Our navigation bar is loading . . .

 


 

Jesus Christ Saves Ministries

Helping San Diego, California and beyond since 1997.  




 

JCSM's Top 1000 Christian Sites - Free Traffic Sharing Service!


Do you need volunteer, community service, work, military or court hours?

Click here and add this page to your favorites!

Return to the JCSM Study Center!

Encyclopedia Britannica



KILIAN (CHILIAN, KILLIAN), ST

This article appears in Volume V15, Page 792 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: KHA-KRI
KILIAN (CHILIAN, KILLIAN), ST , British missionary
bishop
  and the apostle of eastern Franconia, where he began his labours towards the end of the 7th century. There are several
biographies
  of him, the first of which
dates
  back to the 9th century (Bibliotheca hagiographica
latina
 , Nos. 466o4663). The oldest texts which refer to him are an 8th century
necrology
  at Wurzburg and the notice by Hrabanus Maurus in his martyrology. According to Maurus
Kilian
  was a native of Ireland, whence with his companions he went to eastern Franconia. After having preached the gospel in Wurzburg, the whole party were put to death by the orders of an unjust judge named Gozbert. It is difficult to fix the period with precision, as the judge (or duke) Gozbert is not known through other sources.
Kilian
 's comrades, Coloman and Totman, were, according to the Wurzburg
necrology
 , respectively priest and deacon. The
elevation
  of the relics of the three martyrs was performed by Burchard, the first
bishop
  of Wurzburg, and they are venerated in the
cathedral
  of that town. His festival is celebrated on the 8th of July.
See Acta Sanctorum, Julii, ii. 599619; F. Emmerich, Der heilige Kilian (Wurzburg, 1896) ; J. O'Hanlon, Lives of the Irish Saints, vii. 122143 (Dublin, 18751904); A. Hauck, Kirchengeschichte Deutsch-lands, 3rd ed., i. 382 seq. (H. DE.)


End of Article: KILIAN (CHILIAN, KILLIAN), ST


If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
<a href="http://jcsm.org/StudyCenter/Encyclopedia/KHA_KRI/KILIAN_CHILIAN_KILLIAN_ST.html">
KILIAN (CHILIAN, KILLIAN), ST
</a>
(Previous)
KILIA 		(Next)
KILIMANJARO

 


 
 


JCSM was founded in 1997 and exists to help the community and bring people into a life-changing and productive relationship with Jesus Christ. JCSM offers over 200,000 free web pages, including its weekly inspirational emails that were sent continuously for over a decade.

Jesus Christ Saves Ministries
P.O. Box 9297
San Diego, CA  92169
1-888-887-0417 or Email

JCSM is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization. Copyright © 1997-2012.
 

 

Sponsored Advertisements

Online First Aid and CPR Certification  .  DHA Solutions  .  PB Happy Hour Specials  .  Improvising Made Easy For Guitar and Bass  .  The Skeptic's Annotated Bible: Corrected and Explained  .  Home Equity Loans  .  First Aid and CPR Online  .  San Diego Music Lessons  .  10,000 Wise Quotes and Spiritual Sayings  .  Blow Up Your Site (For Free!)  .  San Diego DUI Lawyers  .  Jason Gastrich  .  Jordan Faith Gastrich  .  Divorce Secrets Revealed  .  Post Your Ad Link Free  .  San Diego Soccer Training  .  JCSM  .  Download Sermons  .  Custom Religious Banners, Build A Sign  .  Christian Singles Dating  .  Christian T-Shirts  .  Healing Christian Prayer  .  Bumper Authority  .  Personalized Blogs and Email  .  San Diego Haircuts  .  The Do the Math Diet  .  Stop Twitter Spam  .  Christian Conservative Work at Home Network  .  The Website of the Lord