St. Florian / Sv. Florián - Klášterec nad Ohrí (North-West Bohemia)
N 50° 23.086 E 013° 10.312
33U E 370035 N 5583009
Depicted Baroque statue of St. Florian (Sv. Florián) can be found in close vicinity to the Church of the Most Holy Trinity (Kostel Nejsvetejší Trojice) in Klášterec nad Ohrí.
Waymark Code: WM12D7R
Location: Ústecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/03/2020
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Depicted Baroque statue of St. Florian (Sv. Florián) can be found in close vicinity to the Church of the Most Holy Trinity (Kostel Nejsvetejší Trojice) in Klášterec nad Ohrí.
The sandstone life-size statue of St. Florian with two motifs of fire in the city gate on the voluted tiered plinth is probably the work of Jan Brokoff (ca 1685). It stands to the left of the entrance to the Most Holy Trinity Church.
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]