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From: "Lawrence Mayka" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Into Netherlands?
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 13:58:29 -0600
In-Reply-To: <04ad01c99cda$45763c70$7aa4869f@janeteavhviak4>


Unlikely, since St. Killian was a saintly monk and almost certainly would
only have taken companions of similar mind:
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He was distinguished from his youth for his piety and love of study, and,
according to the later "Passio", embraced the monastic life.
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08639a.htm

> [mailto:] On Behalf Of
> Janet Crawford
> St. Killian went to evangelize in Wurzburg
> and died there
> in 689 AD, probably leaving children behind. He had taken 11
> companions
> along, probably all leaving children.

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