K'anghsiVol. VII, p. 404 K'ANGHSI. — English spelling of a term (in Italian « Ccamsci ») denoting the period 1661–1722, during which the second emperor of the Manchu dynasty reigned;…
Ka'bahVol. VII, p. 401 KA'BAH. — A building of gray stone, situated in the middle of the sacred enclosure of Mecca, in the form of a cube (k. = “die”). Two walls are 12 m. long, the…
KabyliaVol. VII, p. 401 KABYLIA. - A region entirely comprised within the two dioceses of Algeria and Costantina, inhabited by a population of approximately 1,250,000, continually…
Kaduna, Apostolic Prefecture of(KADUNA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. VII, p. 401 KADUNA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. - Created as an apostolic prefecture on 24 Aug. 1911. On 18 July 1929 the territories of the apostolic vicariate of Western…
Kafka, FranzVol. VII, p. 401 KAFKA, FRANZ. — Born in Prague on 3 July 1882 into a Jewish family, he died of tuberculosis at Kierling (Vienna) on 3 June 1924. He obtained a degree in law in…
Kagoshima, Prefecture of(KAGOSHIMA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. VII, p. 401 KAGOSHIMA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE. — On the southern coast of the Island of Kyūshū (Japan), erected on 18 March 1927 from territory detached from the diocese of…
Kaibel, GeorgVol. VII, p. 402 KAIBEL, GEORG. - German philologist and epigraphist, b. in Lubecca, 30 Oct. 1847; d. in Gottinga, 12 Oct. 1901. He was professor first at the University of…
Kaifeng, Archdiocese of(KAIFENG, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 402 KAIFENG, ARCIDIOCESI di. – In the civil province of Honan, in central China. Erected as an autonomous mission, under the name of the Apostolic Vicariate of…
KaiserchronikVol. VII, p. 402 KAISERCHRONIK. - German historical poem of ca. 17,000 verses, composed around the middle of the 12th century; (phot. Fides) KAGOSHIMA - Christian cemetery. it…
Kaisiadorys, Diocese of(KAISEDORYS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 402 KAISEDORYS, DIOCESE of. – Diocese in Lithuania. Within an area of 9,743 sq km, it has 228,026 inhabitants, of whom 220,426 are Catholics, distributed among 66…
Kakowski, AlexanderVol. VII, p. 403 KAKOWSKI, ALEXANDER. – Cardinal, born at Dembica, in the diocese of Plock, Poland, on 5 February 1862, died in Warsaw on 30 December 1938. Having completed his…
Kalbermatten, WilhelmVol. VII, p. 403 KALBERMATTEN, WILHELM. – Papal general, born in Brig in Valais (Switzerland) on 15 November 1793, died in Rome on 15 December 1875. Called by Pius IX in 1850…
KalevalaVol. VII, p. 403 KALEVALA: v. FINLANDIA. IV, Letteratura.
Kamieniec, Diocese of(KAMIENIEC, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 403 KAMIENIEC, DIOCESI of. — In Podolia (southwestern Soviet Russia). A diocese since approximately 1370. Administered between 1866 and 1918 by the bishop of Luck,…
Kamloops, Diocese of(KAMLOOPS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 403 KAMLOOPS, DIOCESI of. - City and diocese in central southern Columbia, Canada. The first priest to arrive there, in 1842, was the Rev. Modesto Demers, a French…
Kampala, Vicariate of(KAMPALA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VII, p. 403 KAMPALA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. - It is entrusted to the Society of St. Joseph of Mill Hill for the Foreign Missions and is situated in the protectorate of…
Kanchow, Diocese of(KANCHOW, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 403 KANCHOW, DIOCESI of. — In China, in the southern part of Kiangsi. Erected as an apostolic vicariate on 25 August 1920, through the division of the apostolic…
KandyVol. VII, p. 404 KANDY - Seminary. to Beijing of two papal legates in 1705–1707 and in 1720, it irritated the powerful monarch and distanced him ever further from the Christian…
Kandy, Diocese of(KANDY, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 404 KANDY, DIOCESE of. — In the center of the island of Ceylon, it was initially an apostolic vicariate, erected on 20 April 1883 by separation from the then…
Kangding, Diocese of(KANGTING, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 405 KANGTING, DIOCESE OF. — In west-central China. It comprises independent Tibet or Sitsang, the Tibetan Marches or Sikang, and the district of Weisiting in the…
Kanishka(KANIŠKA)Vol. VII, p. 405 KANIŠKA. — Most of the information from Chinese sources concerning the reign and life of K., the Kuṣāṇa “king of kings,” is devoid of historical value, and…
Kankan, Apostolic Prefecture of(KANKAN, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. VII, p. 405 KANKAN, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. - It was erected on 12 May 1949 from the eastern part of the apostolic vicariate of French Guinea, which on the same date had…
Kannemann, JohannVol. VII, p. 405 KANNEMANN, JOHANN. - Preacher and polemicist, b. ca. 1400 in Lower Saxony, d. after 1469. In 1440, already a lector, he entered the University of Erfurt. He…
Kansas City in Kansas, Diocese of(KANSAS CITY IN KANSAS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 406 KANSAS CITY in KANSAS, DIOCESI of. — City and diocese in the State of Kansas in the United States of America. The diocese comprises the following counties of…
Kansas City, Diocese of(KANSAS CITY, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 406 KANSAS CITY, DIOCESI of. — City in the State of Missouri, in the United States of America. The diocese comprises the part of the State of Missouri south of the…
Kant, ImmanuelVol. VII, p. 406 KANT, IMMANUEL. - Philosopher, born in Königsberg, capital of East Prussia, on April 22, 1724, and died there on February 12, 1804. He is universally regarded…
