Saint Florian

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Saint Florian is a Christian martyr and patron saint of firefighters, chimney sweeps, and those in danger from fire and flood, especially venerated in Central Europe.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Saint Florian canonical 2
St. Florian 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic saint
Christian martyr
Roman military officer
patron saint
allegiance Roman Empire
associatedWith fire
water
birthPlace Aelium Cetium
present-day Sankt Pölten, Austria
causeOfDeath martyrdom
commemoratedBy firefighter processions and blessings
cultRegion Austria
Bavaria
Central Europe
Poland
deathDate c. 304
deathPlace Lauriacum
present-day Enns, Austria
era Late Roman Empire
linked to: Late Antiquity
feastDay 4 May
honorificTitle Saint
iconography depicted as a Roman officer
often shown pouring water over a burning building
often shown with a banner or flag
majorShrine St. Florian Monastery, Sankt Florian, Austria
St. Florian’s Church, Kraków
mannerOfDeath execution by drowning
methodOfExecution drowning with a millstone around the neck
occupation officer of the Roman army
patronage Austria
Linz
Lorch (Enns), Austria
Poland
Upper Austria
chimney sweeps
fire protection
firefighters
those in danger from fire
those in danger from flood
persecutedUnder Diocletianic Persecution
relicsLocatedIn Basilica of St. Florian, Sankt Florian, Austria
Kraków, Poland
linked to: Kraków
religion Christianity
symbol Roman military armor
bucket of water
burning house
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Church
linked to: Lutheranism

Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Florian Gate namedAfter Saint Florian
Friedrich St. Florian familyName St. Florian
linked to: Saint Florian
Church of San Floriano dedicatedTo Saint Florian
Floriańska Street hasNameOrigin St. Florian
linked to: Saint Florian