Machiavelli, Nicolò
Including a short biography, a list of his works and a summary of his ideas.
Machutus, Saint
Also called Malo or Maclovius. According to this article, Machutus was baptized by St. Brendan the Navigator, and accompanied him on his famous voyage.
MacMahon, Heber
Bishop of Clogher, Ireland, and patriotic leader, born at Farney, County Monaghan, 1600; executed at Enniskillen in 1650.
Macrina the Elder, Saint
Grandmother of SS. Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, and Macrina the Younger.
Macrina the Younger, Saint
Granddaughter of St. Macrina the Elder, and the sister of St. Gregory of Nyssa. She died in 379.
Maderna, Carlo
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. (1556-1629)
Maderno, Stefano
A sculptor of the Roman School and of the era just preceding Bernini, his contemporary. (1576-1636)
Madianites
An Arabian tribe introduced into history in the texts of Gen., xxv, 1-4 and I Chron., i, 32.
Madruzzi, Christopher
Born of a noble family of Trent, 5 July, 1512; died at Tivoli, Italy, 5 July, 1578.
Madura Mission
The Madura mission owes its origin to Robert de Nobili, who commenced at Madura, in 1606, that peculiar method of propagating the faith which has made his name famous.
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