Marchand, Joseph, Blessed Martyr , born Passavant, France, 1803; died Cochin, China, 1835. He entered the seminary at Orsan, 1821, was transferred to Besanon, and was ordained a priest of the Society of Foreign Missions of Paris. Appointed to Cochin China he reached the field of his Apostolic labors, 1830. After two years in that … Continue reading “Marchand, Joseph, Blessed”
Marchand, Jean Baptiste
Marchand, Jean Baptiste Second principal in order of succession of the Sulpician College of Montreal and missionary of the Detroit Hurons at Sandwich, Ont.; b. at Verchères, Que., 25 Feb. 1760, son of Louis Marchand and Marguerite de Niverville; d. at Sandwich, 14 Apr., 1825. Marchand was ordained 11 March, 1786, affiliated to the Sulpician … Continue reading “Marchand, Jean Baptiste”
March, Marches
March, Marches march, marchiz. See ARMY; WAR. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
March, Auzias
March, Auzias A Catalan poet, b. perhaps in the last quarter of the fourteenth century, at Valencia; d. there in 1458. He is the greatest lyric poet of the older period of Catalan literature, and among foreigners is one of the best to realize the spirit of Petrarch’s love lyric. A knowledge of Dante’s work … Continue reading “March, Auzias”
March
March (Roman god, Mars) Month of special devotion to Saint Joseph . Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Marcellus of Ancyra
Marcellus of Ancyra One of the bishops present at the Councils of Ancyra and of Nicaea, a strong opponent of Arianism, but in his zeal to combat Arius adopting the opposite extreme of modified Sabellianism and being several times condemned, dying deprived of his see c. A.D. 374. A few years after the Council of … Continue reading “Marcellus of Ancyra”
Marcellus II, Pope
Marcellus II, Pope Reigned from elected 9 April to 6 May 1555 . Born on 6 May 1501 in Montepulciano, Italy; died in Rome, Italy on 6 May 1555 . Before his election he was prothonotary apostolic, papal secretary, adviser to Cardinal Earnese, who was charged with the temporal power of the Church, Bishop of … Continue reading “Marcellus II, Pope”
Marcellus II
Marcellus II Pope, succeeded Julius III, April 9, 1555, but died twenty-two days afterwards. He was a native of the Papal States, and was originally named Mezarcello Cervini. He was first secretary of Paul III, and afterwards cardinal of Santa Croce. By appointment from pope Julius III, he took part in the Council of Trent … Continue reading “Marcellus II”
Marcellus I, Saint, Pope
Marcellus I, Saint, Pope His date of birth unknown; elected pope in May or June, 308; died in 309. For some time after the death of Marcellinus in 304 the Diocletian persecution continued with unabated severity. After the abdication of Diocletian in 305, and the accession in Rome of Maxentius to the throne of the … Continue reading “Marcellus I, Saint, Pope”
Marcellus I, Pope, Saint
Marcellus I, Pope, Saint Reigned in 308 to 309. Born Rome; died in exile. After an interregnum of two years Marcellus became pope and undertook the ecclesiastical reorganization of Rome. He incurred the enmity of the Lapsi who wished to be pardoned without doing the penance prescribed for their apostasy. Serious conflicts ensued, and the … Continue reading “Marcellus I, Pope, Saint”