Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Free
Faster access than browser!
 

Saint Kilian

Index Saint Kilian

Saint Kilian, also spelled Killian (or alternatively Cillian; Kilianus), was an Irish missionary bishop and the Apostle of Franconia (nowadays the northern part of Bavaria), where he began his labours towards the end of the 7th century. [1]

36 relations: Bavaria, Bishop, Bishopric of Würzburg, Burchard of Würzburg, Catholic Church, County Cavan, County Cork, County Kerry, Eastern Orthodox Church, Franconia, Germany, Hedan II, Ireland, Kenmare, Kilianstein, Main (river), Marienberg Fortress, Mitre, Mullagh, County Cavan, Obituary, Patron saint, Pattern (devotional), Pope Conon, Rabanus Maurus, Rheumatism, Rosscarbery, Saint Boniface, Saint Colman (martyr), Saint Totnan, School of Ross, St Killian's College, St. Kilian's Abbey, Würzburg, St. Kilian's Church, Heilbronn, Tuosist, Würzburg, Würzburg Cathedral.

Bavaria

Bavaria (Bavarian and Bayern), officially the Free State of Bavaria (Freistaat Bayern), is a landlocked federal state of Germany, occupying its southeastern corner.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Bavaria · See more »

Bishop

A bishop (English derivation from the New Testament of the Christian Bible Greek επίσκοπος, epískopos, "overseer", "guardian") is an ordained, consecrated, or appointed member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Bishop · See more »

Bishopric of Würzburg

The Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire located in Lower Franconia west of the Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Bishopric of Würzburg · See more »

Burchard of Würzburg

Burchard of Würzburg (in German Burkard or Burkhard) was an Anglo-Saxon missionary who became the first Bishop of Würzburg (741–754).

New!!: Saint Kilian and Burchard of Würzburg · See more »

Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Catholic Church · See more »

County Cavan

County Cavan (Contae an Chabháin) is a county in Ireland.

New!!: Saint Kilian and County Cavan · See more »

County Cork

County Cork (Contae Chorcaí) is a county in Ireland.

New!!: Saint Kilian and County Cork · See more »

County Kerry

County Kerry (Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland.

New!!: Saint Kilian and County Kerry · See more »

Eastern Orthodox Church

The Eastern Orthodox Church, also known as the Orthodox Church, or officially as the Orthodox Catholic Church, is the second-largest Christian Church, with over 250 million members.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Eastern Orthodox Church · See more »

Franconia

Franconia (Franken, also called Frankenland) is a region in Germany, characterised by its culture and language, and may be roughly associated with the areas in which the East Franconian dialect group, locally referred to as fränkisch, is spoken.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Franconia · See more »

Germany

Germany (Deutschland), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), is a sovereign state in central-western Europe.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Germany · See more »

Hedan II

Heden, Hedan, or Hetan II (died 741), called the Younger, was a Duke of Thuringia, one of the "older" stem duchies (Stammesherzogtums), from around 700 until his death.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Hedan II · See more »

Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Ireland · See more »

Kenmare

Kenmare is a small town (population 2175 – CSO 2011) in the south of County Kerry, Ireland.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Kenmare · See more »

Kilianstein

The Kilianstein is a free-standing rock tower on the Hopfenberg hill in the eastern part of the Sembach valley in central Germany.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Kilianstein · See more »

Main (river)

The Main (is a river in Germany. With a length of (including its 52 km long source river White Main), it is the longest right tributary of the Rhine. It is also the longest river lying entirely in Germany (if the Weser and the Werra are considered as two separate rivers; together they are longer). The largest cities along the Main are Frankfurt am Main and Würzburg.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Main (river) · See more »

Marienberg Fortress

Marienberg Fortress (German: Festung Marienberg) is a prominent landmark on the left bank of the Main river in Würzburg, in the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Marienberg Fortress · See more »

Mitre

The mitre (British English) (Greek: μίτρα, "headband" or "turban") or miter (American English; see spelling differences), is a type of headgear now known as the traditional, ceremonial head-dress of bishops and certain abbots in traditional Christianity.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Mitre · See more »

