Saint Florian (Svatý Florián) - Horní Údolí, Czech Republic
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Sandstone statue of St Florian from 1875 in front of the St. John Baptist Church in village Horní Údolí near Zlaté Hory./Pískovcová socha sv Floriána z roku 1875 pred kostelem sv Jana Krtitele v Horním Údolí u Zlatých Hor.
Waymark Code: WM10YA0
Location: Olomoucký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 07/10/2019
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The sandstone statue of St Florian located at the road in front of St. John Baptist Church in village Horní Údolí near Zlaté Hory comes according to engraved dedication from 1875. St Florian is here traditionally depicted in uniform of Roman soldier, holding a flag in one hand and a bucket with water in the other one. He pours water from the bucket onto a burning house.
Biography
Saint Florian (died ca. 304) is a Christian saint, and the patron saint of Poland; Linz, Austria, chimney sweeps and firefighters. His feast day is May 4.
Florian lived in the time of the Roman emperors Diocletian and Maximian, and was commander of the imperial army in the Roman province of Noricum. In addition to his military duties, he was also responsible for organizing firefighting brigades. The Roman regime sought to eradicate Christianity, and sent Aquilinus to persecute Christians. When Aquilinus ordered Florian to offer sacrifice to the pagan Roman gods in accordance with Roman religion, he refused, and cheerfully accepted the beatings of the soldiers, who used clubs, spikes and fire to torture him. He was executed by drowning in the Enns River with a stone tied around his neck.
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