Saint Totnan
Saint Totnan | |
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Irish | |
Born | 7th century Ireland |
Died | 689 Würzburg |
Venerated in | Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy |
Patronage | Bishopric of Würzburg |
Saint Totnan (7th Century – c. 689 AD) an Irish Franconian apostle. He was born in Ireland and was martyred along with Saint Colman and Saint Kilian in Würzburg around 689. His feast day is July 8.
After Saint Totnan died, he was named patron saint of the Bishopric of Würzburg.[1]
Saint Totnan's Statue was located in Alte Mainbruecke.
References[]
- ^ Melton, J. Gordon (15 January 2014). Faiths Across Time: 5,000 Years of Religious History. ABC-CLIO. p. 552. ISBN 978-1-61069-026-3.
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[]
- Catholic Forum at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2001-11-27)
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- People of medieval Bavaria
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- 689 deaths
- 7th-century Christian saints
- Medieval Irish saints on the Continent
- Irish expatriates in Germany
- 7th-century Irish priests
- Colombanian saints
- Irish Roman Catholic saint stubs