Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Malou, Jean Baptiste a Roman Catholic theologian, was born at Ypern; studied theology at the University of Louvain, where in 1835 he became a professor; in 1848 was made bishop of Bruges, and died March 23, 1864. He wrote La lecture de la Ste. Bible en langue vulgaire (Louv. 1846, 2 vols. 8vo). His brother … Continue reading “Malou, Jean Baptiste”

Malory, Thomas Compiler of the “Morte d’ Arthur,” the earliest piece of literary English prose. Nothing is known of him except his name, his knighthood, and that his work was finished in 1469. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Malory, Sir Thomas Of Malory no single biographical statement is beyond conjecture save that he was a knight, that his “booke was ended in the 9th yeer of the reygne of King Edward the Fourth”, and that it was not printed until 1485 when Caxton, the first of English printers, published it with an illuminating … Continue reading “Malory, Sir Thomas”

Malone, William Jesuit missioner and writer; born according to the best authorities, in 1585; died at Seville, 1655. His father, Simon Malone, was a Dublin merchant, and his mother was Margaret Bexwick, a native of Manchester. William entered the Society of Jesus at Rome in 1606, and, after studying there and in Portugal, was sent … Continue reading “Malone, William”

Malobathron MALOBATHRON.RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] of Son 2:17 for EV [Note: English Version.] Bether (wh. see). It is argued by Post, against this rendering, that the malobathron plant (Laurus malabathrum) did not grow wild on any of the mountains of Palestine. Others would render (by a slight textual emendation) mountains of cypresses. Fuente: Hastings’ … Continue reading “Malobathron”

Malo, Saint (Maclovius; Malo). Born about the year 520 probably in Wales and baptized by St. Brendan. Machutus became his favourite disciple and was one of those specially selected by that holy man for his oft-described voyage. No doubt he may have remained some years in Llancarrven Abbey, when St. Brendan stayed there, and it … Continue reading “Malo, Saint”

Malmesbury, William Of an English monastic and historian of the early period of his country’s history, was born near the close of the 11th century, probably in Somersetshire, was educated at Oxford, and afterwards entered the Benedictine monastery whence he derived his name, and of which he became librarian. He died some time after 1142, … Continue reading “Malmesbury, William Of”

Malmesbury, The Monk of Supposed author of a chronicle among the Cottonian manuscripts in the British Museum (Vesp. D. IV. 73) which Tanner states to be only a copy of a chronicle written by Alfred of Beverley in the twelfth century, but which, according to Sir Thomas Hardy, is almost entirely based on that of … Continue reading “Malmesbury, The Monk of”

Malmesbury, England Town in Wiltshire. Site of a Benedictine abbey founded about the middle of the 7th century by an Irish monk, Maildubh (or Maildulf). The monastery was surrendered, 1589, and only a small part of the ruins are standing. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Malmesbury A small decayed market town in Wiltshire, England, ninety-five miles west of London, formerly the seat of a mitred parliamentary abbey of Benedictine monks. It owed its origin to Maildubh or Maildulf, an Irish monk and teacher who settled in the place about the middle of the seventh century, Bladon as the British, Inglebourn … Continue reading “Malmesbury”