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Kraus, Franz-Xaver
Priest, archaeologist, historian, man of letters, b. in Trier on 18 Sept. 1840, d. at San Remo on 12 Dec. 1901. He is the greatest Catholic archaeologist and… -
Kraus, Johann
Bohemian Jesuit, missionary and architect in America, b. at Pilsen on 19 June 1664, d. at Buenos Aires in 1714. Received in the year 1689 into the Society of… -
Kremsmünster
Benedictine abbey in Upper Austria (diocese of Linz), with 26 incorporated parishes, a gymnasium, an astronomical observatory, a boarding school, a retreat… -
Krishna (KRŠNA)
Before being identified with the god Vishnu and raised to the honors of worship, K. was a valiant prince of the lineage of the Vishnis, who, having taken from… -
Krishnagar, Diocese of (KRISHNAGAR, DIOCESI DI)
The mission of K. was begun in the middle of the last century, in the year 1855, through the work of the missionaries of the Lombard Seminary (now the… -
Križanić, Juraj (Crisaneo) (KRIZANIĆ, JURAJ (CRISANEO))
Croatian missionary and man of letters, b. at Obrh in 1618. Enthused by the idea of reuniting all the schismatic Slavs around Catholicism, he first studied… -
Križevci (Cristo), Diocese of (KRIZEVCI (CRISTO), DIOCESI DI)
A small Croatian town near Zagreb, seat of the diocese of the same name for Catholics of the Byzantine-Slavonic rite (Greek Catholics), suffragan of Zagreb… -
Krk, Diocese of (VEGLIA (KRK), DIOCESI DI)
Diocese of Croatia (Yugoslavia). It comprises the islands of the Quarnero: Veglia, Cherso, Lussino, and also Arbe, the northern part of the island of Pago and… -
Kromer, Martin
Polish bishop and historian, b. at Biecz (near Kraków) in 1512, d. at Heilsberg on 23 March 1589. After completing his studies at Kraków and Bologna, he became… -
Kroonstad, Diocese of (KROONSTAD, DIOCESI DI)
It is located in the Orange Free State and was erected as an apostolic prefecture of K. on 26 Nov. 1923, with territory detached from the apostolic vicariate… -
Krotz, Bonaventura
Dominican preacher, in the world Friedrich Julius, b. 20 Dec. 1862 at Karlsruhe, d. 12 May 1914 at Berlin. Ordained priest in 1888 and chaplain at Heidelberg.… -
Krüdener, Barbara Juliana von
Political woman, religious preacher and writer, b. in Riga on 21 Nov. 1764 and d. at Karasubazar in the Crimea on 24 Dec. 1824. Having turned to a mystical… -
Krüger, Paul Wilhelm
Jurist, b. in Berlin on 20 March 1840, d. in Bonn on 11 May 1926. He studied at the University of Berlin, where he obtained his doctorate in 1864, after a… -
Krumbacher, Karl
Eminent promoter of Byzantine studies, b. 23 Sept. 1856 at Kürnach (near Kempten in Bavaria), d. 12 Dec. 1909 at Munich, at whose university he had taught from… -
Kudravtsev-Platonov, Viktor Dimitrievič (KUDRAVTSEV-PLATONOV, VIKTOR DIMITRIEVIĆ)
Born 3 Oct. 1828, died 3 Dec. 1891, Russian philosopher. A professor at the Ecclesiastical Academy of Moscow, he had as a disciple Solov'ev and Prince (later… -
Kugler, Franz Xaver
Jesuit, astronomer and Assyriologist, b. 27 Nov. 1862 at Königsbach (Palatinate), d. 25 Jan. 1925 at Lucerne. A priest in 1893, he was a disciple of the… -
Kuhn, Johannes Evangelist von
Theologian and philosopher, b. at Wäschenbeuren (Württemberg) on 19 Feb. 1806, d. at Tübingen on 8 May 1887. He pursued his studies at the Universities of… -
Ku Klux Klan (KU-KLUX-KLAN)
This strange name originated in America in 1865, at Pulaski in Tennessee, one of the Southern states, where, when some young men wished to establish an… -
Külpe, Oswald
Psychologist and philosopher, b. at Candau on 3 Aug. 1862, d. at Munich on 30 Dec. 1915. After having been an assistant to W. Wundt (1887-94), he was a… -
Kultura
Slovak Catholic cultural review, published by the Society of St. Adalbert in Trnava from 1926 until 1944. After World War II, from Sept. 1945 it continued… -
Kulturkampf (KULTURKAMPF)
Under this name was camouflaged a violent legal and police persecution perpetrated by Chancellor Bismarck against the Catholic Church in Germany and especially… -
Kumasi, Diocese of (KUMASI, DIOCESI DI)
It is a relatively recent mission (Feb. 11, 1932), erected as an apostolic vicariate with territory detached from that of the Gold Coast (v.). On Apr. 18, 1950… -
Kumbakonam, Diocese of (KUMBAKONAM, DIOCESI DI)
Erected on 1 September 1889 with territory detached from the archdiocese of Pondichéry and entrusted to the Society of Foreign Missions of Paris. Located in… -
Kummerniss, Saint (KUMMERNISS, SANTA)
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Kunming, Archdiocese of (KUNMING, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
The civil province of Yunnan, in southwest China, was detached from the mission of Szechwan and erected as an apostolic vicariate, under the name of Yunnan, on… -
Kurdistan (KURDISTÂN)
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Kurth, Godefroy
Belgian historian, b. at Arlon on 11 May 1847, d. at Assche (Brussels) on 4 Jan. 1916. He studied at the École Normale attached to the University of Liège. In… -
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 1894 and was ordained a priest in… -
Kuyper, Abraham
Dutch theologian and politician, b. at Maassluis on 29 Oct. 1837 and d. at The Hague on 8 Nov. 1920. After completing his studies at Leiden, he was a pastor of… -
Kwangchow (KWANGGHOW)
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Kwangju [Gwangju], Apostolic Prefecture of (KWANG-JU, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
It is situated at the south-western extremity of Korea and comprises the entire civil province of Zenra Nando, with an area of 13,887 sq. km. and a population… -
Kweilin [Guilin], Apostolic Prefecture of (KWEILIN, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
In the north-eastern part of the civil province of Kwangsi (southern China). It was erected on 2 February 1938 by division of the apostolic prefecture of… -
Kweiteh [Shangqiu], Diocese of (KWEITEH, DIOCESI DI)
In the eastern extremity of the civil province of Honan, in central China. Erected as an apostolic prefecture on 19 June 1928, by division of the apostolic… -
Kweiyang [Guiyang], Archdiocese of (KWEIYANG, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
The civil province of Kweichow, in central-southern China, detached from the diocese of Nanking on 15 Oct. 1696 and erected as an apostolic vicariate, passed… -
Kyiv (KIEV)
Capital city of Ukraine, metropolis of the Byzantine rite and bishopric of the Latin rite. I. THE METROPOLITANATE OF THE BYZANTINE RITE. - After the baptism of… -
Kyoto, Apostolic Prefecture of (KYÔTO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
Located in the western part of the island of Hondo (southern Japan), it comprises the civil prefectures of K., Shiga, Nara and Mie. It has an area of 7,350 sq.… -
Kyrie Eleison
"Lord, have mercy!" is a Greek invocation in language and origin, in sacred and profane use already in the ancient East, among Greeks and Romans. It is read…