Apennines. and encircled by provinces formerly belonging to the pontifical states. It possesses a total area of twenty-one miles, and comprises a town … Continue reading “Marino”

Marini, Luigi Gaetano A natural philosopher, jurist, historian, archeologist, born at Sant’ Orcangelo (pagus Acerbotanus), 18 Dec., 1742; died at Paris, 7 May, 1815. Having received a comprehensive preparatory education at the College of San Marino and at the seminary at Rimini, he was able to pass through the legal and philological studies at Bologna … Continue reading “Marini, Luigi Gaetano”

Marini, Giovanni Filippo an Italian Jesuit and missionary, was born near Genoa in 1608; resided fourteen years at Tonking, Japan, and died in that country in 1677. He published .Della Missione de padri della comp. di Giesu nella provincia di Giappone e particolarmente di quella di Tunchino (Rome, 1663, 4to); and A New and Cursious … Continue reading “Marini, Giovanni Filippo”

MARINERS 1Ki 9:27; 1Ki 22:49; Psa 107:23; Isa 42:10; Eze 27:29; Jon 1:5 Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible Mariners “a seaman, mariner, sailor” (from naus, “a ship,” Eng., “nautical”), is translated “sailors” in Act 27:27, Act 27:30, RV (AV, “shipmen”); in Rev 18:17, RV, “mariners” (AV, “sailors”). Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Mariner (, nmallach’, a seat man, comp. Gr. , Eng. an old salt; Eze 27:9; Eze 27:27; Eze 27:29; Jon 1:5; , shatim’, Eze 27:8, rowers, as in Eze 27:26), a sailor. SEE SHIP. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Mariner mari-ner. See SHIPS AND BOATS, II., 2., (3); III., 2. Fuente: International … Continue reading “Mariner”

Marina, Saint Virgin and martyr; also called MARINA; belonged to Pisidian Antioch in Asia Minor, where her father was a pagan priest. Her mother dying soon after her birth, Margaret was nursed by a pious woman five or six leagues from Antioch. Having embraced Christianity and consecrated her virginity to God, she was disowned by … Continue reading “Marina, Saint”

Marina de Escobar, Venerable Mystic and religious foundress, born Valladolid, Spain, 1554 ; died there, 1633. Under the spiritual guidance of Luis de Ponte, she advanced steadily in perfection and bore with joy the bodily afflictions which resulted in her being bedridden at the age of fifty. She was Divinely commissioned to establish a branch … Continue reading “Marina de Escobar, Venerable”

Marina De Escobar SEE ESCOBAR. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Marina (DE MARINIS) The name of an ancient and noble family of the Republic of Genoa, distinguished alike in the Island of Chios, one of its dependencies, where it possessed many beautiful and valuable estates. Besides giving to the Church one pope, Urban VII, it adorned the Dominican Order with several eminent theologians and distinguished … Continue reading “Marina”