Saint Kilian

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Saint Kilian was a 7th-century Irish missionary and martyr venerated as the apostle and patron saint of Franconia, particularly associated with the city of Würzburg.

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Surface form Occurrences
Dom St. Kilian 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
Irish missionary
missionary
burialPlace Würzburg Cathedral NERFINISHED
canonizationStatus pre-congregation saint
causeOfDeath beheading
centuryOfActivity 7th century
commemoratedBy Kilianifest in Würzburg NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
countryOfDeath Frankish Empire NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Irish people NERFINISHED
feastDay 8 July
8 July (Eastern Orthodox Church)
8 July (Roman Catholic Church)
hasAlternativeName Saint Cillian NERFINISHED
Saint Kilianus NERFINISHED
Saint Killian NERFINISHED
hasCultCenter Franconia NERFINISHED
Würzburg NERFINISHED
hasLatinNameForm Saint Kilianus NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix Saint
iconographicAttribute bishop with martyr’s palm
bishop with sword and book
influenced Christianization of Germany
killedBy Geilana NERFINISHED
languageOfName Latin
majorShrine Würzburg Cathedral NERFINISHED
mannerOfDeath martyrdom
movement Hiberno-Scottish mission NERFINISHED
notableWork Christianization of Franconia NERFINISHED
mission to Würzburg
occupation bishop
missionary
patronage Franconia NERFINISHED
Würzburg NERFINISHED
rheumatism sufferers
the Diocese of Würzburg NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth County Cavan NERFINISHED
Ireland NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Franconia NERFINISHED
Kingdom of the Franks NERFINISHED
Würzburg NERFINISHED
positionHeld bishop in Franconia
religion Christianity
sexOrGender male
title Apostle of Franconia NERFINISHED
travelCompanion Saint Colman NERFINISHED
Saint Totnan NERFINISHED
travelDestination Franconia NERFINISHED
Würzburg NERFINISHED
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism
surface form: Lutheran Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Würzburg Cathedral dedicatedTo Saint Kilian
Würzburg Cathedral alsoKnownAs Saint Kilian
this entity surface form: Dom St. Kilian