Religion and Spirituality

Klinkowström Klinkowström- Artist, author and teacher; b. at Ludwigsburg in Swedish Pomerania on 31 August, 1778; d. at Vienna, 4 April, 1835. Knowledge Knowledge- Knowledge, being a primitive fact of consciousness, cannot, strictly speaking, be defined; but the direct and spontaneous consciousness of knowing may be made clearer b… Keating, Geoffrey Keating, Geoffrey- Irish theologian, historian, and poet, b. at Burgess in the parish of Tubbrid, Co. Tipperary, about 1569; d. at Tubbrid about 1644. Kavanagh, Edward Kavanagh, Edward- American statesman and diplomat, born at Newcastle, Maine, 27 April, 1795; died there, 21 Jan., 1844. Kochanowski, Jan Kochanowski, Jan- Born at Sycyna, 1530, died at Lublin, 22 August, 1584. Kyrie Eleison Kyrie Eleison- Greek for "Lord have mercy"; the Latin transliteration supposes a pronunciation as in Modern Greek, is a very old, even pre-Christian, expression used constantly in… Kehrein, Joseph Kehrein, Joseph- Educator, philologist, and historian of German literature, born at Heidesheim, near Mainz, 20 October, 1808; died at Montabaur, Hesse-Nassau, 25 March, 1876. Kassai, Upper Kassai, Upper- Erected as a simple mission in 1901, and detached, as a prefecture Apostolic, from the Vicariate of Belgian Congo since 20 August, 1901. Kavanagh, Julia Kavanagh, Julia- Novelist and biographer, born 7 Jan., 1824, at Thurles, Ireland; died 28 October, 1877, at Nice, France. Kaufmann, Leopold Kaufmann, Leopold- Chief Burgomaster of Bonn, brother of the poet and folklorist Alexander Kaufmann, born 13 March, 1821; died 27 Feb., 1898. Kaufmann, Alexander Kaufmann, Alexander- Poet and folklorist, born at Bonn, 14 May, 1817; died at Wertheim, 1 May, 1893. Kalispel Indians Kalispel Indians- Popularly known under the French name of Pend d'Oreilles, "ear pendants", an important tribe of Salishan stock originally residing about Pend d Oreille lake and … Kings, First and Second Books of Kings, First and Second Books of- Known as the First and Second Books of Kings in the Authorized Version, in the Hebrew editions and the Protestant versions these are known as 1st… Karnkowski, Stanislaw Karnkowski, Stanislaw- Archbishop of Gnesen and Primate of Poland, born about 1526; died at Lowicz,in the Government of Warsaw, 25 May (al., 8 June), 1603. Konrad of Megenberg Konrad of Megenberg- Scholar and writer, b. probably at Mainberg, near Schweinfurt, Bavaria, 2 February, 1309; d. at Ratisbon, 11 April, 1374. Kaskaskia Indians Kaskaskia Indians- Formerly chief tribe of the confederacy of Illinois Indians. Kaiserchronik Kaiserchronik- A German epic poem of the twelfth century. Kandy, Diocese of Kandy, Diocese of- Formerly part of the Vicariate of Southern Colombo, Ceylon, India, from which it was cut off as a vicariate Apostolic on 16 April, 1883, and erected into a dioc… Krasinski, Sigismund Krasinski, Sigismund- Count, son of a Polish general, b. at Paris, 19 Feb., 1812; d. there, 23 Feb., 1859. Kraus, Franz Xaver Kraus, Franz Xaver- An ecclesiastical and art historian, b. at Trier, 18 September, 1840; d. at San Remo, 28 December, 1901. Kafirs Kafirs- A term popularly to nearly all the natives of South Africa. It was originally imposed by the Arab traders of the East coast, and means "unbeliever". Kansas Kansas- One of the United States of America, is the central state of the Union, to which it was admitted 29 January, 1861. Kremsmünster Kremsmünster- A Benedictine abbey in Austria, on the little river Krems, about twenty miles south of Linz, founded A.D. 777 by Tassilo II Duke of Bavaria, who richly endowed it, a… Kobler, Andreas Kobler, Andreas- An historian, b. at Muhldorf in Bavaria, 22 June, 1816; d. at Klagenfurt, 15 November, 1892. Kalands Brethren Kalands Brethren- The name given to religious and charitable associations of priests and laymen especially