Kanzler, HermannVol. VII, p. 415 KANZLER, HERMANN. — Papal general and pro-minister of War, born at Weingarten near Bruchsal (Baden) on 28 March 1822, died in Rome on 6 January 1888. An…
Kanzler, RodolfoVol. VII, p. 415 KANZLER, RODOLFO. - Archaeologist and student of art, son of the preceding, born in Rome in 1861, died there on 28 February 1924. He was a pupil of G. B. De…
Karachi, Archdiocese of(KARACHI, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 415 KARACHI, ARCHDIOCESE of. – In western Pakistan. The mission, undertaken by the Franciscans of the Dutch province in 1932, began in 1935 with a certain…
Karafuto, Apostolic Prefecture of(KARAFUTO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. VII, p. 416 KARAFUTO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA of. - On the island of Sakhalin, erected by apostolic brief on 21 May 1938 through the division of the vicariate of Sapporo.…
Karema, Apostolic Vicariate of(KAREMA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VII, p. 416 KAREMA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. - In British East Africa, on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika. It is entrusted to the Society of the Missionaries of Africa…
Karman (Karma)Vol. VII, p. 416 KARMAN (KARMA). — In the Rgveda (v. VEDA), the word k., “the work” par excellence, designates the sacrificial rite and the fruit derived from it in this life…
Karnkowski, Stanisław(KARNKOWSKI, STANISLAW)Vol. VII, p. 417 KARNKOWSKI, STANISLAW. – Primate of Poland, born 10 May 1520, died 18 June 1603. Bishop of Włocławek (Leslau) in 1567, he became Archbishop of Gnesna in 1581…
Kasper, KatharinaVol. VII, p. 417 KASPER, KATHARINA. – In religion Maria, born at Dernbach (diocese of Limburg in Hesse) on 26 May 1820, died there on 2 February 1898. She spent her adolescence…
Kasprowicz, JanVol. VII, p. 417 KASPROWICZ, JAN. - Polish poet, b. at Szymbor on 12 Dec. 1860, d. at Poronin on 2 Aug. 1926. Of peasant family, he spent his adolescence and youth studying and…
Kassow Martyrs(KASSOW, MARTIRI DI)Vol. VII, p. 417 KASSOW, MARTIRI di: v. CASSOVIA, DIOCESI di.
KastlVol. VII, p. 417 KASTL. - An ancient Benedictine abbey in the diocese of Eichstätt, founded in 1102 by the counts Berengario I of K.-Sulzbach and Federico of K.-Habsberg;…
Katanga, Apostolic Vicariate of(KATANGA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VII, p. 418 KATANGA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO of. — In the southeastern part of the Belgian Congo, it is entrusted to the Benedictines of the Belgian Congregation of the Abbey…
Katančić, Matija PetarVol. VII, p. 417 KATANČIĆ, MATIJA PETAR. - Franciscan, Croatian writer and poet, b. at Valpovo on 12 Aug. 1750, d. at Budapest on 24 May 1825. Ordained priest in 1775, he was a…
KatholikosVol. VII, p. 418 KATHOLIKOS. - In Eastern ecclesiastical law, k. means the delegate for the universality of causes. The title was probably given from the 4th century to the…
Katowice, Diocese of(KATOWICE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 418 KATOWICE, DIOCESE of. — Founded in 1925 as a suffragan diocese of Cracow, and constituted from the territories of Upper Silesia, the industrial center of…
Katschthaler, JohannesVol. VII, p. 418 KATSCHTHALER, JOHANNES. - Theologian and cardinal, b. 29 May 1832 at Hippach (diocese of Bressanone), d. at Salzburg on 27 Feb. 1914. Having graduated in…
Katterbach, BrunoVol. VII, p. 419 KATTERBACH, BRUNO. – Franciscan and palaeographer, b. in Düsseldorf on 16 September 1883, d. in Rome on 29 December 1931. He completed his theological studies…
Kaufmann, AngelicaVol. VII, p. 419 KAUFMANN, ANGELICA. - Painter, born at Chur in the Grisons on 30 Oct. 1741, died in Rome on 5 Nov. 1807, one of the most interesting and significant figures in…
Kaulen, Franz PhilippVol. VII, p. 419 KAULEN, FRANZ PHILIPP. — German Catholic exegete, of broad theological, philological, and historical culture and rigorously conservative, born in Düsseldorf on…
Kaunas, Diocese of(KAUNAS (KOWN), DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 419 KAUNAS (KOWN), DIOCESE of. - City and diocese in Lithuania on the right bank of the Niemen River. At present, no statistical data are available. King Jagellone…
Kaunitz, Anton WenzelVol. VII, p. 419 KAUNITZ, ANTON WENZEL. – Austrian statesman, born on 2 February 1711 in Vienna, died there on 27 June 1794. In 1741 he was entrusted with an extraordinary…
Kautsky, KarlVol. VII, p. 420 KAUTSKY, KARL. – German socialist, born in Prague on 16 October 1854, died in exile in Amsterdam on 17 October 1938. He was F. Engels’s secretary and, within…
Kayes, Apostolic Prefecture of(KAYES, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. VII, p. 420 KAYES, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. - In French West Africa, erected on 12 June 1947 with territory detached from the apostolic vicariate of Bamako (v.) and…
Kaying (Kiaying), Diocese of(KAYING (KIAYING), DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 420 KAYING (KIAYING), DIOCESE of. — In the civil province of Kwangtung (southern China), erected as an apostolic prefecture on 20 February 1929 by division of the…
Keats, JohnVol. VII, p. 420 KEATS, JOHN. — English poet, born in London on 31 October 1795, died in Rome on 23 February 1821. He received a good education and was encouraged by one of his…
Keble, JohnVol. VII, p. 421 KEBLE, JOHN. — Anglican theologian, preacher, and poet, born at Fairford in Gloucestershire on 25 April 1792, died at Bourremouth on 29 March 1866. After…
