Saint Kilian | |
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 Statue of Saint Kilian in Würzburg, Germany | |
| Apostle to the Franconians | |
| Born | 640 Cloughballybeg, Mullagh, Ireland |
| Died | 8 July 689 Würzburg, Franconia, Bavaria |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 8 July |
| Attributes | wearing a bishop's mitre and wielding a sword |
| Patronage | sufferers of rheumatism |
Kilian, also spelled Cillian or Killian (or alternatively Irish: Cillín; Latin: Kilianus), was an Irish missionary bishop and the Apostle of Franconia (now the northern part of Bavaria), where he began his labours in the latter half of the 7th century. His feast day is 8 July.