RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Kilian

640 - 689

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Kilian, also spelled Cillian or Killian (or alternatively Irish: Cillín; Latin: Kilianus, original Gaelic form Ceallach), 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saint Kilian is the 1,586th most popular religious figure (down from 1,451st in 2019), the 104th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 88th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Irish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Kilian ranks 1,586 out of 3,187. Before her are Didacus of Alcalá, Elizabeth Hesselblad, Filaret, Scipione Rebiba, Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, and Benno. After her are Juan de Zumárraga, Acacius of Caesarea, Pope Timothy I of Alexandria, Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, Francisco de Borja, and Paulo Evaristo Arns.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 640, Saint Kilian ranks 5. Before her are Asparuh of Bulgaria, Isaac of Nineveh, Saint Giles, and Musa ibn Nusayr. After her are Kusaila, Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi, Callinicus I of Constantinople, and Seaxburh of Ely. Among people deceased in 689, Saint Kilian ranks 2. Before her is Cædwalla of Wessex. After her are Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali, Alahis, and Sighere of Essex.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Saint Kilian ranks 104 out of 549. Before her are John Banville (1945), Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet (1715), Christy Brown (1932), Andrew Graham (1815), Pierce Butler (1744), and Edward England (1685). After her are James Hoban (1762), Peter Lacy (1678), Fionnula Flanagan (1941), Francis Ysidro Edgeworth (1845), Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope (1883), and Sheamus (1978).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Ireland

Among religious figures born in Ireland, Saint Kilian ranks 9. Before her are Columbanus (540), Columba (521), Mary Jane Kelly (1863), Saint Fiacre (607), Seán Brady (1939), and Dymphna (700). After her are Kevin of Glendalough (498), Coloman of Stockerau (1000), Adomnán (624), Catald (700), Aidan of Lindisfarne (600), and Violet Gibson (1876).

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