#019 San Florian - Firefighters, Floods & Drowning

Patronage: Firefighters, Chimney Sweeps, Brewers, Soap Boilers, Poland and Austria; Invoked against Drowning, Fire and Floods. It is said that Florian once put out a raging fire with a single pitcher of water. Florian was a 4th century Roman soldier who confessed his own Christianity rather than take part in the persecution of Christians in Austria. For this, a millstone was tied around his neck and he was thrown in to the River Enns (Austria) in 304 AD. "San Florian, protect us!" Specific Sizes - Width x Height Pocket - 1 1/2" x 3 1/2"Ornament - 2 1/2" x 5 3/4"Small - 3 1/2" x 7 1/2"Large - 5 1/2" x 12 1/8"