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Koango, Vicariate Apostolic of(KOANGO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VII, p. 453 KOANGO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. — Situated in the southwestern part of the Belgian Congo and entrusted to the Society of Jesus. It derives from the former…
Kochanowski, JanVol. VII, p. 453 KOCHANOWSKI, JAN. — Poet, b. at Sycyna in 1530, d. at Lublin on 22 August 1584, he is the dominant figure of the golden age of Polish literature. He studied at…
Koellin, KonradVol. VII, p. 454 KOELLIN, KONRAD. — Dominican theologian, born at Ulma around 1476, died at Colonia on 26 August 1536. He entered religious life in his native city in 1492 and…
Koimesis(KÖIMESIS)Vol. VII, p. 454 KÖIMESIS. — This is a simultaneous representation of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary and her passage into Heaven, established in Byzantine art. It depicts the…
Kokstad, Diocese of(KOKSTAD, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 454 KOKSTAD, DIOCESE of. — In the Union of South Africa. By decree of 8 April 1935, the south-western region of the apostolic vicariate of Mariannhill was…
Kolbe, Maksymilian Maria(KOLBE, MAKSYMILIAN-MARIA)Vol. VII, p. 455 KOLBE, MAKSYMILIAN-MARIA. — Writer and Marian apostle of the Friars Minor Conventual, born at Pabjanica, in Poland, on 6 January 1894, died at Oświęcim there…
Kolde, DietrichVol. VII, p. 455 KOLDE, DIETRICH: v. COELDE (KOLDE), THEODORICH.
Kolping, AdolfVol. VII, p. 455 KOLPING, ADOLF. – Priest and organizer of the first Catholic workers’ associations in Germany, hence called the Gesellenvater; born in Kerpen (Cologne) on 8…
Konarski, Stanisław(KONARSKI, STANISLAW)Vol. VII, p. 457 KONARSKI, STANISLAW. - Polish educator, Piarist, b. at Zarczya on 30 June 1700, d. at Varzavia on 3 Aug. 1773. He devoted his activity as a writer and priest…
Kondakov, Nicodim PaulovitchVol. VII, p. 458 KONDAKOV, NICODIM PAULOVITCH. — Russian Byzantinologist, born at Chalan (government of Kursk) in 1844, died in Prague on 16 February 1925. From 1871 to 1887 he…
Kongmoon (Jiangmen), Diocese of(KONGMOON (KIANGMEN), DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 458 KONGMOON (KIANGMEN), DIOCESE of.—On the lower coast of the civil province of Kwangtung, in southern China. Established as an apostolic prefecture on 31 January…
Kongolo, Vicariate Apostolic of(KONGOLO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VII, p. 458 KONGOLO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of.—It is situated in the central-eastern part of the Belgian Congo and is entrusted to the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. It…
Konings, AntonVol. VII, p. 461 KONINGS, ANTON. - Moral theologian of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer; born at Helmond in Holland on 24 Aug. 1821, he entered the Congregation in…
Kontum, Vicariate Apostolic of(KONTUM, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VII, p. 461 KONTUM, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. — In Indochina, erected on 18 January 1932 through the division of the vicariate of Quinhon. It comprises the provinces of…
Kopfel, Wolfgang(KÖPFEL, WOLFANG)Vol. VII, p. 461 KÖPFEL, WOLFANG. — Protestant theologian and reformer, b. at Hagenau in Alsace in 1478, d. at Strasbourg on 4 Nov. 1541. He studied at the Universities of…
Kopp, Georg von(KÖPP, GEORG VON)Vol. VII, p. 461 KÖPP, GEORG von. - Cardinal, b. at Duderstadt on 25 July 1837, d. at Troppau, now Opava, on 4 March 1914. Ordained priest in 1862 and appointed director of a…
Kopystenskij, ZacharijaVol. VII, p. 462 KOPYSTENSKIJ, ZACHARIJA. - The most important South Russian anti-Catholic and anti-Protestant polemicist of the seventeenth century, d. 21 March 1627. From…
Korah(CORE (EBR. QÔRAH = «CALVIZIE»))Vol. IV, p. 316 CORE (Heb. qôrah = “baldness”). — The best-known of the biblical figures of this name, the first of whom is a son of Esau (Gen. 36:5, 14), is a contemporary of…
Korea(COREA)Vol. IV, p. 316 COREA. — I. GEOGRAPHY. — In Japanese Chōsen (freshness of the morning). A peninsula of eastern Asia extending between Manchuria and the Japanese archipelago,…
Korhogo, Prefecture Apostolic of(KORHOGO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. VII, p. 462 KORHOGO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. - In the northern part of the Ivory Coast, erected as an apostolic prefecture in 1911, its territory having been detached…
Korjun(KORIUN)Vol. VII, p. 462 KORIUN. — Armenian historian of the 5th century, author of a biography of Mastotz, the inventor of the Armenian alphabet and his teacher. Although the…
Korošec, AntonVol. VII, p. 462 KOROŠEC, ANTON. - Slovenian priest and politician, b. at Sv. Jurig on the Scavnica in Styria in 1872, d. at Belgrade on 14 Dec. 1940. In 1906, elected…
Kortleitner, Franz NaverVol. VII, p. 462 KORTLEITNER, FRANZ NAVER. - Born Josef, exegete, b. at Bressanone on 21 Jan. 1863, d. at Innsbruck on 2 Oct. 1939. He entered the Order of Premonstratensians…
Korum, Michael FelixVol. VII, p. 462 KORUM, MICHAEL FELIX. - Bishop, b. 2 Nov. 1840 at Wickersweier near Colmar, d. 4 Dec. 1921 at Trier. Having completed his studies at Innsbruck, he was ordained…
Kossuth, LajosVol. VII, p. 463 KOSSUTH, LAJOS. – Patriot and statesman, born at Monok in northern Hungary on 17 September 1802, died in exile at Turin on 20 March 1894. A brilliant orator,…
Kotor (Cattaro), Diocese of(CATTARO (KOTOR), DIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 677 CATTARO (KOTOR), DIOCESE of. — In Dalmatia. Founded in the 10th century. Area: 6,367 sq km. Catholics: 13,000; members of other confessions, overwhelmingly…
Kottar, Diocese of(KOTTAR, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 463 KOTTAR, DIOCESI di - A suffragan diocese of Verapoly, it was detached from the Diocese of Quilon and entrusted to the Indian secular clergy on 26 May 1930. It…
Kottayam, Diocese of(KOTTAYAM, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 464 KOTTAYAM, DIOCESE of. – Malabarese of the Eastern rite in Hindustan, suffragan of Ernakulam, erected as an apostolic vicariate on 20 May 1887 and as a…
KovnoVol. VII, p. 464 KOVNO : v. KAUNAS, DIOCESI di.
Kozminski, Wacław (Honoratus)(KOZMINSKI, WACLAW (ONORATO))Vol. VII, p. 464 KOZMINSKI, WACLAW (ONORATO). - A Capuchin under the name of Fr. Onorato, born at Biala Podlaska in Poland on 16 Oct. 1820, died at Nowe-Miasto on 16 Dec. 1916.…
Kościuszko, TadeuszVol. VII, p. 462 KOŚCIUSZKO, TADEUSZ. – Polish patriot, born at Mereczowszczyzna on 4 February 1746, died at Soletta (Switzerland) on 20 October 1817. Protected by the…
Košice, Diocese of(CASSOVIA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 591 CASSOVIA, DIOCESE of. - In Czechoslovakia. The city (Slovak Košice, Hungarian Kassa, German Kaschau) is an important cultural and economic centre in eastern…
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.