Keetmanshoop, Apostolic Vicariate of(KEETMANSHOOP, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VII, p. 421 KEETMANSHOOP, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. — The territory of this vicariate belonged to German South-West Africa, which after the First World War (17 Dec. 1920)…
Keewatin, Apostolic Vicariate of (Canada)(KEEWATIN, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI (CANADA))Vol. VII, p. 422 KEEWATIN, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of (Canada). — It was erected by the Sacred Consistorial Congregation on 4 March 1910, with territory detached from the…
Kehr, Paul FridolinVol. VII, p. 422 KEHR, PAUL FRIDOLIN. — Born on 28 December 1860 at Waltershausen near Gotha (Thuringia) to a Protestant family, died on 9 November 1944 at Wässerndorf Castle…
Keil, Karl FriedrichVol. VII, p. 422 KEIL, KARL FRIEDRICH. — Protestant-Lutheran exegete of conservative tendency and opponent of criticism, born at Lauterbach, near Oelsnitz (Saxony), on 26…
Keimoes, Diocese of(KEIMOES, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 423 KEIMOES, DIOCESI di. - In the Union of South Africa. The ancient mission was begun in 1873 by the Fathers of the Society of African Missions of Lyon, who…
Keller, PaulVol. VII, p. 423 KELLER, PAUL. — German narrator, born in Arnsdorf, near Schneidewitz in Silesia, on 6 July 1873, died in Breslau on 20 August 1932. Initially a teacher, he…
Keller, Émile, Count(KELLER, EMILE, CONTE)Vol. VII, p. 423 KELLER, EMILE, count. — French Catholic politician, b. in Belfort on 8 October 1828, d. in Paris on 20 February 1909. He was a deputy in Parliament for the…
Kellner, Karl Adam HeinrichVol. VII, p. 423 KELLNER, KARL ADAM HEINRICH. - Patrologist and liturgist, b. at Heiligenstadt am Eichfeld (Prussian Saxony) on 26 Aug. 1837, d. at Bonn on 6 Jan. 1915. After…
Kellner, LorenzVol. VII, p. 423 KELLNER, LORENZ. — The greatest Catholic pedagogue of Germany in the past century. Born on 29 January 1811 at Kalteneber near Heiligenstadt (Prussian Saxony),…
Kemef (Hebrew Kéméf)(CHAMOS (EBR. KÉMÉF))Vol. III, p. 804 CHAMOS (Hebr. Kéméf). - The national and principal god of the Moabites (Iudc. 11, 24; I Reg. 11, 7, 33; II Reg. 23, 13), who are therefore called “the people…
Kempe, MargeryVol. VII, p. 424 KEMPE, MARGERY. — English mystic, born at Kings Lynn (Norfolk) about 1373, died about 1440. Married about 1393 to a prosperous fellow townsman, she was the…
Kempf, NikolausVol. VII, p. 424 KEMPF, NIKOLAUS. - German ascetical and mystical writer of the Carthusian Order, also called Nicola di Strasburgo, where he was born in 1397; he died at Gaming…
Keng-Tung, Apostolic Vicariate of(KENG-TUNG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VII, p. 424 KENG-TUNG, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. — In southern Burma, in the Federated Shan States, it comprises the States of K., Tawnpeng, southern and northern Hsenwi,…
Kennicott, Benjamin(KENNIKOTT, BENJAMIN)Vol. VII, p. 424 KENNIKOTT, BENJAMIN. — English critic of the Hebrew biblical text, born at Totnes (Devonshire) on 4 April 1718, died at Oxford on 18 September 1783. Pastor at…
Kenosis(KENOSI)Vol. VII, p. 424 KENOSIS. - From the Greek ἐκνῶσις (ἐκνῶς, “I empty”), it is equivalent to divestment, annihilation, and is the subject of a modern Christological theory,…
Kenrick, Francis PatrickVol. VII, p. 427 KENRICK, FRANCIS PATRICK. – Archbishop of Baltimore, theologian, controversialist, born in Dublin on 3 December 1797, died in Baltimore on 8 July 1863, during…
Kenrick, Peter RichardVol. VII, p. 428 KENRICK, PETER RICHARD. – First archbishop of St. Louis; theologian and student of ecclesiastical history. Born in Dublin on 4 August 1806, in 1833 he…
KenyaVol. VII, p. 428 KENYA. - I. GEOGRAPHY. - British colony and protectorate in East Africa, S. of Ethiopia. The territory (583,000 sq. km., of which 5,645 are protectorate along…
Kepler (Keplero), JohannesVol. VII, p. 429 KEPLER (KEPLERO), JOHANNES. – One of the four great founders of modern astronomy, together with Copernico, Galilei, and Newton. Born in Weil (Württemberg,…
Kepler, Paul WilhelmVol. VII, p. 430 KEPLER, PAUL WILHELM. - Bishop, b. 28 Sept. 1852 at Schwäbisch-Gmünd, d. 16 July 1926 at Rottenburg. Ordained a priest in 1875, he subsequently carried out…
Kerle, Jacob deVol. VII, p. 430 KERLE, JACOB de. — Musician, b. at Ypres ca. 1530, d. at Prague on 7 January 1591. In 1555 he was organist at Orvieto, from where he went as chapel master, in…
Kerll, Johann KasparVol. VII, p. 430 KERLL, JOHANN KASPAR. — Organist and composer, born in Adorf on 9 April 1627, died in Munich on 13 February 1693. He first studied in Vienna, then in Rome with…
Kerry and Aghadoe, Diocese of(KERRY E AGHADOE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 430 KERRY e AGHADOE, DIOCESI di. - In Ireland. It comprises the whole county of K. (except Kilmurrily) and part of the county of Cork. Out of a population of…
Kersbele (Kersbell), PhilippeVol. VII, p. 431 KERSBELE (KERSBELL), PHILIPPE. – Carmelite theologian, b. in Ghent (Belgium) around 1462, d. in Paris on 20 Nov. 1489. An ardent defender of the Immaculate…
Keta, Diocese of(KETA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 431 KETA, DIOCESE of. - In British Togoland, suffragan of the archdiocese of Cape Coast (formerly the apostolic vicariate of the Gold Coast), entrusted to the…
Ketteler, Wilhelm Emmanuel von(KETTELER, WILHELM EMANUEL VON)Vol. VII, p. 431 KETTELER, WILHELM EMANUEL VON. – Bishop of Mainz, initiator and supporter of the ideological and practical movement of German social Catholicism, b. at…
Keumurghian KomitaVol. VII, p. 432 KEUMURGHIAN KOMITA: v. COSMA DA CARBONIANO.
