Colonate (saint)

Kilian , Kolonat and Totnan , copies of the Riemenschneider wooden figures by Heinz Schiestl in the Neumünster Church , Würzburg

Statue of the Holy Colonate on the Old Main Bridge, Würzburg

Skull relics from Kilian, Kolonat and Totnan in the Würzburg Cathedral

Kolonat (* in Ireland ; † around 689 in Würzburg ) was one of the Franconian apostles as a companion of St. Kilian .

According to the testimony of the Viten written in the 9th century, the priest Kolonat - together with Totnan and nine other companions - was a companion of the Irish-Scottish wandering monk and mission bishop Kilian , with whom he came to Würzburg. With Kilian and Totnan he suffered a martyr's death there around 689.

After the relics were raised in 752 in connection with the establishment of the diocese , he became co-patron of the Würzburg diocese .

literature

• Michael Büttner : Adoration of the holy apostles of the Franconian region Kilian, Kolonat and Totnan, Bonifacius and Burkardus. A memorial stone to the memorial of our holy apostles. Publishing house of the St. Kilians Brotherhood, Würzburg 1852.
• Wolfgang Bullin (Ed.): Praise you, thank you ... 1300 years of mission and martyrdom of the Franconian apostles Kilian, Kolonat and Totnan. Echter, Würzburg 1990, ISBN 3-429-01337-2 .

Web links

Commons : Saint Colman  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Saints Kilian, Kolonat and Totnan on the pages of the Diocese of Würzburg.
• Entry in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints .
• Literature about Kolonat in the Karlsruhe Virtual Catalog .