page_title: John Kilian
section_title: Concordia University Texas
hierarchical_section_title: John Kilian / Concordia University Texas
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Jan-Kilian-Denkmal hinter der Kirche Kotitz, Jan-Kilian-Straße, Kotitz in Weißenberg
context_page_description: John Kilian also German: Johann Kilian, Upper Sorbian: Jan Kilian was a Lutheran pastor and leader of the colony known as the Wends of Texas.
context_section_description: The legacy of John Kilian is apparent at the campus of the Concordia University Texas where you will find Kilian Road and the over-150-year-old bell at the entrance of Building A which Kilian and his followers brought on their journey to Texas. At its old campus, the university's first building was named Kilian Hall.
caption: Monument to Kilian in Germany, calling to mind the ship carrying him and about 600 others to America
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