Keynes, John MaynardVol. VII, p. 432 KEYNES, JOHN MAYNARD. – English economist, b. in Cambridge on 5 June 1883, d. in London on 21 April 1946. He became known as early as 1912 by directing the…
Keys(CLAVI)Vol. III, p. 1050 CLAVI. - Trimming of the Roman tunic, the clavi were two parallel purple stripes which, passing over the shoulders, descended in front and behind to the lower…
Keys of the Terms(CLAVES TERMINORUM)Vol. III, p. 1050 CLAVES TERMINORUM: v. CYCLUS MAGNUS.
Keyserling, Hermann, Count(KEYSERLING, HERMANN, CONTE)Vol. VII, p. 433 KEYSERLING, HERMANN, count. — Philosopher, born at Koenno (Livonia) on 20 July 1880, died at Innsbruck on 26 April 1946. He studied natural sciences and…
Khaciatur ArakeleanVol. VII, p. 433 KHACIATUR ARAKELEAN. - One of the most illustrious figures among the Armenian pupils of the Urban College of Propaganda. Born in 1666 at Erzerum (Karin), he…
Khartoum (Arabic al-Khartūm), Apostolic Vicariate of(KHARTUM (ARABO ḤARTŪM), VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VII, p. 433 KHARTUM (Arabic Ḥartūm), APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. — It comprises the whole central and northern part of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Its evangelization was conceived…
Khosrow (Husrav) I, Persian Emperor(COSROE (HUSRAV) I, IMPERATORE PERSIANO)Vol. IV, p. 420 COSROE (Husrav) I, PERSIAN EMPEROR. - He reigned from 531 to 579. In 540 C. began his campaigns against the Byzantines and at the same time unleashed against…
Khosrow (Husrav) II, Persian Emperor(COSROE (HUSRAV) II, IMPERATORE PERSIANO)Vol. IV, p. 420 COSROE (Husrav) II, PERSIAN EMPEROR. — Called the Victor. He reigned from 590 to 628. At the beginning of his reign, both because of his friendship toward the…
Kian, Diocese of(KIAN, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 434 KIAN, DIOCESE of. — In China, in the central-western part of the civil province of Kiangsi, which, having been separated from the civil province of Chekiang,…
Kiefl, Franz XaverVol. VII, p. 435 KIEFL, FRANZ XAVER. - Catholic theologian and writer, b. at Höhenrain (Nieder-Bayern) on 17 Oct. 1869, d. at Ratisbona on 5 June 1928. Ordained priest in 1894,…
Kielce, Diocese of(KIELCE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 435 KIELCE, DIOCESE of. — Founded in 1805 by Pius VII through the partition of the dioceses of Kraków, Chełm, and Gnesna. The first bishop was Wojciech de Bożawola…
Kienow, Apostolic Prefecture of(KIENOW, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. VII, p. 435 KIENOW, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. - In the northern part of the civil province of Fukien, in central China. It was erected as a mission sui iuris, under the…
Kierkegaard, Søren Aabye(KIERKEGAARD, SOEREN AABYE)Vol. VII, p. 436 KIERKEGAARD, SOEREN AABYE. – He is the greatest Danish writer and one of the most profound religious writers of all time. B. in Copenhagen on 5 May 1813 and d.…
Kigoma, Apostolic Vicariate of(KIGOMA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VII, p. 438 KIGOMA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. – It is situated in British East Africa, on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika. It derives precisely from the vicariate…
Kilber, HeinrichVol. VII, p. 438 KILBER, HEINRICH. - Jesuit and theologian, born at Magonza on 8 March 1710, died at Heidelberg on 25 Oct. 1783. He first taught literature at Würzburg and…
Kildare and Leighlin, Diocese of(KILDARE E LEIGHLIN, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 438 KILDARE and LEIGHLIN, DIOCESE of. - It comprises the Irish county of Carlow and parts of those of Kildare, Leix, Offaly, Kilkenny, Wicklow, and Wexford. K. and…
Kilian (Killena, Chilian), Saint, Martyr(KILIANO (KILLENA, CHILIANO), SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. VII, p. 438 KILIANO (KILLENA, CHILIANO), saint, martyr. – Bishop and patron of the diocese of Würzburg, d. c. 689. Of noble Irish-Scottish family, according to legend,…
Kilimanjaro, Apostolic Vicariate of(KILIMANJARO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VII, p. 438 KILIMANJARO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. — It is situated in British East Africa, specifically in the northern part of the territory of Tanganyika. It takes its…
Killala, Diocese of(KILLALA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 439 KILLALA, DIOCESE of. - It comprises parts of the Irish counties of Mayo and Sligo. Out of a population of 56,980 inhabitants, it has 55,246 Catholics (1936…
Killaloe, Diocese of(KILLALOE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 439 KILLALOE, DIOCESE OF. — It comprises parts of the Irish counties of Clare, Tipperary, Offaly, Galway, Limerik, and Leix. Out of a population of 116,508, it has…
Killing(UCCISIONE)Vol. XII, p. 428 KILLING. - In the merely physical order, it is the act that deprives the body of life. A murderer is one who, by a human and voluntary act, causes the death of…
Kilmore, Diocese of(KILMORE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 439 KILMORE, DIOCESE of. — It comprises almost the whole of the Irish county of Cavan, and parts of those of Leirion, Fermanagh, Meath, and Sligo. The episcopal…
Kilwardby, RobertVol. VII, p. 439 KILWARDBY, ROBERT. — English Dominican, born in the county of Leicester ca. 1200, died at Viterbo on 11 September 1279. He entered the Order between 1240 and…
Kimberley, Diocese of(KIMBERLEY, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 440 KIMBERLEY, DIOCESE of. – The territory that today constitutes the diocese of K. was detached on 4 June 1886 from the apostolic vicariate of Natal, because it…
Kimchi, DavidVol. VII, p. 440 KIMCHI, DAVID: v. QIMCHI, DAVID.
