Saint Killian

Posted on: Jul 09, 2024
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"Born to the Irish nobility. Monk at the monastery of Hy. May have been an abbot. Travelling bishop throughout Ireland. Missionary with eleven companions through Gaul to Wrzburg, Germany whose people he found to be pagan, and whom he resolved to convert. Pilgrim to Rome, Italy in 686 where he received papal authority for his mission; Pope Conon ordained him as a missionary bishop. Kilian then returned to Wrzburg in 687 with Saint Colman and Saint Totnan. With them, he evangelized East Franconia and East Thuringia, areas in modern Bavaria, Germany, converted Duke Gozbert and a large part of Gozbert's subjects. After Duke Gozbert converted, Killian explained that the duke's marriage with Geilana, his brother's widow, was unlawful."

Read a lot more at: http://catholicsaints.mobi/calendar/8-july.htm

The picture that I copied him from: https://c8.alamy.com/comp/J9B54Y/saint-killian-probably-attributed-to-gregor-erhart-germany-active-J9B54Y.jpg
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