Veronerse Design - St Florian - The Patron of Firefighters
Article number: | WU77624A4 |
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Veronerse Design
St Florian The patron of Firefighters figurine
- Figurine
- Cast in the finest resin
- Carefully hand-painted
- Highly detailed
- Bronze finish
- Dimensions (HxWxD) approx. 23cm x 17cm x 12cm
- Veronese Design
St Florian - The patron saint of Firefighters
St Florian is the patron saint for firefighters and chimney sweeps and patron saint against fire hazards. As a Roman officer, he was responsible for the province of Noricum (present-day Austria) and for organising fire brigades. In this capacity, he is said to have saved a village from a fire with just one bucket. Thus, you come across him on signs and paintings everywhere in Linz and Enns.
During the persecutions under Emperor Diocletian, he had to execute a group of Christians, but he refused because he was a Christian himself. When he admitted this, he was first tortured and then thrown off the bridge over the river Enns with a millstone around his neck.