Saint Totnan (7th Century – 689 AD) an Irish
Franconia
Franconia (german: Franken, ; Franconian dialect: ''Franggn'' ; bar, Frankn) is a region of Germany, characterised by its culture and Franconian dialect (German: ''Fränkisch'').
The three administrative regions of Lower, Middle and Upper Fr ...
n apostle. He was born in Ireland and was martyred along with
Saint Colman
Colmán or Colman is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Medieval Irish people
* Colmán Bec (died ''c''. 585), Irish dynast
* Colmán mac Cobthaig (died ''c''. 622), Irish king
* Colmán mac Lénéni (died ''c'' ...
and
Saint Kilian
Kilian, also spelled Cillian or Killian (or alternatively ga, Cillín; la, Kilianus), was an Irish missionary bishop and the Apostle of Franconia (Franconia is nowadays the northern part of Bavaria), where he began his labours in the latter ha ...
in
Würzburg
Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the ''Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River.
Würzburg is ...
around 689. His feast day is July 8.
After Saint Totnan died, he was named patron saint of the
Bishopric of Würzburg
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
.
Saint Totnan's Statue was located in Alte Mainbruecke.
References
Further reading
** Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
** Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
** Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints
External links
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People of medieval Bavaria
7th-century births
689 deaths
7th-century Christian saints
Medieval Irish saints on the Continent
Irish expatriates in Germany
7th-century Irish priests
Colombanian saints
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