A baptismal name for a boy
Kilian
4 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Kilian
Hieromartyr Kilian of WürzburgJuly 8Irish missionary bishop, apostle of Franconia, martyred at Würzburg around 689.- Saint Kilian of Aubigny-en-ArtoisSaint of Aubigny-en-Artois, venerated in the Western Church.
- Venerable Kilian of CologneA venerable father honored at Cologne, who reposed in 1003.
- Venerable Kilian of Inis CealtraJuly 29An Irish holy monk of the island of Inis Cealtra.
Questions
The name day of Kilian is July 8, the feast of Hieromartyr Kilian of Würzburg. It is also kept on July 29.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 4 saints named Kilian, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Kilian is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Hieromartyr Kilian of Würzburg as patron.