Back صليب القديس فلورين ARZ Флориан от Лорх Bulgarian Sant Florià Catalan Svatý Florián Czech Swiãti Florión CSB Florian von Lorch German Floriano de Lorch Esperanto Florián de Lorch Spanish Pyhä Florianus Finnish Florian de Lorch French
Saint Florian | |
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 St Florian by Francesco del Cossa, 1473 | |
| Soldier | |
| Born | AD 250 Aelium Cetium (present-day Sankt Pölten, Austria), Roman Empire |
| Died | c. AD 304 Enns (river) |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church[1] |
| Feast | 4 May |
| Attributes | depicted as a Roman officer or soldier; pitcher of water; pouring water over fire; invoked against fire, floods and drowning[2] |
| Patronage | Linz, Austria & Upper Austria; Kraków, Poland; chimneysweeps; firefighters; soap boilers |
Florian (Latin: Florianus; AD 250 – c. 304) was a Christian holy man and the patron saint of chimney sweeps; soapmakers, and firefighters. His feast day is 4 May. Florian is also the patron saint of Poland, the city of Linz, Austria, and Upper Austria, jointly with Leopold III, Margrave of Austria.
- ^ (in Greek)Ὁ Ἅγιος Φλωριανὸς ὁ Μάρτυρας. 4 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ Mendler, Mitch. "Saint Florian – the patron saint of the fire service". Retrieved 16 January 2019.