Kimhām (Hebrew Kimhām, Septuagint Chamari)(CHAMAAM (EBR. KIMHÂM, SETTANTA ΧΑΜΆΡΙ))Vol. III, p. 802 CHAMAAM (Heb. Kimhâm, Septuagint Χαμάρι). — Son of Berzellai (v.) of Gilead (II Sam. 19:37–40; I Reg. 2:7). After the defeat of Absalom, he followed David to…
Kimura, SebastianoVol. VII, p. 440 KIMURA, SEBASTIANO: v. GIAPPONE, IV: MARTIRI GIAPPONESI. al-KINDI, ABŪ JŪSŪP JĀ'QŪR IBN TAŅĀQ. - Arab philosopher, theologian, and encyclopedic scholar, known…
Kindergarten(GIARDINID'INFANZIA)Vol. VI, p. 250 GIARDINID'INFANZIA: v. FROEBEL, FRIEDRICH.
Kinga («Cunegonda»), Blessed(KINGA («CUNEGONDA»), BEATA)Vol. VII, p. 440 KINGA («Cunegonda»), blessed. – Patroness of Poland and Lithuania, born in 1224, died at Stary Sącz on 24 July 1292. Sister of Blessed Jolanda and Blessed…
Kingdom(REGNO)Vol. X, p. 394 REGNO. – A quarterly periodical, extensively and elegantly illustrated, founded at Assisi in 1942 through the work of the «Pro Civitate christiana», under the…
Kingdom of God(REGNO DI DIO)Vol. X, p. 394 KINGDOM OF GOD. — A biblical expression bearing a twofold meaning, abstract and concrete: God’s dominion or lordship, and the territory or society in which…
Kinghsien, Diocese of(KINGHSIEN, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 441 KINGHSIEN, DIOCESE of. — In China, in the southeastern part of the civil province of Hopeh. Erected as an apostolic prefecture on 24 April 1939, by division of…
Kingship of Jesus Christ(REGALITÀ DI GESÙ CRISTO)Vol. X, p. 378 KINGSHIP OF JESUS CHRIST. - I. THE TITLE AND ITS MEANING. - The title of king is the one that seems best to express the universal primacy of Jesus Christ (v.).…
Kingsley, CharlesVol. VII, p. 441 KINGSLEY, CHARLES. - Anglican writer and ecclesiastic, b. at Holne (Devonshire) on 12 June 1819, d. at Eversley (Hampshire) on 23 Jan. 1875. He advocated a…
Kingston, Archdiocese of(KINGSTON, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 441 KINGSTON, ARCHDIOCESE of. - City and archdiocese in the province of Ontario (Canada). Erected as a diocese on 27 Jan. 1826, by dismemberment of the archdiocese…
Kino (Chino), Eusebio Francesco(CHINO (KINO), EUSEBIO FRANCESCO)Vol. III, p. 899 CHINO (KINO), EUSEBIO FRANCESCO. – One of the most famous Italian missionaries in America, born at Segno in Val di Non (Trento) in August 1645, died at S.…
Kinship (Among Primitive Peoples)(PARENTELA (PRESSO I POPOLI PRIMITIVI))Vol. IX, p. 523 PARENTELA (among primitive peoples). — Primitive peoples too distinguish a threefold p.: consanguinity, affinity, and legal-spiritual cognation, founded…
Kirakos, VirapetziVol. VII, p. 441 KIRAKOS, VIRAPETZI. — A hermit of the Armenian hermitage of Korvirap, in Greater Armenia, he was the first katholikós elected in Egmiadzin (1441), while…
Kircher, AthanasiusVol. VII, p. 441 KIRCHER, ATHANASIUS. – Jesuit, scholar, and polymath, b. at Geisa (Fulda) on 2 May 1601, d. in Rome on 27 November 1680. He first taught (1629) ethics and…
Kirchesch, FranzVol. VII, p. 442 KIRCHESCH, FRANZ. - German economist and sociologist, born at Wissen an der Sieg on 2 March 1873, died at Mayen on 11 Sept. 1931. Ordained priest in 1898, he…
Kireevskij, Ivan VasilevičVol. VII, p. 443 KIREEVSKIJ, IVAN VASILEVIČ. - Russian thinker and publicist, b. in Moscow on 22 March 1805, d. in St Petersburg on 11 June 1856. In his youth he came under the…
Kirin, Diocese of(KIRIN, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 443 KIRIN, DIOCESE of. - Situated in the central-eastern part of Manchuria (China), it has an area of 176,973 sq. km. and a population of 9,000,000 inhabitants. It…
Kirkuk, Diocese of(KERKÜK, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 430 KERKÜK, DIOCESE of. – Episcopal see of ‘Irāq, dating from the 4th century. The Chaldean Catholic diocese was founded there in 1798. There are 9,000 Catholics…
Kirsch, Johan PeterVol. VII, p. 443 KIRSCH, JOHAN PETER. – Luxembourg prelate, archaeologist, and historian, born in Dippach on 3 November 1861 and died in Rome on 4 February 1941. He studied in…
Kirēev, Aleksandr AleksēevičVol. VII, p. 442 KIRĒEV, ALEKSANDR ALEKSĒEVIČ. - General of cavalry (1833–1911). A well-known Russian theologian. In 1862 he was aide-de-camp to Grand Duke Costantino, governor…
Kisantu, Apostolic Vicariate of(KISANTU, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VII, p. 445 KISANTU, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE. - Situated in the south-western part of the Belgian Congo and entrusted to the Society of Jesus, it was erected on 1 Apr. 1931…
Kistemaker, Johann HyazinthVol. VII, p. 445 KISTEMAKER, JOHANN HYAZINTH. — Professor of classical languages at the Gymnasium and later also at the University of Münster (Westphalia), an exegete of…
