Meignan, Guillaume-René
Cardinal Archbishop of Tours, French apologist and Scriptural exegete, b. at Chauvigné, France, 12 April, 1817; d. at Tours, 20 January 1896.
Meilleur, Jean-Baptiste
French Canadian physician and educator, b. at St. Laurent, P.Q., 9 May, 1796; d. 7 Dec., 1878.
Meinwerk, Blessed
Also called Meginwerk. The energetic tenth bishop of Paderborn, d. 1036.
Meissonier, Ernest
French painter, b. at Lyons 21 February,1815; d. at Paris, 31 January, 1891.
Meléndez Valdés, Juan
Spanish poet and politician, b. at Ribera del Fresno (Badajoz) 11 March, 1754; d. in exile at Montpelier, France, 24 May, 1817.
Melancthon, Philipp
Extensive article, informative. Thorough examination of his humanism and his contributions to western educational theory and practice.
Melania (the Younger), Saint
Granddaughter of St. Melania the Elder, and a friend of St. Jerome.
Melchers, Paul
Cardinal, Archbishop of Cologne, b. 6 Jan., 1813, at Münster, Westphalia; d. 14 December, 1895, at Rome.
Meletius of Antioch, Saint
Lengthy article on the career of the gentle bishop who longed for unity in the Church.
Meletius of Lycopolis
Bishop of Lycopolis in Egypt, gave his name to a schism of short duration.
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