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Saints and Blesseds

Saint Kaleb of Axum

Born:	510?
Died:	540? (Ethiopia † 30)

King of Ethiopia.

Blessed Kamen, A.A.
Petăr Vichev (secular name)
Петър Камен Вичев (български език)

Born:	1893.05.23 (Srem, Burgas, Bulgaria)
Ordained Priest:	1921.12.22
Died:	1952.11.11 🩸 (Sofia, Bulgaria † 59)
Beatified:	2002.05.26 (Plovdiv, Bulgaria)

Priest of Congregation of the Augustinians of the Assumption (Assumptionists). Martyr.

Saint Karel van Sint Andries, C.P.
Joannes Andreas Houben (secular name)

Born:	1821.12.11 (Limburg, Netherlands)
Ordained Priest:	1850.12.21
Died:	1893.01.05 (Dublin, Ireland † 71)
Beatified:	1988.10.16
Canonised:	2007.06.03

Priest of Congregation of the Passion (Passionists).

Blessed Karl Leisner

Born:	1915.02.28 (Rees, Germany)
Ordained Priest:	1944.12.17
Died:	1945.08.12 🩸 (Planegg, Germany † 30)
Beatified:	1996.06.23 (Berlin, Germany)

Priest of München und Freising. Martyr.

Blessed Karl, O.F.M.
Ndue Serreqi (secular name)

Born:	1911.02.26 (Shkodër, Albania)
Ordained Priest:	1936.06.29
Died:	1954.04.04 🩸 (Burrel, Shkodër, Albania † 43)
Beatified:	2016.11.05 (Shkodër, Shkodër, Albania)

Priest of Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans). Martyr.

Blessed Karolina Kózka

Born:	1898.08.02 (Wał-Ruda, Poland)
Died:	1914.11.18 🩸 (Wał-Ruda, Poland † 16)
Beatified:	1987.06.10 (Tarnów, Poland)

Layperson. Martyr.

Blessed Kaspar Stanggassinger, C.SS.R.

Born:	1871.01.12 (Berchtesgaden, Germany)
Ordained Priest:	1895.06.16
Died:	1899.09.26 (Gars, Germany † 28)
Beatified:	1988.04.24

Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists).

Saint Kastor von Karden

Born:	(Aquitaine, France)
Died:	400? (Karden, Germany)

Priest. Hermit.

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha

Born:	1656 (Ossernenon, NY, USA)
Died:	1680.04.17 (Kahnawake, QC, Canada † 23)
Beatified:	1980.06.22
Canonised:	2012.10.21

Layperson.

Saint Katharine Drexel

Born:	1858.11.26 (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
Died:	1955.03.03 (Bensalem, PA, USA † 96)
Beatified:	1988.11.20
Canonised:	2000.10.01

Religious and founder of Congregation of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Coloured People.

Blessed Kazimierz Grelewski

Born:	1907.01.20 (Dwikozy, Świętokrzyskie, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1929.08
Died:	1942.01.09 🩸 (KZ Dachau, Oberbayern, Germany † 34)
Beatified:	1999.06.13 (Warszawa, Poland)

Priest of Radom. Martyr.

Blessed Kazimierz Tomasz Sykulski

Born:	1882.12.29 (Końskie, Świętokrzyskie, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1905.07.02
Died:	1942.12.11 🩸 (Auschwitz, Poland † 59)
Beatified:	1999.06.13 (Warszawa, Poland)

Priest of Radom. Martyr.

Blessed Kazimierz Witold Gostyński

Born:	1884.04.08 (Warszawa, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1908.06.14
Died:	1942.05.06 🩸 (KZ Dachau, Oberbayern, Germany † 58)
Beatified:	1999.06.13 (Warszawa, Poland)

Priest of Lublin. Martyr.

Saint Kevin of Glendalough

Died:	618.06.03 (Ireland)
Canonised:	1902.06.19 (equipollently)

Abbot nullius of Glenndálocha (? – 618.06.03)

Abbot.

Blessed Khodianin oğlu Kadir (Armenian Rite)

Born:	(Turkiye)
Died:	1895.11.22 🩸 (Kahramanmaraş, Turkiye)
Beatified:	1982.10.03

Layperson of Aleppo (Armenian Rite). Martyr.

Saint Kieran
Ciarán of Saigir

Born:	(Cape Clear Island, Ireland)
Died:	530? (Ireland)
Canonised:	1902.06.19 (equipollently)

Bishop.

Saint Kilian

Born:	640 (Mullagh, Ireland)
Died:	689.07.08 🩸 (Würzburg, Germany † 48)

Bishop. Companion of Saint Colmán and Saint Totnan. Martyr.

Saint Kinga

Born:	1234.03.05 (Esztergom, Hungary)
Died:	1292.07.24 (Stary Sącz, Poland † 58)
Beatified:	1690.06.11 (equipollently)
Canonised:	1999.06.16 (Nowy Sącz, Poland) (equipollently)

Princess of Hungarian monarchy.

Saint Kizito

Born:	1872? (Bulemezi (Luwero), Uganda)
Died:	1886.06.03 🩸 (Namugongo, Mpigi, Uganda † 13)
Beatified:	1920.06.06
Canonised:	1964.10.18

Layperson. Martyr.

Saint Kjeld

Born:	1100? (Venning, Denmark)
Died:	1150.09.27 (Viborg, Denmark † 49)
Canonised:	1189.07.11

Bishop of Viborg (Denmark) (? – 1150.09.27 not possessed)

Priest. Canon of Viborg.

