Saint Florentius the Martyr

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• 10 October

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One of a group of nine martyrs who were murdered at the command of Emperor Maximian Herculeus. May have been part of the Theban Legion.

Died

• beheaded c.303 at Bonn, Germany
• a church was built over their tombs in the 4th century
• relics translated to the present church in 1166
• re-discovered there in 1929

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Bonn, Germany

Representation

• member of the Theban Legion

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Katherine Rabenstein
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Florentius the Martyr”. Saints.SQPN.com. 29 August 2010. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com//>