Patron of Austria and Poland. He is one of 14 helpers in an emergency, a patron against fire, drought and floods. During the persecution of Christians under Emperor Diocletian, he sided with them. He was sentenced to death, a millstone was tied around his neck and thrown from the bridge into the river. His body was guarded by an eagle until it was discovered and buried by his widow Valéria. The statue of the saint on a stone pedestal stands for house no. 220. Florian is depicted as a Roman officer in armor with a pledge in his hand. In the left he holds a pitcher from which he pours water.
Statue of St. Floriána - Boleráz, part of Klčovany
Patron of Austria and Poland. He is one of 14 helpers in an emergency, a patron against fire, drought and floods. During the persecution of Christians under Emperor Diocletian, he sided with them. He was sentenced to death, a millstone was tied around his neck and thrown from the bridge into the river. His body was guarded by an eagle until it was discovered and buried by his widow Valéria. The statue of the saint on a stone pedestal stands for house no. 220. Florian is depicted as a Roman officer in armor with a pledge in his hand. In the left he holds a pitcher from which he pours water.
On the pedestal is the text:
SV. FLORIANE WALK FOR US! The statue was erected in honor and praise of God by JÁN ŠURAN and his wife ANNA born CINTAVÝ in 1910.
The statue was made by the stonemason Štábla from Hodonín. Around it is an aesthetically fine wrought iron enclosure.
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