Kromer, MartinVol. VII, p. 467 KROMER, MARTIN. - Polish bishop and historian, born at Biecz (near Cracovia) in 1512, died at Heilsberg on 23 March 1589. Having completed his studies at…
Kroonstad, Diocese of(KROONSTAD, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 467 KROONSTAD, DIOCESE of. - It is situated in the Orange Free State and was erected as the apostolic prefecture of K. on 26 Nov. 1923, with territory detached…
Krotz, BonaventuraVol. VII, p. 467 KROTZ, BONAVENTURA. - Dominican preacher, Friedrich Julius in secular life, born on 20 Dec. 1862 in Karlsruhe, died on 12 May 1914 in Berlin. Ordained priest…
Krumbacher, KarlVol. VII, p. 468 KRUMBACHER, KARL. – An eminent promoter of Byzantine studies, born on 23 September 1856 at Kürnach (near Kempten in Bavaria), died on 12 December 1909 at…
Krüdener, Barbara Juliana vonVol. VII, p. 468 KRÜDENER, BARBARA JULIANA von. – Political woman, religious preacher, and writer, born in Riga on 21 November 1764 and died at Karasubazar in Crimea on 24…
Krüger, Paul WilhelmVol. VII, p. 468 KRÜGER, PAUL WILHELM. - Jurist, born in Berlin on 20 March 1840, died in Bonn on 11 May 1926. He studied at the University of Berlin, where he obtained his…
KršnaVol. VII, p. 467 KRŠNA. – Before being identified with the god Višnu and elevated to the honors of worship, K. was a valorous prince of the Višni lineage who, having deprived…
Ku Klux Klan(KU-KLUX-KLAN)Vol. VII, p. 469 KU-KLUX-KLAN. — This strange name originated in America in 1865, at Pulaski in Tennessee, one of the Southern States. Some young men wished to establish an…
Kudravtsev-Platonov, Viktor Dimitrievič(KUDRAVTSEV-PLATONOV, VIKTOR DIMITRIEVIĆ)Vol. VII, p. 469 KUDRAVTSEV-PLATONOV, VIKTOR DIMITRIEVIĆ. - B. 3 Oct. 1828, d. 3 Dec. 1891, Russian philosopher. A professor at the Moscow Ecclesiastical Academy, he had…
Kugler, Franz XaverVol. VII, p. 469 KUGLER, FRANZ XAVER. - Jesuit, astronomer, and Assyriologist, b. 27 Nov. 1862 at Königsbach (Palatinate), d. 25 Jan. 1925 at Lucerne. Ordained priest in 1893,…
Kuhn, Johannes Evangelist vonVol. VII, p. 469 KUHN, JOHANNES EVANGELIST von. — Theologian and philosopher, born at Wäschenbeuren (Württemberg) on 19 February 1806, died at Tübingen on 8 May 1887. He…
KulturaVol. VII, p. 470 KULTURA. — Slovak Catholic cultural journal, published by the Society of St. Adalbert in Tirnava from 1926 to 1944. After the Second World War, from September…
Kulturkampf (= "Struggle for Civilization")(KULTURKAMPF (= « LOTTA PER LA CIVILTÀ »))Vol. VII, p. 470 KULTURKAMPF (= “struggle for civilization”). — Under this name a violent legal and police persecution was disguised, perpetrated by Chancellor Bismarck against…
Kumasi, Diocese of(KUMASI, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 473 KUMASI, DIOCESE of. - It is a relatively recent mission (11 Feb. 1932), erected as an apostolic vicariate with territory detached from that of the Gold Coast…
Kumbakonam, Diocese of(KUMBAKONAM, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 473 KUMBAKONAM, DIOCESE of. — Erected on 1 September 1889 with territory detached from the archdiocese of Pondichéry, it was entrusted to the Society of the…
Kummerniss, Saint(KUMMERNISS, SANTA)Vol. VII, p. 474 KUMMERNISS, santa: v. LIBERATA, santa.
Kunming, Archdiocese of(KUNMING, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 474 KUNMING, ARCHDIOCESE of. — The civil province of Yunnan, in southwest China, was detached from the mission of Szechwan and erected as an apostolic vicariate,…
Kurdistan(KURDISTÂN)Vol. VII, p. 474 KURDISTÂN: v. 'IRĂQ.
Kurth, GodefroyVol. VII, p. 474 KURTH, GODEFROY. — Belgian historian, born in Arlon on 11 May 1847, died at Assche (Brussels) on 4 January 1916. He studied at the École Normale attached to…
Kurtscheid, Bertrand (Valentin)Vol. VII, p. 474 KURTSCHEID, BERTRAND (VALENTIN). - Canonist, b. at Rheinbroll (Germany) on 11 March 1877, d. at Rome on 29 Aug. 1941. He entered the Order of Friars Minor in…
Kuyper, AbrahamVol. VII, p. 474 KUYPER, ABRAHAM. - Dutch theologian and politician, b. at Maasluis on 29 Oct. 1837 and d. at The Hague on 8 Nov. 1920. Having completed his studies at Leiden,…
Kwangju, Apostolic Prefecture of(KWANG-JU, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. VII, p. 475 KWANG-JU, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. - It is situated at the southwestern extremity of Korea and comprises the whole civil province of Zenra Nando, with an area…
Kweilin, Apostolic Prefecture of(KWEILIN, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. VII, p. 475 KWEILIN, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. — In the northeastern part of the civil province of Kwangsi (southern China). It was erected on 2 February 1938 by division…
Kweiteh, Diocese of(KWEITEH, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 475 KWEITEH, DIOCESE of. - At the eastern extremity of the civil province of Honan, in central China. Erected as an apostolic prefecture on 19 June 1928, by…
Kweiyang, Archdiocese of(KWEIYANG, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 475 KWEIYANG, ARCHDIOCESE of. – The civil province of Kweichow, in south-central China, detached from the diocese of Nanchino on 15 October 1696 and erected as an…
Kyiv(KIEV)Vol. VII, p. 437 KIEV. – Capital city of Ukraine, a metropolis of the Byzantine rite and a bishopric of the Latin rite. I. THE METROPOLIS OF THE BYZANTINE RITE. - After the…
Kyoto, Apostolic Prefecture of(KYÔTO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. VII, p. 476 KYÔTO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. — Situated in the western part of the island of Hondo (southern Japan), it comprises the civil prefectures of K., Shiga, Nara,…
Kyrie EleisonVol. VII, p. 476 KYRIE ELEISON. — “Lord, have mercy!” is a Greek expression in language and origin, in use in sacred and profane contexts since ancient times in the East, among…
König, EduardVol. VII, p. 458 KÖNIG, EDUARD. — Learned philologist and exegete of the Old Testament, born at Reichenbach on 15 November 1846, died at Bonn on 12 February 1936. A…
Königgrätz, Diocese of(KÖNIGGRÄTZ, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 461 KÖNIGGRÄTZ, DIOCESI di: v. HRADEC KRALOVÉ, DIOCESI di.
Külpe, OswaldVol. VII, p. 470 KÜLPE, OSWALD. – Psychologist and philosopher, b. at Candau on 3 Aug. 1862, d. at Munich on 30 Dec. 1915. After having been assistant to W. Wundt (1887–94), he…