Mullagh, County Cavan

Mullagh is a village (and a parish) in County Cavan, Ireland.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Mullagh, County Cavan · See more »

Obituary

An obituary (obit for short) is a news article that reports the recent death of a person, typically along with an account of the person's life and information about the upcoming funeral.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Obituary · See more »

Patron saint

A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy, or particular branches of Islam, is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family or person.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Patron saint · See more »

Pattern (devotional)

A pattern in Irish Roman Catholicism refers to the devotions that take place within a parish on the feast day of the patron saint of the parish, on that date, or the nearest Sunday, called Pattern Sunday.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Pattern (devotional) · See more »

Pope Conon

Pope Conon (d. 21 September 687) was Pope from 21 October 686 to his death in 687.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Pope Conon · See more »

Rabanus Maurus

Rabanus Maurus Magnentius (780 – 4 February 856), also known as Hrabanus or Rhabanus, was a Frankish Benedictine monk and theologian who became archbishop of Mainz in Germany.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Rabanus Maurus · See more »

Rheumatism

Rheumatism or rheumatic disorder is an umbrella term for conditions causing chronic, often intermittent pain affecting the joints and/or connective tissue.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Rheumatism · See more »

Rosscarbery

Rosscarbery or Roscarbery is a town in County Cork, Ireland.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Rosscarbery · See more »

Saint Boniface

Saint Boniface (Bonifatius; 675 – 5 June 754 AD), born Winfrid (also spelled Winifred, Wynfrith, Winfrith or Wynfryth) in the kingdom of Wessex in Anglo-Saxon England, was a leading figure in the Anglo-Saxon mission to the Germanic parts of the Frankish Empire during the 8th century.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Saint Boniface · See more »

Saint Colman (martyr)

Saint Colman or Kolonat (Colmán; Colomannus; 600 689 AD in Würzburg) was an Irish-born Christian missionary.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Saint Colman (martyr) · See more »

Saint Totnan

Saint Totnan (7th Century – 689 AD) an Irish Franconian apostle.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Saint Totnan · See more »

School of Ross

The School of Ross was a monastic institution located in what is now called Rosscarbery, County Cork, Ireland, but formerly Ross-Ailithir (Ross of the Pilgrims), from the large number of monks and students who flocked to its halls from all over Europe.

New!!: Saint Kilian and School of Ross · See more »

St Killian's College

St Killian's College (Irish: Coláiste Naomh Cillian, colloquially known as Garron Tower) is an all-ability co-educational school that was formed by the amalgamation of three schools in the Larne and Ballymena area: St MacNissi's College, Garron Tower, St Comgall's College, Larne, and St Aloysius High School, Cushendall.

New!!: Saint Kilian and St Killian's College · See more »

St. Kilian's Abbey, Würzburg

The Abbey of the Holy Redeemer (S. Salvatoris), also called St.

New!!: Saint Kilian and St. Kilian's Abbey, Würzburg · See more »

St. Kilian's Church, Heilbronn

Killian's Church on Kaiserstraße (Kaiser Street) in Heilbronn is a Gothic hall church constructed from Heilbronner sand stone, whose origin dates back to the 11th century.

New!!: Saint Kilian and St. Kilian's Church, Heilbronn · See more »

Tuosist

Tuosist (Tuath Ó Siosta) is a parish in the far south of County Kerry, Ireland.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Tuosist · See more »

Würzburg

Würzburg (Main-Franconian: Wörtzburch) is a city in the region of Franconia, northern Bavaria, Germany.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Würzburg · See more »

Würzburg Cathedral

Würzburg Cathedral (Würzburger Dom) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Würzburg in Bavaria, Germany, dedicated to Saint Kilian.

New!!: Saint Kilian and Würzburg Cathedral · See more »

Redirects here:

Cilian, Kilian der Heilige, Kilian, Saint, Saint Cillian, Saint Kilian of Wuerzburg, Saint Kilian of Wurzburg, Saint Kilian of Würzburg, Saint Killian, St Kilian, St. Kilian.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Kilian

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »