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Melchior Stör
Melchior is the name traditionally given to one of the biblical Magi appearing in the Gospel of Matthew. There are many notable people with this name, or close variations. As a first name * Melchior Anderegg (1828–1914), Swiss mountain guide * Melchora Aquino (1812-1919), Filipino revolutionary * Melchior Berri (1801–1854), Swiss architect * Melchior Broederlam (c. 1350 – after 1409), Dutch painter * Melchior Buliński (1810–1877), Polish priest and historian * Melchior Cano (1525–1560), Spanish theologian * Melchior Cibinensis, 16th century Hungarian alchemical writer * Melchior Goldast (1576–1635), Swiss writer * Melchior d'Hondecoeter (1636–1695), Dutch animalier * Melchior de Polignac (1661–1742), French diplomat, Roman Catholic cardinal * Melchior de Vogüé (1848–1910), French diplomat, travel writer, archaeologist, philanthropist * Melchior Franck (1579–1639), German composer * Melchior Grodziecki (1584–1619), Catholic saint * Melchior Hoffman (c. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchior (Magi)
Melchior, or Melichior, was purportedly one of the Biblical Magi (along with Saint Caspar, Caspar and Balthazar (Magus), Balthazar) who visited the infant Jesus after he was Nativity of Jesus, born. Melchior was often referred to as the oldest member of the Magi. He was traditionally called the King of Persia and brought the gift of gold to Jesus. In the Western Christianity, Western Christian church, he is regarded as a saint (as are the other two Magi). Tradition The Gospels in the New Testament do not give the names of the Magi, or even their number; however, their traditional names are ascribed to a Greek manuscript from 500 AD translated into Latin and commonly accepted as the source of the names. Melchior was described by Bede in the 8th century as being "an old man, with white hair and long beard." Melchior is also commonly referred to as the King of Persia. Following the Star of Bethlehem, the Magi first travelled to the palace of Herod the Great, who then asked for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchior Inchofer
Melchior Inchofer or Imhofer, in Hungarian: Inchofer Menyhért (c. 1584 – 28 September 1648) was an Austrian-Hungarian Jesuit. He played an important part in the trial of Galileo, by his arguments, later published in his ''Tractatus Syllepticus'', that Galileo was an advocate of the Copernican system. His role in the Galileo affair is being reassessed in the light of fresh documentary evidence. Life He was born at Kőszeg in 1584 and died at Milan on 28 September 1648. He was born to Lutheran parents but was converted to Catholicism by Jesuit missionaries. In 1607 he entered the Society of Jesus in Rome, and after the completion of his novitiate went to Messina, where he taught philosophy, mathematics, and theology. In december 1632 the Holy Office examined Galileo's '' Dialogue of the Two World Systems'', and through his link with Niccolò Riccardi, Inchofer was chosen as one of a panel of three theologians appointed to assess the work, the others being Agostino Oreggi an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Muhlenberg
Henry Melchior Muhlenberg (born Heinrich Melchior Mühlenberg; September 6, 1711 – October 7, 1787), was a Holy Roman Empire, German-born Lutheran clergyman and missionary. Born in Einbeck, Muhlenberg immigrated to the Province of Pennsylvania in response to demands from Lutherans for missionary work in the colony. Muhlenberg was integral to the founding of the first Lutheran church body or Christian denomination, denomination in North America, and is considered the patriarch of the Lutheran Church in the United States. Muhlenberg and his wife Anna Maria had a large family, and Muhlenberg family, they and their descendants had a significant impact on colonial life in North America as pastors, military officers, and politicians. He and Anna Maria's descendants continued to be active in Pennsylvania and national political life. Early life and education Muhlenberg was born on September 6, 1711, in Einbeck in the Electorate of Hanover, Germany, to Nicolaus Melchior Mühlenber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchior Weiher
