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Klesl, Melchior Klesl, Melchior- A cardinal and Austrian statesman, b. at Vienna, 19 February, 1552; d. at Wiener-Neustadt, 18 September, 1630. Kenrick, Francis Patrick and Peter Richard Kenrick, Francis Patrick and Peter Richard- Archbishops of Baltimore, Maryland, and of St. Louis, Missouri. Kaiser, Kajetan Georg von Kaiser, Kajetan Georg von- Chemist, born at Kelheim on the Danube (Bavaria), 5 January, 1803; died at Munich, 28 August, 1871. Kozmian, Stanislaus and John Kozmian, Stanislaus and John- Two brothers who took part in the Polish insurrection of 1831, and subsequently fled the country. Keon, Miles Gerard Keon, Miles Gerard- Irish journalist. (1821-1875) Kaiserwilhelmsland Kaiserwilhelmsland- Prefecture Apostolic, comprises the German part of the island of New Guinea. Kinloss Kinloss- Cistercian abbey on the coast of Morayshire, Scotland, founded in 1150 or 1151 (authorities differ) by King David I, in gratitude, according to the popular legend, for ha… Kulturkampf Kulturkampf- The name given to the political struggle for the rights and self-government of the Catholic Church, carried out chiefly in Prussia and afterwards in Baden, Hesse, and… Kan-Su, Prefecture Apostolic of Southern Kan-Su, Prefecture Apostolic of Southern- Separated from the Northern Kan-su mission in 1905, and committed to the Belgian Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Scheutveld… Kells, Book of Kells, Book of- An Irish manuscript containing the Four Gospels, a fragment of Hebrew names, and the Eusebian canons, known also as the "Book of Columba". Kabbala Kabbala- It primarily signifies reception, and, secondarily, a doctrine received by oral tradition. 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.