It was named after Saint Kilian (using the German language version of his name), the Irish saint who spread Christianity throughout Europe.
According to a Winterstein legend, this rock was formed when, in ancient times, the devil rammed his walking stick into the ground in anger at the success of the missionary St. Kilian who came from this area, and the tip of his stick remained embedded.
Another work was St. Kilian's Catholic Church (1857) in Bendigo, credited to the firm of George and Schneider of Melbourne.
In 1529, the first Lutheran sermon was given in the St. Kilian Church in Korbach; he is portrait on the altar as its donor.
Wolrad died in 1640 and was buried in the St. Kilian Church in Korbach.