Catherine Murray (other)
Catherine Murray may refer to: * Catherine Murray, child witness to apparition at Knock *Catherine Murray, Countess of Dunmore (1814–1886), British peeress *Catherine Murray di Montezemolo (1925–2009), fashion editor *Kathryn Murray, wife of Arthur Murray *Katharine Isabelle, Katherine Isobel Murray, actress *Katherine Marjory Stewart Murray, Duchess of Atholl *Catherine Murray, Lady Abercairny, Scottish aristocrat *Catherine Murray, Countess of Dysart, Scottish noblewoman See also *Kate Murray (other) *Murray (surname) Murray () () is both a Scottish and an Irish surname with two distinct respective etymologies. The Scottish version is a common variation of the word Moray, an anglicisation of the Medieval Gaelic word ''Muireb'' (or ''Moreb''); the ''b'' here w ...

Knock Shrine
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock, commonly referred to as Knock Shrine, is a Catholic Church, Roman Catholic pilgrimage site and national shrine in the village of Knock, County Mayo, Ireland, where locals claimed to have seen an Marian apparition, apparition in 1879 of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, Saint John the Evangelist, angels, and Jesus Christ (the Lamb of God). Apparition The evening of Thursday, 21 August 1879, was a very wet night. At about 8 o'clock it was raining as Mary Byrne (witness), Mary Byrne, who was from the village, was going home with the priest's housekeeper, Mary McLoughlin. Byrne stopped suddenly when she saw the gable of the church. She claimed she saw three life-size figures. She ran home to tell her parents and soon others from the village gathered. The witnesses said they saw an apparition of Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic), Our Lady, Saint Joseph and Saint John the Evangelist at the south gable end of the Church of Saint John the Bapti ...
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Catherine Murray, Countess Of Dunmore
Katherine (), also spelled Catherine and other variations, is a feminine given name. The name and its variants are popular in countries where large Christian populations exist, because of its associations with one of the earliest Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Christian era it came to be associated with the Greek adjective (), meaning 'pure'. This influenced the name's English spelling, giving rise to variants ''Katharine'' and ''Catharine''. The spelling with a middle 'a' was more common in the past. ''Katherine'', with a middle 'e', was first recorded in England in 1196 after being brought back from the Crusades. Popularity and variations Anglophone use In Britain and America, ''Catherine'' and its variants have been among the 100 most popular names since 1880. Amongst the most common variants are ''Katherine'' and ''Kathryn''. The spelling ''Catherine'' is common in both English and French. Less-common variants in English include ''Katharine ...
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Catherine Murray Di Montezemolo
Catherine Murray di Montezemolo (''née'' Catherine Bradley Murray; September 18, 1925 – April 22, 2009) was an American fashion editor with a prominent position in Southampton society. Di Montezemolo was born to a wealthy family — her grandfather was the prolific inventor and engineer, Thomas E. Murray, who together with Thomas Edison helped to found the NY-based utility, Con Edison, in the early twentieth century. The Murray family was the main subject of Stephen Birmingham's book ''Real Lace: America's Irish Rich'' and John Corry's ''Golden Clan: The Murrays, the McDonnells, & the Irish American Aristocracy''. Di Montezemelo attended Catholic school in Suffern, New York. After graduation, she took a job at ''Vogue'', where she worked for 30 years. She advised and promoted the work of young designers such as Anne Fogarty and Claire McCardell. Athletic, she was an early student of Joseph Pilates. In 1945, her eldest sister Jeanne Lourdes Murray (1919–2013) ma ...
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Kathryn Murray
Arthur Murray (born Moses Teichman; April 4, 1895 – March 3, 1991) was an American ballroom dancer and businessman, whose name is most often associated with the dance studio chain that bears his name. Early life and start in dance Arthur Murray was born in 1895 as Moses Teichman in Galicia, Austria-Hungary, to a family of Jewish background. In August 1897, he was brought to America by his mother Sarah on the ''S.S. Friesland'', and landed at Ellis Island. They settled on Ludlow Street, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan with his father, Abraham Teichmann. He soon began teaching ballroom dancing to patients from the greater Boston, area, at the Devereux Mansion Physical Therapy Clinic in Marblehead, Massachusetts, before moving to Asheville, North Carolina. Murray arrived at the Battery Park Hotel November 28, 1914, at age 19 and began teaching dance there. At the outbreak of World War I, under the pressure of the anti-German sentiment prevalent in the U.S., Murray changed ...