Kisumu, Apostolic Vicariate of(KISUMU, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VII, p. 445 KISUMU, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. — Situated in the western part of Kenya (British East Africa), and entrusted to the Society of St Joseph of Mill Hill for the…
Kitega, Apostolic Vicariate of(KITEGA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VII, p. 445 KITEGA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. — Situated in the southern part of Urundi and entrusted to the Society of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers). The White…
Kittel, GerhardVol. VII, p. 446 KITTEL, GERHARD. – Protestant biblical theologian, born in Breslau on 23 September 1888, died in Tübingen on 11 July 1948. He studied theology and Oriental…
Kittel, RudolfVol. VII, p. 446 KITTEL, RUDOLF. — Protestant biblical scholar and moderate critic, born at Eningen near Reutlingen (Württemberg) on 28 March 1853, died in Leipzig on 29…
Kittim (Kittijīm, in Jer. 2, 10)(KITTĪM (KITTIJĪM, IN IER. 2, 10))Vol. VII, p. 446 KITTĪM (Kittijīm, in Ier. 2, 10). - Gentilic name of the inhabitants of Cyprus ([v.], cf. Is. 23, 1. 12; Ex. 27, 6 and probably Ier. 2, 10), so called after…
Kivu, Apostolic Vicariate of(KIVU, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VII, p. 446 KIVU, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Situated in the eastern part of the Colony of the Belgian Congo, on the shores of Lake Tanganyika and Lake Kivu. Another KIVU,…
Klagenfurt, Diocese of(KLAGENFURT, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 447 KLAGENFURT, DIOCESI di: v. GURK, DIOCESI di.
Klaipėda(KLAIPEDA)Vol. VII, p. 447 KLAIPEDA. – Prelature nullius and city in Lithuania. It was created by Pope Pius XI through the apostolic constitution Lituanorum gente of 4 April 1926,…
Klee, HeinrichVol. VII, p. 447 KLEE, HEINRICH. - Theologian, b. at Münstermaifeld (Coblenza) on 20 April 1800, d. at Monaco on 28 July 1840. He studied at the Seminary of Magonza, where he…
Kleinschmidt, BedaVol. VII, p. 447 KLEINSCHMIDT, BEDA. - Franciscan, art historian, born at Brakel (Westphalia) on 12 Oct. 1867, died at Paderborn on 17 March 1932. He entered the Order in 1888;…
Kleist, Heinrich vonVol. VII, p. 447 KLEIST, HEINRICH von. - German playwright, b. at Königsberg on KLEINSCHMIDT, BEDA - Portrait. 18 Oct. 1776, d. in Berlin 11 Nov. 1811. He followed a military…
Kleptomania(CLEPTOMANÍA)Vol. III, p. 1084 KLEPTOMANIA. - An irresistible impulse to steal, connected with mental illness. It may sometimes occur in obsessive psychosis (v.), owing to the pressure of…
Klesl, MelchiorVol. VII, p. 448 KLESL, MELCHIOR. - Cardinal, b. 19 Feb. 1552 in Vienna, d. 18 Sept. 1630 in Wiener-Neustadt. The son of a Protestant baker, he embraced the Catholic faith…
Kleutgen, JosephVol. VII, p. 448 KLEUTGEN, JOSEPH. – Jesuit theologian and philosopher, born on 9 April 1811 in Dortmund (Westphalia), died on 13 January 1883 at S. Antonio di Caldaro (South…
Klimke, FriedrichVol. VII, p. 449 KLIMKE, FRIEDRICH. – Jesuit and philosopher, born on 18 June 1878 in Golinov, in Upper Silesia; died in Rome on 9 January 1924. He taught the history of…
Klopstock, Friedrich GottliebVol. VII, p. 449 KLOPSTOCK, FRIEDRICH GOTTLIEB. — Poet, Protestant, Pietist, born at Quedlinburg (Saxony) on 2 July 1724, died at Hamburg on 14 March 1803. From his earliest…
KlosterneuburgVol. VII, p. 449 KLOSTERNEUBURG. – Near Vienna (Austria), an abbey of the Canons Regular of St. Augustine of the Austrian Congregation, founded around 1106 by Margrave St.…
Klupfel, Engelbert(KLÜPFEL, ENGELBERT)Vol. VII, p. 450 KLÜPFEL, ENGELBERT. - Augustinian theologian, b. 18 Jan. 1733 at Wipfeld (Franconia), d. at Friburgo in Br. on 8 July 1811. He entered religious life at…
Kmetko, KarolVol. VII, p. 451 KMETKO, KAROL. — Archbishop, born 12 December 1875 in Dolné Držkovce, died 22 December 1948 in Nitra (Slovakia). Ordained a priest in 1899, he became a doctor…
Knabbauer, Josef(KNABENBAUER, JOSEF)Vol. VII, p. 451 KNABENBAUER, JOSEF. - Exegete, b. 19 March 1839 at Deggendorf (Bavaria), d. 12 Nov. 1911 at Maastricht. On 27 Sept. 1857 he entered the Society of Jesus.…
Kneeler(INGINOCCHIATOIO)Vol. VI, p. 1161 PRIE-DIEU. - A movable piece of furniture consisting of a step on which to kneel, a lectern, and often one or more drawers in which to keep prayer books. In…
Kneipp, SebastianVol. VII, p. 451 KNEIPP, SEBASTIAN. – Physician and priest, b. at Stefansried (Bavaria) on 17 May 1891, d. at Wörishofen on 17 June 1897. He was parish priest of this Bavarian…
Knights of Columbus(CAVALIERI DI COLOMBO)Vol. III, p. 697 CAVALIERI DI COLOMBO. — An association of apostolate, assistance, and mutual aid among Catholic men of North America, Canada, and the rest of the continent. It…
Knoll, Alberto Da BolzanoVol. VII, p. 451 KNOLL, ALBERTO da BOLZANO. — Capuchin theologian and preacher of the province of Tyrol, born in Brunico on 12 July 1796, died in Bolzano on 30 March 1863.…
