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Kiamusze [Jiamusi] (Chiamussu), Apostolic Prefecture of (KIAMUSZE (CHIAMUSSU), PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
The civil prefectures of Yenki and Ilan, which until 19 March 1922 formed part of the apostolic vicariate of Northern Manchuria (v. KIRIN), were on that date… -
Kiangchow [Xinjiang County], Apostolic Prefecture of (KIANGCHOW, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
In the southern part of the civil province of Shansi, in northern China. It was erected on 25 May 1936, by division of the apostolic vicariate of Luanfu (v.… -
Kian [Ji'an], Diocese of (KIAN, DIOCESI DI)
In China, in the central-western part of the civil province of Kiangsi, which, detached from the civil province of Chekiang, with which it had formed a single… -
Kiating [Leshan], Diocese of (KIATING, DIOCESI DI)
In the western part of the civil province of Szechwan, in central China. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture, under the name of Yachow, on 19 July 1929… -
Kichow [Qichun], Diocese of (KICHOW, DIOCESI DI)
In the eastern part of the civil province of Hupeh, in central China. Erected as a mission sui iuris, under the name of Hwangchow, on July 18, 1929, by… -
Kiefl, Franz Xaver
Theologian and Catholic writer, b. at Höhenrain (Lower Bavaria) on 17 Oct. 1869, d. at Regensburg on 5 June 1928. Ordained a priest in 1894, he was first… -
Kielce, Diocese of (KIELCE, DIOCESI DI)
Founded in 1805 by Pius VII, by the dismemberment of those of Kraków, Chełm and Gniezno. The first bishop was Wojciech de Bożawola Górski. Suppressed in 1818… -
Kienow [Jian'ou], Apostolic Prefecture of (KIENOW, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
In the northern part of the civil province of Fukien, in central China. It was erected as a mission sui iuris, under the name of Kienning, on 6 May 1931, by… -
Kierkegaard, Søren Aabye (KIERKEGAARD, SOEREN AABYE)
He is the greatest Danish writer and one of the most profound religious writers of all time. Born in Copenhagen on 5 May 1813 and died there on 11 Nov. 1855.… -
Kigoma, Apostolic Vicariate of (KIGOMA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
It is located in British East Africa, on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika. It derives precisely from the vicariate formerly called "of Tanganyika." The… -
Kilber, Heinrich
Jesuit, theologian, b. in Mainz on 8 March 1710, d. in Heidelberg on 25 Oct. 1783. He first taught literature at Würzburg and Heidelberg, then for 22 years… -
Kildare and Leighlin, Diocese of (KILDARE E LEIGHLIN, DIOCESI DI)
It comprises the Irish county of Carlow and parts of those of Kildare, Leix, Offaly, Kilkenny, Wicklow and Wexford. K. and L. are suffragans of Dublin; the… -
Kilian (Killena, Chilian), Saint, Martyr (KILIANO (KILLENA, CHILIANO), SANTO, MARTIRE)
Bishop and patron of the diocese of Würzburg, d. ca. 689. Of a noble Irish-Scottish family, according to the legend, already a bishop he went with eleven… -
Kilimanjaro, Apostolic Vicariate of (KILIMANJARO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
It is located in British East Africa, specifically in the northern part of the territory of Tanganyika. It takes its name from the K. massif (mountain 5,890 m… -
Killala, Diocese of (KILLALA, DIOCESI DI)
It comprises parts of the Irish counties of Mayo and Sligo. Out of a population of 56,980 inhabitants, it counts 55,246 Catholics (1936 census), distributed… -
Killaloe, Diocese of (KILLALOE, DIOCESI DI)
It comprises parts of the Irish counties of Clare, Tipperary, Offaly, Galway, Limerick and Leix. Out of a population of 116,508 inhabitants, it counts 112,936… -
Killing (UCCISIONE)
In the merely physical order it is the act that deprives the body of life. Homicide is the name given to one who, by a human and voluntary act, causes the… -
Kilmore, Diocese of (KILMORE, DIOCESI DI)
It comprises almost the whole Irish county of Cavan, and parts of those of Leitrim, Fermanagh, Meath and Sligo. The episcopal residence is at Cullis (Cavan)… -
Kilwardby, Robert
English Dominican, b. in the county of Leicester ca. 1200, d. at Viterbo on 11 Sept. 1279. He entered the Order between 1240 and 1245, when he was or had… -
Kimberley, Diocese of (KIMBERLEY, DIOCESI DI)
The territory that today constitutes the diocese of K. was detached on 4 June 1886 from the apostolic vicariate of Natal, because it was too distant from the… -
Kimberley in Western Australia, Apostolic Vicariate of (KIMBERLEY NELL'AUSTRALIA OCCIDENTALE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
It was erected under the name of apostolic vicariate of Kimberley on 10 May 1887 with territory detached from the diocese, now archdiocese, of Perth, and… -
Kimchi, David
KIMCHI, DAVID: v. QIMCHI, DAVID. -
Kimhām (CHAMAAM)
Son of Barzillai (v.) of Gilead (II Sam. 19:37-40; I Kings 2:7). After Absalom's defeat he followed David to Jerusalem. In consideration of the services… -
Kimhi, David (QIMHĪ, DAVID)
Rabbi (called Radaq = RDQ), grammarian, lexicographer and exegete, b. at Narbonne ca. 1160, d. there in 1235. His father, JOSEPH BEN ISAAC (ca. 1105-70), who… -
