St. Florian / Sv. Florián - Žerotínovo námestí (Olomouc, Central Moravia)
N 49° 35.645 E 017° 15.236
33U E 662881 N 5495940
Depicted Baroque statue of St. Florian (Sv. Florián), work of sculptor Jirí Schauberg (1725), is located at Žerotín Square (Žerotínovo námestí) in Olomouc' historic centre...
Waymark Code: WMKQQ8
Location: Olomoucký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/18/2014
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Depicted Baroque statue of St. Florian (Sv. Florián), work of sculptor Jirí Schauberg (1725), is located at Žerotín Square (Žerotínovo námestí) in Olomouc' historic centre.
Saint Florian (Latin: Florianus; civil name: Florian von Lorch; died ca. 304) is a Christian saint, and the patron saint of Linz, Austria; chimney sweeps; soapmakers, and firefighters. His feast day is May 4. St. Florian is also the patron of Upper Austria, jointly with Saint Leopold. Saint Florian was very widely venerated in Central Europe. The Austrian town of Sankt Florian is named after him. According to legend, his body was interred at St. Florian's Priory, around which the town grew up. His body, recovered and was eventually removed to the Augustinian Abbey of St. Florian, near Linz. Saint Florian was adopted as patron saint of Poland in 1184, when Pope Lucius III consented to the request of King Casimir II to send relics of Florian to that country. Kraków thus claims some of his relics. [wiki]