Saint Totnan (7th Century – 689 AD) an Irish
Franconia
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n apostle. He was born in Ireland and was martyred along with
Saint Colman 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 h ...
in
Würzburg
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around 689. His feast day is July 8.
After Saint Totnan died, he was named patron saint of the
Bishopric of Würzburg.
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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