Montesa, Military Order of
This order was established in the Kingdom of Aragon to take the place of the Order of the Temple, of which it was in a certain sense the continuation.
Montesino, Antonio
A Spanish missionary, date of birth unknown; died in the West Indies, 1545.
Montesqieu, Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de
Detailed study of this writer's intellectual career, by Antoine Degert.
Monteverde, Claudio
A distinguished musician, born at Cremona, May, 1567; died at Venice, 29 Nov., 1643.
Montford Scott, Blessed
Biography of the English priest, martyred in 1591 after an imprisonment of seven years.
Montfort, Simon de
An Earl of Leicester, date of birth unknown, died at Toulouse, 25 June, 1218.
Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel
Inventor; b. at Vidalon-lez-Annonay, 26 August, 1740; d. at Balaruc-les-Bains, France, 26 June, 1810.
Months, Special Devotions for
A list of the more common devotions with the indulgences attached.
Montmagny, Charles Huault De
The second French Governor of Canada, born in France towards the end of the sixteenth century, of Charles Huault and Antoinette du Drac; died in the Antilles after 1651.
Montmirail, John de
Son of Andrew, Lord of Montmirail and Ferté-Gaucher, and Hildiarde d'Oisy, born in 1165; died 29 Sept., 1217.
Montmorency, Anne, First Duke of
Born at Chantilly, 15 March, 1492; died at Paris, 12 November, 1567. He belonged to that family of Montmorency whose members from 1327 held the title of first Barons of France.
Montor, Alexis-François Artaud De
A diplomat and historian, born at Paris, 31 July, 1772; died at Paris, 12 Nov., 1849.
Montpellier
The Diocese of Montpellier (Montis Pessulani) comprises the department of Hérault, and is a suffragan of Avignon.
Montreal, Archdiocese of
Metropolitan of the ecclesiastical Province of Montreal. Suffragans: the Dioceses of Saint-Hyacinthe, Sherbrooke, Valleyfield, and Joliette.
Montreuil Abbey
A former convent of Cistercian nuns in the Diocese of Laon, now Soissons, France.
Montyon, Antoine-Jean-Baptiste-Robert Auget, Baron de
French philanthropist; b. at Paris, 23 December, 1733; d. there 29 December, 1820.
Moore, Arthur
Count, b. at Liverpool, 1849; d. at Mooresfort, Tipperary, Ireland, 1904.
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