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al-Kindi, Abu Yusuf Ya'qub ibn Ishaq (al-KINDĪ, ABŪ JŪSUF JA'QŪB IBN ISḤĀQ)
Arab philosopher, theologian and encyclopedic man, known to medieval Latin scholasticism under the name of Alkindi or Alchindus, b. at Basra and d. around 873.… -
Klagenfurt, Diocese of (KLAGENFURT, DIOCESI DI)
KLAGENFURT, DIOCESI di: v. GURK, DIOCESI di. -
Klaipėda (KLAIPEDA)
A nullius prelature and city in Lithuania. It was created by Pope Pius XI with the apostolic constitution Lituanorum gente of 4 April 1926, raising the church… -
Klee, Heinrich
Theologian, b. at Münstermaifeld (Koblenz) on 20 April 1800, d. at Munich on 28 July 1840. He studied at the Seminary of Mainz, where he was also a professor.… -
Kleinschmidt, Beda
Franciscan, art historian, b. at Brakel (Westphalia) on 12 Oct. 1867, d. at Paderborn on 17 March 1932. He entered the Order in 1888; he was ordained a priest… -
Kleist, Heinrich von
German dramatist, b. in Königsberg on > KLEINSCHMIDT, BEDA - Portrait. Oct. 18, 1776, d. in Berlin on Nov. 11, 1811. He pursued a military career for some… -
Kleptomania (CLEPTOMANÍA)
Irresistible impulse to steal, linked to mental illness. It can sometimes appear in obsessive psychosis (v.), through the drive of the fixed idea that… -
Klesl, Melchior
Cardinal, b. 19 Feb. 1552 in Vienna, d. 18 Sept. 1630 at Wiener-Neustadt. The son of a Protestant baker, he embraced the Catholic faith while still a student.… -
Kleutgen, Joseph
Jesuit theologian and philosopher, b. April 9, 1811 in Dortmund (Westphalia), d. Jan. 13, 1883 at St. Anton in Kaltern (South Tyrol). After teaching ethics and… -
Klimke, Friedrich
Jesuit, philosopher, b. June 18, 1878 at Golinov, in Upper Silesia, d. in Rome on Jan. 9, 1924. He taught history of philosophy, first at the University of… -
Klopstock, Friedrich Gottlieb
Poet, Protestant, Pietist, b. at Quedlinburg (Saxony) on 2 July 1724, d. at Hamburg on 14 March 1803. From his earliest years he nourished a long-standing… -
Klosterneuburg
Near Vienna (Austria), abbey of the Canons Regular of St. Augustine of the Austrian Congregation, founded around 1106 by the margrave St. Leopold (canonized in… -
Klupfel, Engelbert (KLÜPFEL, ENGELBERT)
Augustinian theologian, b. 18 Jan. 1733 at Wipfeld (Franconia), d. at Freiburg im Breisgau on 8 July 1811. A religious at Oberndorf (1750), he studied at…