Melchior Weiher (1574–1643) was a Polish noble. Weiher was the son of Ernest Weiher. Weiher held several important offices in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was the Deputy Treasury of Royal Prussia and economy of Malbork from 1616 to 1624, castellan of Elbląg from 1619 to 1635, and voivode of Chełmno from 1626 (until death). Starost of Tczew, Nowy Dwór Gdański, Wałcz, Człuchów, Kowalewo Pomorskie and prefect of Lębork and Bytów, he was a controversial figure in social life, known for his dislike of women and likely homosexual Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior between people of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" exc ... tendencies. References Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1574 births 1643 deaths 16th-century Polish nobility People from Elbląg 17th-century Pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchior Wańkowicz
Melchior Wańkowicz (10 January 1892 – 10 September 1974) was a Polish army officer, popular writer, political journalist and publisher. He is most famous for his reporting for the Polish Armed Forces in the West during World War II and writing a book about the battle of Monte Cassino. Biography Melchior Wańkowicz was born on 10 January 1892 in Kalużyce in the Minsk Governorate of the Russian Empire, now Kolyuzhitsa, Byerazino Raion, Minsk Region, Belarus. He attended school in Warsaw, then the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, which he graduated from in 1922. An activist in the Polish independence movement, he was an officer in the Riflemen Union (Związek Strzelecki). During the First World War he fought in the Polish I Corps in Russia under General Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki. After the war he worked as a journalist, for a time working as a chief of the press department in the Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs. In 1926 he founded a publishing agency, "Rój". He also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchior Wathelet, Jr
Melchior is the name traditionally given to one of the biblical Magi appearing in the Gospel of Matthew. There are many notable people with this name, or close variations. As a first name * Melchior Anderegg (1828–1914), Swiss mountain guide * Melchora Aquino (1812-1919), Filipino revolutionary * Melchior Berri (1801–1854), Swiss architect * Melchior Broederlam (c. 1350 – after 1409), Dutch painter * Melchior Buliński (1810–1877), Polish priest and historian * Melchior Cano (1525–1560), Spanish theologian * Melchior Cibinensis, 16th century Hungarian alchemical writer * Melchior Goldast (1576–1635), Swiss writer * Melchior d'Hondecoeter (1636–1695), Dutch animalier * Melchior de Polignac (1661–1742), French diplomat, Roman Catholic cardinal * Melchior de Vogüé (1848–1910), French diplomat, travel writer, archaeologist, philanthropist * Melchior Franck (1579–1639), German composer * Melchior Grodziecki (1584–1619), Catholic saint * Melchior Hof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchior Wathelet
Melchior H. M. J. F. C. Wathelet (born 6 March 1949) is a Belgian politician and member of the Humanist Democratic Centre who served as 4th Minister-President of Wallonia. He has degrees in law and in economics (University of Liège) and is a Master of Laws (Harvard University). He is also a professor at the Catholic University of Louvain and the Université de Liège. From 1995 to 2003 he was a Judge at the European Court of Justice. Following that, Wathelet served as . In 2012-2018, Wathelet served as Advocate-General at the Court of Justice. Political career *Member of the Chamber of Representatives (1977–1995) * Secretary of State for Regional Economy of the Walloon Region (1980–1981) *Minister of New Technologies and SMEs of the Walloon Region (1981–1985) * Minister-President of the Walloon Region (1985–1988) *Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice and Middle Classes (1988–1992) *Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice and Economic Affairs ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchior Vulpius
Melchior Vulpius (c. 1570 in Wasungen – 7 August 1615 in Weimar) was a German singer and composer of church music. Vulpius came from a poor craftsman's family. He studied at the local school in Wasungen (in Thuringia) with Johannes Steuerlein. From 1588, he attended the school in Speyer. After marrying in 1589, he obtained a position at the Gymnasium in Schleusingen. In 1596, he was named cantor in Weimar. He wrote and published church music, the best known being the setting of the hymn ' (Ah, stay with your grace) on a text by Josua Stegmann. This setting was often performed in Protestant churches on New Year's Day and at the end of the service. Important compilations were ' (1602, 1604), ' (1604), ' (1605) and ' (1609). The ''Cantional'' (a collection of songs) was published posthumously in 1646 in Gotha (town), Gotha. The ''St. Matthew Passion'' is another of Vulpius’ well-known works. By the middle of the 17th century the music for the ''Passion'' had spread also to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchior Schildt