numerous in Northern and Central Germany, which held regular meetings fo… Konings, Anthony Konings, Anthony- Born at Helmond, Diocese of Bois-1e-Duc, Holland, 24 August, 1821; died 30 June, 1884. Kreiten, William Kreiten, William- Literary critic and poet, b. 21 June, 1847, at Gangelt near Aschen; d. 6 June, 1902, at Kerkrade (Kirchrath) in Dutch Limburg. Kalinka, Valerian Kalinka, Valerian- Polish historian, born near Cracow in 1826; died at Jaroslaw in 1886. Konsag, Ferdinand Konsag, Ferdinand- A German missionary of the eighteenth century, b. 2 December, 1703, at Warasdin, Croatia; d. 10 September, 1758. Konrad Konrad- A German epic poet of the twelfth century. Knoll, Albert (Joseph) Knoll, Albert (Joseph)- Dogmatic theologian of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchins, born at Bruneck in northern Tyrol, 12 July, 1796; died at Bozen, 30 March, 1863. Kings, Chronology of the Kings, Chronology of the- Offers a table with the kings from the Bible. Knowledge of Jesus Christ Knowledge of Jesus Christ- "Knowledge of Jesus Christ," as used in this article, does not mean a summary of what we know about Jesus Christ, but a survey of the intellectual endow… Kalcker, Jan Stephanus van Kalcker, Jan Stephanus van- Flemish painter, native of the Duchy of Cleves; b. between 1499 and 1510; d. at Naples, 1546. Kerry and Aghadoe Kerry and Aghadoe- The Diocese of Kerry and Aghadoe (Kerriensis Et Aghadoensis), suffragan of Cashel, Ireland, is sixty-six miles in length, and sixty-one in breadth, containing a… Kings, Third and Fourth Books of Kings, Third and Fourth Books of- The historical book called in the Hebrew Melakhim, i.e. Kings, is in the Vulgate, in imitation of the Septuagint, styled the Third and Fourth Boo… Kan-Su, Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Kan-Su, Vicariate Apostolic of Northern- This vicariate includes the territory of Ku-ku-nor, northern part of Tibet, and the five northern prefectures of the Chinese province of K… Kervyn de Lettenhove, Joseph-Marie-Bruno-Constantin, Baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Joseph-Marie-Bruno-Constantin, Baron- Belgian statesman and historian, b. at Saint-Michel-lez-Bruges, 17 August, 1817; d. there, 3 April, 1891. Knights of Columbus Knights of Columbus- Brief explanation and history of the organization. Kateri Tekakwitha, Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, Blessed- Biographical article on the "Lily of the Mohawks," who died in 1680. Also known as Catherine Tegakwitha or Takwita. Kircher, Athanasius Kircher, Athanasius- Celebrated for the versatility of his knowledge and particularly distinguished for his knowledge of the natural sciences, b. 2 May, 1601, at Geisa, a small to… Kevin (Coemgen), Saint Kevin (Coemgen), Saint- Abbot of Glendalough, d. 618. Kieran, Saints Kieran, Saints- Of the many Irish saints of this name, the most famous is St. Kieran of Clonmacnoise. SS. Kieran of Seir-Kieran and Kieran of Disert-Kieran are fairly well-known. … Kilian, Saint Kilian, Saint- Missionary, bishop of Würzburg, martyred with his companions Colman and Totnan in about 689. Kentigern, Saint Kentigern, Saint- Also known as Mungo. First bishop of Glasgow, died in 603. Biography. Kant, Philosophy of Immanuel Kant, Philosophy of Immanuel- A detailed evaluation by William Turner. Knownothingism Knownothingism- Article on this 1850s United States anti-immigrant movement. Kauffmann, Angelica Kauffmann, Angelica- Artist's biography with bibliography. Judgment, Particular Judgment, Particular- The Catholic doctrine of the particular judgment is this: that immediately after death the eternal destiny of each separated soul is decided by the just judg… Jungmann, Josef Jungmann, Josef- In 1850 he entered the German College at Rome, and was ordained priest in 1855. He afterwards joined the Society of Jesus.