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.]] Saint Florian ( Saint , and the Patron Saint of Poland , Linz, Austria , and firefighters. His Feast Day is May 4 . St. Florian is also the Patron of Upper Austria , jointly with Saint Leopold . :St. Florian is the patron Saint of Firefighting and Poland . He was a Roman soldier who converted to Christianity . When the Emperor Diocletian was rounding up Christian s, he claimed to be one and he was burned alive. After burning him, he was thrown into a river with a stone tied around his neck. His Feast Day is May 4 . He is venerated in several places in Eastern Europe . LIFE Florian lived in the time of the Roman Emperor s Diocletian and Maximian , and was commander of the imperial Army in eastern Bavaria , Germany . The Roman regime sought to eradicate Christianity , and sent Aquilinus to persecute Christian s. When Aquilinus ordered Florian to offer sacrifice to the pagan Roman Gods in accordance with Roman Religion , he refused, and cheerfully accepted the Beating s of the Soldier s, who used Club s, Spike s and Fire to Torture him. He was Executed by Drowning in the River Enns . Later a woman named Valeria had a vision in which she saw him; Florian, in this vision, declared his intent that he be buried in a more appropriate location. BURIAL St. Florian's body, according to tradition, is buried in Krakow , Poland . The Austria n town of St. Florian is named after him. According to legend, his body was stored at the location of the Monastery of St. Florian. He is the protector of firefighters. EXTERNAL LINK |