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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,…
