The Life of St. Killian:

According to Irish sources, Killian was born to noble parents in approximately the year 640 in Cloughballybeg, near Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland. Some records state that Killian served as a monk in the celebrated monastery at Hy, Hy being an early name for what was later known as Iona. He began his education in Rosscarbery (the School of Ross), County Cork and completed it in Tuosist in County Kerry.

In the summer of 686 Killian, with eleven companions, travelled through Gaul to Rome to receive missionary faculties from the pope, arriving in late autumn and meeting with Pope Conon. From there they traveled to the castle of Würzburg, inhabited by the Thuringian (Frankish) Duke Gozbert, who was, like his people, still pagan.

The original group separated  — some departing to seek other fields of missionary work, while St. Killian with two companions, the priest Colmán (also called Colonan or Kolonat) and the deacon Totnan, remained in Würzburg. Killian made this town as the base of his activity, which extended over an ever-increasing area in East Franconia and Thuringia, and converted Duke Gozbert with a large part of his subjects to Christianity.

Killian told the Duke that he was in violation of sacred scripture by being married to his brother's widow, Geilana. When Geilana, whom Killian had failed to convert to Christianity, heard of Killian's words against her marriage, she was so angry that, in the absence of the duke, she had her soldiers sent to the main square of Würzburg, where Killian and his colleagues were preaching, and had him beheaded, along with two of his companions, Colmán and Totnan.
 

Holy Trinity's Killian Family:

The colors of the Killian Family are yellow and black. Their mascot is the panther. The Killian Family is known for it's Penny War fundraiser.

Faculty Advisors: Chris Mosmeyer (cmosmeyer@holytrintiychs.org) and Claudia Velazquez (cvelazquez@holytrinitychs.org)

Small Group Facilitators: Joe Seale and Sherri Moreno