Know NothingVol. VII, p. 452 KNOW NOTHING. — Protestant association (“American Protective Association”), whose members swore always to answer “I don’t know” (“Non so”) to questions put to…
Knowledge(CONOSCENZA)Vol. IV, p. 224 KNOWLEDGE. - From the Latin cognoscere (cumnoscere, Greek γινώσκειν and γιγνώσκειν), it is the act by which a being (subject) becomes aware of or perceives…
Knox, JohnVol. VII, p. 452 KNOX, JOHN. — Principal architect and historian of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland. The place and date of his birth are uncertain (Haddington, Gifford;…
Knöpfler, AloisVol. VII, p. 451 KNÖPFLER, ALOIS. - Ecclesiastical historian, b. 29 Aug. 1847 at Schomburg (Württemberg), d. there 14 July 1921. Ordained priest in 1874, he became professor of…
Koango, Vicariate Apostolic of(KOANGO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VII, p. 453 KOANGO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. — Situated in the southwestern part of the Belgian Congo and entrusted to the Society of Jesus. It derives from the former…
Kochanowski, JanVol. VII, p. 453 KOCHANOWSKI, JAN. — Poet, b. at Sycyna in 1530, d. at Lublin on 22 August 1584, he is the dominant figure of the golden age of Polish literature. He studied at…
Koellin, KonradVol. VII, p. 454 KOELLIN, KONRAD. — Dominican theologian, born at Ulma around 1476, died at Colonia on 26 August 1536. He entered religious life in his native city in 1492 and…
Koimesis(KÖIMESIS)Vol. VII, p. 454 KÖIMESIS. — This is a simultaneous representation of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary and her passage into Heaven, established in Byzantine art. It depicts the…
Kokstad, Diocese of(KOKSTAD, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 454 KOKSTAD, DIOCESE of. — In the Union of South Africa. By decree of 8 April 1935, the south-western region of the apostolic vicariate of Mariannhill was…
Kolbe, Maksymilian Maria(KOLBE, MAKSYMILIAN-MARIA)Vol. VII, p. 455 KOLBE, MAKSYMILIAN-MARIA. — Writer and Marian apostle of the Friars Minor Conventual, born at Pabjanica, in Poland, on 6 January 1894, died at Oświęcim there…
Kolde, DietrichVol. VII, p. 455 KOLDE, DIETRICH: v. COELDE (KOLDE), THEODORICH.
Kolping, AdolfVol. VII, p. 455 KOLPING, ADOLF. – Priest and organizer of the first Catholic workers’ associations in Germany, hence called the Gesellenvater; born in Kerpen (Cologne) on 8…
Konarski, Stanisław(KONARSKI, STANISLAW)Vol. VII, p. 457 KONARSKI, STANISLAW. - Polish educator, Piarist, b. at Zarczya on 30 June 1700, d. at Varzavia on 3 Aug. 1773. He devoted his activity as a writer and priest…
Kondakov, Nicodim PaulovitchVol. VII, p. 458 KONDAKOV, NICODIM PAULOVITCH. — Russian Byzantinologist, born at Chalan (government of Kursk) in 1844, died in Prague on 16 February 1925. From 1871 to 1887 he…
Kongmoon (Jiangmen), Diocese of(KONGMOON (KIANGMEN), DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 458 KONGMOON (KIANGMEN), DIOCESE of.—On the lower coast of the civil province of Kwangtung, in southern China. Established as an apostolic prefecture on 31 January…
Kongolo, Vicariate Apostolic of(KONGOLO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VII, p. 458 KONGOLO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of.—It is situated in the central-eastern part of the Belgian Congo and is entrusted to the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. It…
Konings, AntonVol. VII, p. 461 KONINGS, ANTON. - Moral theologian of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer; born at Helmond in Holland on 24 Aug. 1821, he entered the Congregation in…
Kontum, Vicariate Apostolic of(KONTUM, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VII, p. 461 KONTUM, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. — In Indochina, erected on 18 January 1932 through the division of the vicariate of Quinhon. It comprises the provinces of…
Kopfel, Wolfgang(KÖPFEL, WOLFANG)Vol. VII, p. 461 KÖPFEL, WOLFANG. — Protestant theologian and reformer, b. at Hagenau in Alsace in 1478, d. at Strasbourg on 4 Nov. 1541. He studied at the Universities of…
Kopp, Georg von(KÖPP, GEORG VON)Vol. VII, p. 461 KÖPP, GEORG von. - Cardinal, b. at Duderstadt on 25 July 1837, d. at Troppau, now Opava, on 4 March 1914. Ordained priest in 1862 and appointed director of a…
Kopystenskij, ZacharijaVol. VII, p. 462 KOPYSTENSKIJ, ZACHARIJA. - The most important South Russian anti-Catholic and anti-Protestant polemicist of the seventeenth century, d. 21 March 1627. From…
Korah(CORE (EBR. QÔRAH = «CALVIZIE»))Vol. IV, p. 316 CORE (Heb. qôrah = “baldness”). — The best-known of the biblical figures of this name, the first of whom is a son of Esau (Gen. 36:5, 14), is a contemporary of…
