Saint Florian

Saint

Florian
Soldier
BornAD 250
Aelium Cetium (present-day Sankt Pölten, Austria), Roman Empire
Diedc. AD 304
Enns (river)
Venerated inCatholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church[1]
Feast4 May
Attributesdepicted as a Roman officer or soldier; pitcher of water; pouring water over fire; invoked against fire, floods and drowning[2]
PatronageLinz, 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.

  1. ^ (in Greek)Ὁ Ἅγιος Φλωριανὸς ὁ Μάρτυρας. 4 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  2. ^ Mendler, Mitch. "Saint Florian – the patron saint of the fire service". Retrieved 16 January 2019.