Keble, John

A 19th-century priest and professor of poetry, and one of the initiators of the Oxford Movement in England. Feast day: March 29.


Kemper, Jackson

The first missionary bishop of The Episcopal Church, who established seven Midwest dioceses in the 19th century. Feast day: May 24.


Ken, Thomas

A 17th-century bishop and hymn writer in the Church of England. Feast day: March 21.


King, Martin Luther, Jr.

A 20th-century Baptist preacher and civil rights leader, and the United States' most ardent proponent of nonviolent social reform. Feast day: April 4.


Kyrie eleison

"Lord, have mercy." An ancient Greek supplication, said or sung in response to intercessory prayers.


Laity

From the Greek word laos meaning "people," the laity are baptized Christians distinct from those who are ordained.


Lambeth Conference

A nonlegislative gathering of bishops from throughout the Anglican Communion, normally held every 10 years at the invitation of the archbishop of Canterbury.


Lambeth Palace

The London residence of the archbishop of Canterbury since 1207.


Latimer, Hugh

A 16th-century English bishop and Reformation leader, who was burned at the stake by order of Queen Mary I. Feast day: Oct. 16, along with Thomas Cranmer and Nicholas Ridley.