Saint Florian of Lorch is the Patron Saint of
• Linz, Austria;
• Kraków, Poland;
• Chimneysweeps;
• Firefighters;
• Soap boilers;
• Upper Austria
St Florian of Lorch Brief Life History |
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| Date of Birth | Around 250 AD |
|---|---|
| Country of Birth | Austria in Europe |
| Profession | Military administrator of the town of Noricum Austria, and a closet Christian |
| Place of Work | Noricum Austria |
| Date of Death | 304 AD |
| Place of Death | Enns (river) Austria |
| Feast Day | May 4 |
| Patron Saint of | • Linz, Austria; • Kraków, Poland; • Chimneysweeps; • Firefighters; • Soap boilers; • Upper Austria |
Saint Florian of Lorch Short life History
Saint Florian of Lorch was a third century officer in Roman army stationed in modern Austria.
• He was a military administrator of the town of Noricum, and a closet Christian.
• He is said to have stopped a town from burning by praying and throwing a single bucket of water on the blaze, and thus his association with firefighters and those who protect us from fire, including chimney sweeps.
• When ordered to execute a group of Christians during the persecutions of Diocletian, he refused, and professed his own faith.
• He is a Martyr.
Today’s Catholic Quote:
Saint Florian of Lorch died by being scourged, flayed alive, a stone tied to his neck, and dumped into a river. His body later retrieved by Christians and buried at an Augustinian monastery near Lorch. His relics were translated to Rome in 1138. Part of the relics given to King Casimir of Poland and the bishop of Cracow by Pope Lucius III, which led to Florian’s patronage of Poland and Upper Austria
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