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Katharine Isabelle
Katharine Isobel Murray (born 2 November 1981), known professionally as Katharine Isabelle, is a Canadian actress. She has been described as a scream queen due to her roles in various horror films. She started her acting career in 1989, playing a small role in the television series ''MacGyver''. She gained fame for the role of Ginger Fitzgerald in the films '' Ginger Snaps'', '' Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed'', and '' Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning''. In 2014, Isabelle was awarded the Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress for her role as Mary Mason in the Canadian body horror film '' American Mary''. Early life Katharine Isabelle Murray was born on 2 November 1981, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her parents are Graeme Murray, a production designer who has won two Emmy Awards for work on ''The X-Files'', and Gail Johnson Murray, a writer and producer. Her paternal grandparents and maternal grandfather are from Scotland. Her paternal half-brother is Joshua Murray, a director and ...
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Katherine Marjory Stewart Murray
Katharine Marjory Stewart-Murray, Duchess of Atholl, DBE (''née'' Ramsay; 6 November 1874 – 21 October 1960), known as the Marchioness of Tullibardine from 1899 to 1917, was a Scottish noblewoman and Scottish Unionist Party politician. She was the first woman to be elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) in Scotland, despite having campaigned against women's suffrage before it was granted in 1918. She was the first woman to serve in a British Conservative government. She later found herself at odds with her party and resigned the Whip in 1935 over the India Bill. She became strongly anti-fascist in the 1930s and criticised authoritarian regimes in Soviet Russia, Italy and Spain as well as Nazi Germany. She was given the nickname 'Red Duchess' for these views. Early life and education Katharine Marjory Ramsay was born in Edinburgh on 6 November 1874, the daughter of Sir James Henry Ramsay, 10th Baronet and Charlotte Fanning Ramsay (née Stewart). She was educated at Wimb ...
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Catherine Murray, Lady Abercairny
Catherine Murray was a Scottish aristocrat and courtier. Life She was a daughter of William Murray of Tullibardine (died 1562) and Katherine Campbell. She married Robert Murray of Abercairny (died 1594) in 1560. His father, John Murray, had been killed at the battle of Pinkie, and his older brother William Murray, who had married Margaret Oliphant, died in 1558. In 1577 the Laird of Abercairny became involved in the trial of Violet Mar, who was accused of witchcraft and plotting the downfall of Regent Morton. They took advice from Lady Abercairny's sister Annabell Murray, Countess of Mar. On 10 October 1577 a royal messenger, Robert Binning, was sent from Edinburgh to summon Margaret Murray, Lady Clackmannan (another sister of Catherine Murray, Lady Abercairney and the Countess of Mar), the Laird of Abercairny and his wife Catherine Murray, and others, to come before the Privy Council on 18 October. Binning also brought the summons for the assize of Violet Mar for witchcraft, ...
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Catherine Murray, Countess Of Dysart
Catherine Murray, Countess of Dysart (née Bruce, also known as Katherine; died 2 August 1649) was a Scottish noblewoman. She was wife of William Murray, 1st Earl of Dysart and mother of Elizabeth Murray, Countess of Dysart, Elizabeth, Duchess of Lauderdale. She was responsible for the management of Ham House during the English Civil War, defending it from the encroachment of Parliamentary forces. She was portrayed by prominent artists such as Anthony van Dyck and John Hoskins (painter), John Hoskins. Early life Catherine was the daughter of Col. Norman Bruce and his wife Janet Norvell. Norman Bruce was the second son of the 8th Baron of Clackmannan. Catherine was part of a family that could trace its lineage to Robert the Bruce, Robert Bruce, King of Scotland. Marriage and Family In the mid-1620s, Catherine married William Murray, the son of the parson of Dysart, Fife, who could trace his lineage to James II of Scotland. Elizabeth, their eldest child, was baptised at St Martin- ...
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Kate Murray (other)
Kate Murray may refer to: * Kate Murray (New York politician) * Kate Murray (New Hampshire politician) * Kate Murray (archer) See also * Catherine Murray (other) Catherine Murray may refer to: * Catherine Murray, child witness to apparition at Knock *Catherine Murray, Countess of Dunmore (1814–1886), British peeress * Catherine Murray di Montezemolo (1925–2009), fashion editor *Kathryn Murray, wife of A ...