Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Maderna, Carlo (1556-1629) known principally by his extension of St. Peter’s, at the command of the pope, from the form of a Greek to that of a Latin cross. Regard for ecclesiastical tradition and other issues made the long nave preferable, notwithstanding that the effect of the cupola was thus much diminished. Maderna began his … Continue reading “Maderna, Carlo”

Madeleine Sophie Barat, Saint Foundress of the Society of the Sacred Heart, born Joigny, Burgundy, 1779; died Paris, France , 1865. Educated by her brother Louis, she became associated with his friend Father Varin, and at his suggestion she made her first consecration to the religious life, 1800, thus founding the Society of the Sacred … Continue reading “Madeleine Sophie Barat, Saint”

Madeleine de la Peltrie A noble-woman noted for her charity; born Caen, France, 1603; died Quebec, Canada, 1677. She sailed to Quebec in 1639 and devoted herself and her fortune to the work of Marie de l’Incarnation at Quebec, though she never became a nun. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Madeira (a Portuguese word signifying wood, and given because of the unusual abundance of timber) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, off the N.W. coast of Africa, in lat. 32 43′ N., long. 17 W., with an area of 345 sq. miles, and a poptulation in 1885 of 123,481, and belongs to Portugal. … Continue reading “Madeira”

Made (be) “to become,” is sometimes translated by the Passive Voice of the verb to make, e.g., Mat 9:16; Joh 1:3 (three times), Joh 1:10; Joh 8:33; Rom 11:9; 1Co 1:30; 1Co 3:13; 1Co 4:9, 1Co 4:13; Eph 2:13; Eph 3:7; Phi 2:7 (but RV marg., “becoming”); Col 1:23, Col 1:25; Heb 5:5; Heb 6:4; … Continue reading “Made (be)”

Madaurus A titular see of Numidia. It was an old Numidian town which, having once belonged to the Kingdom of Syphax, was annexed to that of Massinissa at the close of the second Punic War. It became a Roman colony about the end of the first century and was famous for its schools. It was … Continue reading “Madaurus”

Madang, Papua New Guinea, archdiocese of Prefecture Apostolic of Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land, Melanesia, Pacific Ocean, erected 24 February 1896. The eastern part of the mandated territory of New Guinea mainland and adjacent islands split to form the Prefecture Apostolic of Eastern Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land on 25 July 1913; entrusted to the Missionaries of the Society of the Divine Word. … Continue reading “Madang, Papua New Guinea, archdiocese of”

Madan, Spencer (1), D.D., an Anglican prelate, was born about the middle of the 18th century; became bishop of Bristol in 1792, and of Peterborough in 1794. He died in 1813. Bishop Madan published several occasional Sermons (London, 1792, 8vo, and often), and a translation of Grotius’s De Veritate Christianae Religionis (1781-83,1813). See Gentleman’s Magazine, … Continue reading “Madan, Spencer (2)”

Madan, Martin an Anglican divine, was born near Hertford, England, in 1726. He first studied law, but finally entered the ministry, and was for a number of years chaplain to the Lock Hospital, London. He died in 1790. Mr. Madan gained great notoriety by a work which he published in 1780, entitled Thelypthora, a treatise … Continue reading “Madan, Martin”

MADAI The third son of Japheth, ancestor of the Medes, etc., Gen 10:2 . Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Madai (Heb. Maday’, , Sept. , Gen 10:2, a MEDE SEE MEDE [q.v.], as elsewhere rendered), the third son of Japhet (Gen 10:2), from whom the Medes, etc., are supposed to have descended. B.C. post … Continue reading “Madai”