Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Mann, Theodore Augustine English naturalist and historian, b. in Yorkshire, 22 June, 1735; d. at Prague in Bohemia, 23 Feb., 1809. Little is known of his education except that he seems to have imbibed deistic ideas in his youth. He left England about 1754 and went to Paris. Here the study of Rossuet’s “Discours sur … Continue reading “Mann, Theodore Augustine”

Mann, Horace K Educator, born London, England , 1859; died Rome, Italy, 1928. He was educated at Ushaw, was ordained in 1886, taught for several years at Saint Cuthbert’s Grammar School, Newcastle-on-Tyne, and was headmaster from 1890 till 1917. From 1917 until his death, he was rector of the Beda Collegc at Rome, corresponding member … Continue reading “Mann, Horace K”

Mann, Horace LL.D., one of the most prominent educators in our country, a philanthropist whose name deserves to be honored by every American a soul whose life was a galvanic thrill along the muscles of our age was born, of very humble parentage, at Franklin, Mass., May 4, 1796. Though not privileged with the advantages … Continue reading “Mann, Horace”

Mann, Cyrus an American Congregational minister and author, was born at Oxford, N. H., April 3, 1785; was educated at Dartmouth College (class of 1806); was principal of Gilmanton Academy two years; teacher of the Troy high- school one year; tutor at Dartmouth College from 1809 to 1814; pastor of the Church at Westminster, Mass., … Continue reading “Mann, Cyrus”

Mann, Carl a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born September 22, 1806, at Konigsbach, Baden. He studied at Tubingen; was in 1833 preacher at Wilhelmsdorf, Wurtemberg; in 1842 at Hochstetten, Baden; in 1852 at Wdssingen, near Durlach, and died at Eppingen, December 1, 1861. He published, Wie und wodurch is Martin Luther der grosse Bibel- … Continue reading “Mann, Carl”

Manly, Robert Woolf, D.D a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, August 5, 1830. He studied three years (1847-50) in the Ohio Wesleyan University, joined the Ohio Conference in 1859, was transferred to the Colorado Conference in 1881, and died at Denver, July 15, 1883. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1883, page … Continue reading “Manly, Robert Woolf, D.D”

Manly, Basil, D.D a Baptist divine and educator of note, was born in Chatham County, N. C., Jan. 28, 1798. At the age of sixteen he became a member of a Baptist Church, and not long after began speaking in public, though he was not regularly licensed till 1818. He preached his first sermon in … Continue reading “Manly, Basil, D.D”

Manlius, Titus manli-us. See MANIUS, TITUS. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Manlius the name of one of the ambassadors who is said to have written a letter to the Jews confirming whatever concession Lysias had granted them. Four letters were written to the Jews, of which the last is from Quintus Memmius and Titus Manlius (Gr. , v. r. ; Vulg. Titus Manilius), ambassadors () of … Continue reading “Manlius”

Manliple an article of dress introduced when the use of the stole as a handkerchief fell into disuse. It now represents the cord with which our Lord was bound to the pillar at his scourging. Walcott, Sac. Archaeol. s.v.; Siegel, Archceol. s.v. Manipulus. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature