Leisler’s Rebellon. 1689-91. NY vs Catholic officials.

Liturgical Movement. 19-20C Christian church modernization of liturgy.

Lollards. 1370-1530 English church reform movement. Wycliffe.

Lyons, Council, 2nd. 1274. Union of East, West churches. Later repudiated by Greek clergy. Schism.

Machaut, Guillaume de. c1300-77. French composer of secular and church music in Ars Nova style.

Makarios III. 1913-77. Orthodox archbishop. Pro-Greek Cyprus president 1959-.

Malplaquet, Battle. 1709. Marlborough defeats French in war of Spanish Succession.

Mansart, Jules Hardouin-. 1646-1708. French architect, city planner. Dome Church 1677. Grand Trianon 1687. Place de Vendôme.

Mark’s, St. 902-1484. Venice church and campanile.

Marlborough, John Churchill, Duke of. 1650-1722. English general vs Louis XIV in War of Spanish Succession. Blenheim. Malplaquet. Ramillies.

Maronite. Syrian Roman Catholic Church. 7C Settled Lebanon. 1182- Under Vatican. 1860 Druze massacre Maronites. 1920 Lebanon. Phalangists.

Mary. Virgin mother of Jesus. Free from Original Sin. Most important Roman Catholic saint.

Mary I. Bloody Mary. 1516-58. Tudor queen of England 1553-. Married Philip II of Spain. Reinstated Roman Catholicism 1555. Persecuted Protestants. Lost Calais.

Matthias. 1557-1619. Holy Roman Emperor 1612-. Catholic Revival led to Thirty Years War.

Medieval Music. 476-13C. Church oriented. Evolved from Plainsong to polyphonic.

Melchites. 451-. Middle Eastern Roman Catholic sect with rites in Arabic, affirming Christ’s dual human/divine nature.

Métezeau, Clement. 1581-1652. French architect. Church of St-Gervais-St-Protais 1616.

Methodism. Protestant religious movement founded by Wesley 1729. Moravian, Calvinistic evangelical.

Middle Ages. 395-1492. Collapse of Rome to Columbus. Rise of Church power, modern European states. Dark Ages.

Modernism. 19C Movement to reinterpret Roman Catholicism based on science, psychology. Declared heretical, 1907. Loisy. Tyrrell.

Moravian Church. Unitas Fratrum. 1457-. Protestant Hussite sect. 1467 Split from Utraquists. 18C German Pietist revival.

Mozarabs. 8-11C. Christians who adopted Moslem language and culture in Spain but remained Catholic.

Ninety-five Theses. 1517. Document Luther nailed to Wittenburg church door. Began Reformation.

Old Catholics. 1870. Catholic sect vs papal infallibility. Joined Church of England 1931.

Oriental Canon Law. 880. Ecclesiastical laws of Eastern Christian churches.

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