Korea(COREA)Vol. IV, p. 316 COREA. — I. GEOGRAPHY. — In Japanese Chōsen (freshness of the morning). A peninsula of eastern Asia extending between Manchuria and the Japanese archipelago,…
Korhogo, Prefecture Apostolic of(KORHOGO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. VII, p. 462 KORHOGO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. - In the northern part of the Ivory Coast, erected as an apostolic prefecture in 1911, its territory having been detached…
Korjun(KORIUN)Vol. VII, p. 462 KORIUN. — Armenian historian of the 5th century, author of a biography of Mastotz, the inventor of the Armenian alphabet and his teacher. Although the…
Korošec, AntonVol. VII, p. 462 KOROŠEC, ANTON. - Slovenian priest and politician, b. at Sv. Jurig on the Scavnica in Styria in 1872, d. at Belgrade on 14 Dec. 1940. In 1906, elected…
Kortleitner, Franz NaverVol. VII, p. 462 KORTLEITNER, FRANZ NAVER. - Born Josef, exegete, b. at Bressanone on 21 Jan. 1863, d. at Innsbruck on 2 Oct. 1939. He entered the Order of Premonstratensians…
Korum, Michael FelixVol. VII, p. 462 KORUM, MICHAEL FELIX. - Bishop, b. 2 Nov. 1840 at Wickersweier near Colmar, d. 4 Dec. 1921 at Trier. Having completed his studies at Innsbruck, he was ordained…
Kossuth, LajosVol. VII, p. 463 KOSSUTH, LAJOS. – Patriot and statesman, born at Monok in northern Hungary on 17 September 1802, died in exile at Turin on 20 March 1894. A brilliant orator,…
Kotor (Cattaro), Diocese of(CATTARO (KOTOR), DIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 677 CATTARO (KOTOR), DIOCESE of. — In Dalmatia. Founded in the 10th century. Area: 6,367 sq km. Catholics: 13,000; members of other confessions, overwhelmingly…
Kottar, Diocese of(KOTTAR, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 463 KOTTAR, DIOCESI di - A suffragan diocese of Verapoly, it was detached from the Diocese of Quilon and entrusted to the Indian secular clergy on 26 May 1930. It…
Kottayam, Diocese of(KOTTAYAM, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 464 KOTTAYAM, DIOCESE of. – Malabarese of the Eastern rite in Hindustan, suffragan of Ernakulam, erected as an apostolic vicariate on 20 May 1887 and as a…
KovnoVol. VII, p. 464 KOVNO : v. KAUNAS, DIOCESI di.
Kozminski, Wacław (Honoratus)(KOZMINSKI, WACLAW (ONORATO))Vol. VII, p. 464 KOZMINSKI, WACLAW (ONORATO). - A Capuchin under the name of Fr. Onorato, born at Biala Podlaska in Poland on 16 Oct. 1820, died at Nowe-Miasto on 16 Dec. 1916.…
Kościuszko, TadeuszVol. VII, p. 462 KOŚCIUSZKO, TADEUSZ. – Polish patriot, born at Mereczowszczyzna on 4 February 1746, died at Soletta (Switzerland) on 20 October 1817. Protected by the…
Košice, Diocese of(CASSOVIA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 591 CASSOVIA, DIOCESE of. - In Czechoslovakia. The city (Slovak Košice, Hungarian Kassa, German Kaschau) is an important cultural and economic centre in eastern…
KrakówVol. VII, p. 464 KRAKÓW : v. CRACOVIA, DIOCESI di.
Krasicki, IgnacyVol. VII, p. 464 KRASICKI, IGNACY. - Polish writer, b. at Dubieck on 3 Feb. 1735, d. at Berlin on 14 March 1801. Of noble family, he took Holy Orders, became a member of the…
Krasiński, ZygmuntVol. VII, p. 464 KRASIŃSKI, ZYGMUNT. – Polish poet, b. in Paris on 18 February 1812, d. there on 23 February 1859; he was one of the three greatest Romantics of his nation. He…
Kraus, Franz-XaverVol. VII, p. 465 KRAUS, FRANZ-XAVER. – Priest, archaeologist, historian, man of letters, born in Trier on 18 September 1840, died at S. Remo on 12 December 1901. He is the…
Kraus, JohannVol. VII, p. 465 KRAUS, JOHANN. - Bohemian Jesuit, missionary and architect in America, born at Pilsen on 19 June 1664, died at Buenos Aires in 1714. Admitted in 1689 into the…
KremsmünsterVol. VII, p. 465 KREMSMÜNSTER. — Benedictine abbey in Upper Austria (diocese of Linz), with 26 incorporated parishes, a grammar school, astronomical observatory, boarding…
Krishnagar, Diocese of(KRISHNAGAR, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 466 KRISHNAGAR, diocese of. — The mission of K. was begun in the middle of the last century, in 1855, through the work of the missionaries of the Lombard Seminary…
Križanić, Juraj (Crisaneo)(KRIZANIĆ, JURAJ (CRISANEO))Vol. VII, p. 466 KRIZANIĆ, JURAJ (CRISANEO). – Croatian missionary and man of letters, born at Obrh in 1618. Enthused by the idea of bringing all the schismatic Slavs together…
Križevci (Cristo), Diocese of(KRIZEVCI (CRISTO), DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 466 KRIZEVCI (CRISTO), DIOCESE of. – Croatian town near Zagreb, seat of the diocese of the same name for Catholics of the Byzantine-Slavonic rite (Greek…
Krk, Diocese of(VEGLIA (KRK), DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 744 VEGLIA (KRK), DIOCESE of. — Diocese of Croatia (Yugoslavia). It comprises the islands of the Quarnero: Veglia, Cherso, Lussino, as well as Arbe, the northern…
