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Kilian, also spelled Cillian or Killian (or alternatively ; , 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.

Background

Several biographies of him are extant. The oldest texts which refer to him are

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