Blessed Klara, SŁ.N.S.J.
Ludwika Szczęsna (secular name)

Born:	1863.07.18 (Cieszki, Poland)
Died:	1916.02.07 (Kraków, Poland † 52)
Beatified:	2015.09.27 (Kraków, Poland)

Religious and founder of Sister Servants of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Blessed Klemens, O.F.M. Obs.

Born:	1590? (Germany)
Died:	1611.02.15 🩸 (Praha, Czechia † 20)
Beatified:	2012.10.13 (Praha, Czechia)

Novice of Order of Observant Friars Minor. Martyr.

Blessed Klemens, O.P.

Died:	1260.06.02 🩸 (Sandomierz, Poland)
Beatified:	1807.10.18 (equipollently)

Priest of Order of Preachers (Dominicans). Martyr.

Saint Klemens Maria Hofbauer, C.SS.R.

Born:	1750.12.26 (Tasovice, Czechia)
Ordained Priest:	1785.03.29
Died:	1820.03.15 (Wien, Austria † 69)
Beatified:	1888.01.29
Canonised:	1909.05.20

Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists).

Blessed Klymentii, M.S.U. (Ukrainian Rite)
Maria Kazymyr Sheptyts’kyi (secular name)
Марiя Казимир Климентій Шептицький (Українська)

Born:	1869.11.17 (Prylbychi, Ukraine)
Ordained Priest:	1915.08.28
Died:	1951.05.01 🩸 (Vladimir, Russia † 81)
Beatified:	2001.06.27 (Lviv, Ukraine)

Hegumen of Ukrainian Studite Monks (1919 – 1944.11)

Apostolic Exarch of Russia of the Russians (Russia) (1939.09.17 – 1951.05.01)

Archimandrite of Ukrainian Studite Monks (1944.11 – 1951.05.01)

Priest of Ukrainian Studite Monks. Martyr.

Saint Konrad von Bayern, O. Cist.

Born:	1105 (Germany)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal:	1142
Died:	1154.03.17 († 48)
Canonised:	1832.04.09 (equipollently)

Cardinal-Deacon with no Deaconry assigned (1142 – 1154.03.17)

Cardinal and religious of Order of Cistercians (Cistercians).

Saint Konrad von Konstanz

Died:	975.11.26
Canonised:	1123

Bishop of Konstanz (Germany) (935 – 975.11.26)

Bishop.

Saint Konrad von Parzham, O.F.M. Cap.

Born:	1818.12.22 (Bad Griesbach, Passau, Germany)
Died:	1894.04.21 (Altötting, Germany † 75)
Beatified:	1930.06.15
Canonised:	1934.05.20

Religious of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (Capuchin Franciscans).

Blessed Konstanty Bojko (Ukrainian Rite)

Born:	1826.08.25 (Derlo, Podlasie, Poland)
Died:	1874.01.14 🩸 (Pratulin, Podlasie, Poland † 47)
Beatified:	1996.10.06

Layperson of Podlachia. Married. Martyr.

Blessed Konstanty Łukaszuk (Ukrainian Rite)

Born:	1829 (Zaczopki, Podlasie, Poland)
Died:	1874.01.16 🩸 (Pratulin, Podlasie, Poland † 44)
Beatified:	1996.10.06

Layperson of Podlachia. Married. Martyr.

Blessed Kouradji oğlu Tzeroum (Armenian Rite)

Born:	(Turkiye)
Died:	1895.11.22 🩸 (Kahramanmaraş, Turkiye)
Beatified:	1982.10.03

Layperson of Aleppo (Armenian Rite). Martyr.

Saint Krystyn

Born:	(Poland)
Died:	1003.11.11 🩸 (Święty Wojciech, Poland)
Canonised:	1004

Layperson. Martyr.

Blessed Krystyn, O.F.M.
Wojciech Gondek (secular name)

Born:	1909.04.06 (Słona, Małopolskie, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1936.06.21
Died:	1942.07.23 🩸 (KZ Dachau, Oberbayern, Germany † 33)
Beatified:	1999.06.13 (Warszawa, Poland)

Priest of Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans). Martyr.

Blessed Krzysztof, O.P.

Died:	1260.06.02 🩸 (Sandomierz, Poland)
Beatified:	1807.10.18 (equipollently)

Religious of Order of Preachers (Dominicans). Martyr.

Blessed Kunjachan (Syro-Malabar Rite)
Augustine Thevarparambil (secular name)

Born:	1891.04.01 (Ramapuram, Kerala, India)
Ordained Priest:	1915.07.16
Died:	1973.10.16 (Ramapuram, Kerala, India † 82)
Beatified:	2006.04.30 (Ramapuram, India)

Priest of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar Rite).

Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara, C.M.I. (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Born:	1805 (Kainakary, India)
Ordained Priest:	1829.11.29
Died:	1871.01.03 (Koonammavu, India † 65)
Beatified:	1986.02.08 (Kottayam, India)
Canonised:	2014.11.23

Founder of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (1831.05.11)

Prior General of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (1855.12.08 – 1871.01.03)

Superior General of Third Order of Carmelites Discalced (1866.02.13)

Priest of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate. Founder of Congregation of Carmelites Mary Immaculate.

Saint Kyneburgha

Died:

680.09.15 (England)

Abbess. Sister of Saint Kyneswide.

Saint Kyneswide

Died:

VII century (England)

Abbess. Sister of Saint Kyneburgha.

Saint Kyrion of Alexandria

Died:

III century? 🩸 (Alexandria, Egypt)

Priest. Companion of Saint Bassian of Alexandria, Saint Tonionus of Alexandria, Saint Protus of Alexandria, Saint Lucius of Alexandria, Saint Agathon of Alexandria, Saint Moses of Alexandria, Saint Dionysius of Alexandria and Saint Ammonius of Alexandria. Martyr.