Saint Florian
Austrian Catholic martyr and saint · Austria · Lived 250 to 304 · aged 54
Saint Florian is read about 308 times a day, in 35 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 16 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A third-century Roman soldier who became the patron saint of firefighters - a link forged by the manner of his death and centuries of tradition invoking his name against flame.
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"Sv. Frejan" (Florjan) v oknu na steni hiše pri vratih. Masore 1954
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Die heiligen Jakobus d. Ä., Florian, Laurentius, Wendelin und Genoveva - - Augustiner M Freiburg
Florian-Statue
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Heiliges Bayer-Land 1 (1714) - 053About this person
Florian was born around AD 250 and served as a high-ranking official in the Roman army during a time when Christianity was illegal and punishable by death. When he refused to execute Christians and openly declared his own faith, he was arrested. According to tradition, he was sentenced to be burned alive but told his executioners the flames would carry him to heaven - so they tied a stone around his neck and drowned him in the river Enns around 304. His feast day falls on 4 May. Over the centuries he became the patron saint of chimney sweeps, soapmakers, firefighters, Poland, the Austrian city of Linz, and Upper Austria, where he shares the honour with Leopold III.
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