Saint Florian

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Catholic saint Christian martyr Roman military officer patron saint

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.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Saint Florian canonical	2
St. Florian	2

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 Antiquity ⓘ surface form: Late Roman Empire
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 ⓘ surface form: 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	St. Florian Monastery ⓘ surface form: Basilica of St. Florian, Sankt Florian, Austria Kraków ⓘ surface form: Kraków, Poland
religion	Christianity ⓘ
symbol	Roman military armor ⓘ bucket of water ⓘ burning house ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheranism ⓘ surface form: Lutheran Church Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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 → Saint Florian ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Florian

Church of San Floriano → dedicatedTo → Saint Florian ⓘ

Floriańska Street → hasNameOrigin → Saint Florian ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Florian