St. Florian
€76.62
Wooden statue of Saint Florian, patron of firefighters and protector against fire and natural disasters. Hand-carved in Val Gardena.
Saint Florian – Patron of Firefighters and Protection from Fire
Saint Florian was born in the 3rd century near Vienna and served as a Roman officer. A devout Christian, he defended fellow believers during the persecutions under Emperor Diocletian. He was martyred in 304 AD by being thrown into the River Enns with a millstone tied around his neck.
Legend says his body was protected by an eagle and later buried by a pious woman. A monastery was later built in his honor: the famous St. Florian Monastery in Upper Austria. He is venerated as the patron of firefighters and is invoked against fires, droughts, storms and floods.
Our statues are hand-carved in maple or linden wood in Val Gardena, in the heart of the Dolomites, combining tradition and devotion.
Iconography: Roman soldier with water jug, millstone, eagle, banner, shield
Feast day: May 4
Patron of: firefighters, coopers, brewers, chimney sweeps, farmers, against fires, drought, storms, floods
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Wooden statue of Saint Florian, patron of firefighters and protector against fire and natural disasters. Hand-carved in Val Gardena.