St. Florian - Trencin-Kubra, Slovakia
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N 48° 53.634 E 018° 04.998
34U E 286224 N 5419762
[EN] St. Florian statue was built in 1943. That was in honor of voluntary fire brigade establishment. [SK] Socha bola postavena v 1943 na pocest zalozenia dobrovolneho poziarneho zboru.
Waymark Code: WM7X2K
Location: Trenčiansky kraj, Slovakia
Date Posted: 12/16/2009
Views: 37
[EN]
Saint Florian (Latin: Florianus; civil name: Florian von Lorch) (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. St. Florian is also the patron of Upper Austria, jointly with Saint Leopold.
Saint Florian was widely venerated in Central Europe.[4] 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.
[SK]
Svaty Florian (Florian z Lorchu, lat. Florianus) je katolicky svatec, patron hasicov, pekarov, hrnciarov, hutnikov, taktiez ako ochranca pred neurodou, burkou aj suchom. Florian bol plukovnikom v legionarskom vojsku rimskeho cisara v Cetii. Roku 304 sa postavil na obranu v Lorchu zatknutych a uvaznenych 40 krestanskych legionarov. Povest hovori, ze Florian zachranil nemecke mesto Nurnberg pred poziarom v osmom storoci. Podla legendy taktiez ochranil isteho uhliara, ktory spadol do ohna a na prihovor svatca bol zachraneny.
Source/zdorj: wikipedia
Associated Religion(s): Roman Catholic
Statue Location: square, before church
Entrance Fee: 0
Artist: Krupa
Website: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Take a picture of the statue. A waymarker and/or GPSr is not required to be in the image but it doesn't hurt.