Saint Totnan
Saint Totnan | |
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Bishopric of Würzburg |
Saint Totnan (7th Century – July 8, 689 AD) was an Irish
In 686, he travelled to Rome with Kilian, Colman and nine other Christians. They met Pope Conon and travelled on to Wurzburg. At this point the three stayed in Wurzburg while the others travelled throughout the area. Duke Gozbert of Wurzburg became a Christian, but his wife remained a pagan.
Kilian told Gozbert that he was breaking Christian scripture by marrying his brother's widow,
Legacy
After their deaths, their relics were revered as cures for illnesses.
In 752 Burchard of Wessex became the first bishop of Würzburg. He transferred the relics of the three men into the new cathedral which was dedicated to St Kilian.[2]
Totnan was posthumously named patron saint of the
His feast day is 8 July.
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
- Catholic Forum at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2001-11-27)
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