Melchior Schildt (born 1592 or 1593, Hanover – 18 May 1667) was a German composer and organist of the North German Organ School. He came from a long line of church musicians who had served the town of Hanover Hanover ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Lower Saxony. Its population of 535,932 (2021) makes it the List of cities in Germany by population, 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-l ... for over 125 years. He studied with Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck from 1609 to 1612, and in 1629 replaced his recently deceased father as organist at the Marktkirche in Hanover, where he remained until his death. Works The ''Sämtliche Orgelwerke'' (Complete organ works) edited by Klaus Beckmann is published by Schott (Mainz 2003. ISMN: M 001-13431-6) as vol. 5 of the series ''Meister der norddeutschen Orgelschule.'' It contains the following: *''Herr Christ, der einig Gottessohn'' on " Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn" * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchior Nunes Barreto
Melchior Nunes Barreto (Belchior) was a 16th century Portuguese Jesuit priest who acted as a missionary in India, China, and Japan. He was born c. 1520 in Porto (Oporto), Portugal, and died in Goa, Portuguese India on 6 October 1571.Elesban de Guilhermy (1868): ''Menologie de la Compagnie de Jesus'', pages 125-126.Jean-Pierre Duteil (1994): ''Le mandat du ciel: le rôle des Jésuites en Chine'' (The Mandate from Heaven: The Role of the Jesuits in China), page 316 François Angelier (2011) ''Dictionnaire des Voyageurs et Explorateurs Occidentaux''. Published by Pygmalion. page 92 Some sources claim that he died on 10 August 1571.João Paulo Oliveira e Costa (1998): ''O Cristianismo no Japão e o Episcopado de D. Luís de Cerqueira'' (Christianity in Japan and the Bishopry of Dom Luís de Cerqueira). Doctoral Thesis, Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Career Barreto was the son of Fernão (Fernam) Nunes Barreto, a local landlord in Porto. Barreto had four sisters who were sent to a conv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchior Ndadaye
Melchior Ndadaye (28 March 1953 – 21 October 1993) was a Burundian banker and politician who became the first democratically elected and first Hutu president of Burundi after winning the landmark 1993 Burundian presidential election, 1993 election. Though he attempted to smooth the country's bitter ethnic divide, his reforms antagonised soldiers in the Tutsi-dominated army, and he was assassinated amidst a failed military coup in October 1993, after only three months in office. His assassination sparked an array of brutal tit-for-tat massacres between the Tutsi and Hutu ethnic groups, and ultimately led to the decade-long Burundi Civil War. Early life Melchior Ndadaye was born on 28 March 1953 in the commune of Nyabihanga, Ruanda-Urundi. The son of Pie Ndadaye and Thérèse Bandushubwenge, he was the first of ten children in a Hutu family. He attended primary school in Mbogora and in 1966 enrolled at the normal school in Gitega. Following the 1972 Ikiza, in which the government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belchior Carneiro Leitão
Belchior Carneiro Leitão, SJ, often known as Melchior Carneiro (1516 – 19 August 1583) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary bishop. He was one of the first Jesuit bishops. Life He entered the Society of Jesus on 25 April 1543 and was appointed in 1551 the first rector of the College of Évora, and shortly after transferred to the rectorship of the College of Lisbon. When, in 1553, Simão Rodrigues, the first provincial of Portugal, was summoned to Rome to answer charges made against his administration, the visitor, Nadal, assigned him Carneiro as a companion. In the meantime King John III of Portugal, a friend and patron of the Jesuits, had written both to Pope Julius III and to Ignatius Loyola, requesting the appointment of a Jesuit as Latin Patriarchate of Ethiopia, Patriarch of Ethiopia. On 23 January 1555 the Pope chose João Nunes Barreto, giving him at the same time two coadjutors with the right of succession, Andrés de Oviedo, Diocese of Hierapolis, titular bishop of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