Kimura, Sebastiano
KIMURA, SEBASTIANO: v. GIAPPONE, IV: MARTIRI GIAPPONESI. -
Kindergarten (GIARDINID'INFANZIA)
GIARDINID'INFANZIA: v. FROEBEL, FRIEDRICH. -
Kinga («Cunegonda»), Blessed (KINGA («CUNEGONDA»), BEATA)
Patroness of Poland and Lithuania, b. in 1224, d. at Stary Sącz on 24 July 1292. Sister of Blessed Jolanda and Blessed Margaret, daughter of Béla IV of Hungary… -
Kingdom (REGNO)
A quarterly periodical, extensively and elegantly illustrated, founded at Assisi in 1942 through the work of the "Pro Civitate christiana," under the direction… -
Kingdom of God (REGNO DI DIO)
A biblical expression that has a twofold sense, abstract and concrete: the dominion or lordship of God, and the territory or society in which such lordship or… -
Kinghsien [Jing County], Diocese of (KINGHSIEN, DIOCESI DI)
In China, in the south-eastern part of the civil province of Hopeh. Erected as an apostolic prefecture on 24 April 1939, by division of the apostolic vicariate… -
Kingship of Jesus Christ (REGALITÀ DI GESÙ CRISTO)
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.). It was, in fact, conferred… -
Kingsley, Charles
Anglican writer and clergyman, b. at Holne (Devonshire) on 12 June 1819, d. at Eversley (Hampshire) on 23 Jan. 1875. He advocated a form of Christian socialism… -
Kingston, Archdiocese of (KINGSTON, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
City and archdiocese in the province of Ontario (Canada). Erected as a diocese on 27 Jan. 1826, by dismemberment of the archdiocese of Québec, elevated to an… -
Kino (Chino), Eusebio Francesco (CHINO (KINO), EUSEBIO FRANCESCO)
One of the most famous Italian missionaries in America, b. at Segno in Val di Non (Trento) in Aug. 1645, d. at S. Magdalena (Mexico) on 15 May 1711. Having… -
Kinship (Among Primitive Peoples) (PARENTELA (PRESSO I POPOLI PRIMITIVI))
Primitive peoples too distinguish a threefold kinship: by blood, by affinity, and legal-spiritual cognation, founded respectively on descent from a common… -
Kirakos, Virapetzi
Anchorite of the Armenian hermitage of Korvirap, in Greater Armenia, he was the first katholikos elected in Etchmiadzin (1441) while Gregory IX Moussapekianz… -
Kircher, Athanasius
Jesuit, scholar and polygraph, b. at Geisa (Fulda) on 2 May 1601, d. at Rome on 27 Nov. 1680. He first taught (1629) ethics and mathematics at the University… -
Kirchesch, Franz
German economist and sociologist, b. at Wissen an der Sieg on 2 March 1873, d. at Mayen on 11 Sept. 1931. Ordained a priest in 1898, from 1901 he was parish… -
Kirēev, Aleksandr Aleksēevič
Cavalry general (1833-1911). A noted Russian theologian. In 1862 he was aide-de-camp to Grand Duke Constantine, governor of the Kingdom of Poland. Later he… -
Kireevsky, Ivan Vasilyevich (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 was influenced by German idealist… -
Kirin [Jilin City], Diocese of (KIRIN, DIOCESI DI)
Located 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 is entrusted to the… -
Kirkuk, Diocese of (KERKÜK, DIOCESI DI)
Episcopal see in 'Irāq, from the 4th century. The Chaldean Catholic diocese was founded there in 1798. Catholics number 9,000 out of a total population of… -
Kirsch, Johan Peter
Luxembourgish prelate, archaeologist and historian, b. at Dippach on 3 Nov. 1861, d. at Rome on 4 Feb. 1941. He studied at Luxembourg, where he was ordained a… -
Kisantu, Apostolic Vicariate of (KISANTU, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
Located in the southwestern part of the Belgian Congo and entrusted to the Society of Jesus, it was erected on April 1, 1931, with territory detached from the… -
Kistemaker, Johann Hyazinth
Professor of classical languages at the Gymnasium and later also at the University of Münster (Westphalia), an exegete of profoundly Catholic spirit, b. at… -
Kisumu, Apostolic Vicariate of (KISUMU, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
Located in the western part of Kenya (British East Africa), and entrusted to the Society of St. Joseph of Mill Hill for Foreign Missions. It derives from the… -
Kitega [Gitega], Apostolic Vicariate of (KITEGA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
Located in the southern part of Urundi and entrusted to the Society of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers). The White Fathers had already attempted in 1879… -
Kittel, Gerhard
Protestant biblical theologian, b. at Breslau on 23 Sept. 1888, d. at Tübingen on 11 July 1948. He studied theology and Oriental languages in Berlin, Tübingen… -
Kittel, Rudolf
Protestant biblical scholar, a moderate critic, b. at Eningen near Reutlingen (Württemberg) on 28 March 1853, d. at Leipzig on 29 Oct. 1929. A pastor until… -
Kittim (Kittijīm, in Jer. 2, 10) (KITTĪM (KITTIJĪM, IN IER. 2, 10))
Gentilic name of the inhabitants of Cyprus ([v.], cf. Is. 23:1, 12; Ex. 27:6 and probably Jer. 2:10), so called from the important city of Kition or Kitton… -
Kivu, Apostolic Vicariate of (KIVU, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
Located in the eastern part of the Belgian Congo Colony, on the shores of Lake Tanganyika and Lake K. Another > KIVU, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of - Madonna, in…