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KrakówVol. VII, p. 464 KRAKÓW : v. CRACOVIA, DIOCESI di.
Krasicki, IgnacyVol. VII, p. 464 KRASICKI, IGNACY. - Polish writer, b. at Dubieck on 3 Feb. 1735, d. at Berlin on 14 March 1801. Of noble family, he took Holy Orders, became a member of the…
Krasiński, ZygmuntVol. VII, p. 464 KRASIŃSKI, ZYGMUNT. – Polish poet, b. in Paris on 18 February 1812, d. there on 23 February 1859; he was one of the three greatest Romantics of his nation. He…
Kraus, Franz-XaverVol. VII, p. 465 KRAUS, FRANZ-XAVER. – Priest, archaeologist, historian, man of letters, born in Trier on 18 September 1840, died at S. Remo on 12 December 1901. He is the…
Kraus, JohannVol. VII, p. 465 KRAUS, JOHANN. - Bohemian Jesuit, missionary and architect in America, born at Pilsen on 19 June 1664, died at Buenos Aires in 1714. Admitted in 1689 into the…
KremsmünsterVol. VII, p. 465 KREMSMÜNSTER. — Benedictine abbey in Upper Austria (diocese of Linz), with 26 incorporated parishes, a grammar school, astronomical observatory, boarding…
Krishnagar, Diocese of(KRISHNAGAR, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 466 KRISHNAGAR, diocese of. — The mission of K. was begun in the middle of the last century, in 1855, through the work of the missionaries of the Lombard Seminary…
Križanić, Juraj (Crisaneo)(KRIZANIĆ, JURAJ (CRISANEO))Vol. VII, p. 466 KRIZANIĆ, JURAJ (CRISANEO). – Croatian missionary and man of letters, born at Obrh in 1618. Enthused by the idea of bringing all the schismatic Slavs together…
Križevci (Cristo), Diocese of(KRIZEVCI (CRISTO), DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 466 KRIZEVCI (CRISTO), DIOCESE of. – Croatian town near Zagreb, seat of the diocese of the same name for Catholics of the Byzantine-Slavonic rite (Greek…
Krk, Diocese of(VEGLIA (KRK), DIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 744 VEGLIA (KRK), DIOCESE of. — Diocese of Croatia (Yugoslavia). It comprises the islands of the Quarnero: Veglia, Cherso, Lussino, as well as Arbe, the northern…
Kromer, MartinVol. VII, p. 467 KROMER, MARTIN. - Polish bishop and historian, born at Biecz (near Cracovia) in 1512, died at Heilsberg on 23 March 1589. Having completed his studies at…
Kroonstad, Diocese of(KROONSTAD, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 467 KROONSTAD, DIOCESE of. - It is situated in the Orange Free State and was erected as the apostolic prefecture of K. on 26 Nov. 1923, with territory detached…
Krotz, BonaventuraVol. VII, p. 467 KROTZ, BONAVENTURA. - Dominican preacher, Friedrich Julius in secular life, born on 20 Dec. 1862 in Karlsruhe, died on 12 May 1914 in Berlin. Ordained priest…
Krumbacher, KarlVol. VII, p. 468 KRUMBACHER, KARL. – An eminent promoter of Byzantine studies, born on 23 September 1856 at Kürnach (near Kempten in Bavaria), died on 12 December 1909 at…
Krüdener, Barbara Juliana vonVol. VII, p. 468 KRÜDENER, BARBARA JULIANA von. – Political woman, religious preacher, and writer, born in Riga on 21 November 1764 and died at Karasubazar in Crimea on 24…
Krüger, Paul WilhelmVol. VII, p. 468 KRÜGER, PAUL WILHELM. - Jurist, born in Berlin on 20 March 1840, died in Bonn on 11 May 1926. He studied at the University of Berlin, where he obtained his…
KršnaVol. VII, p. 467 KRŠNA. – Before being identified with the god Višnu and elevated to the honors of worship, K. was a valorous prince of the Višni lineage who, having deprived…
