Florinus of Remüs (died 856 AD), also known as Florin, Florian of Chur, Florinus of Matsch, and Florinus of Vinschgau, is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, particularly in the dioceses of Chur, Bolzano-Brixen, Vaduz, and in the Rhineland.
Saint Florinus of Remüs | |
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 Bust of St. Florinus in Cathedral of Vaduz (Liechtenstein). | |
| Priest and Confessor | |
| Died | 856 AD |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 17 November |
| Attributes | bottle or glass of wine[1] |
| Patronage | Vinschgau Valley; Engadin;[2] Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vaduz; diocese of Chur |
History
editLittle is known of his life, as there is no early vita. Florinus may have been the son of an Anglo-Saxon man and Jewish woman, who converted to Christianity and had settled at Matsch (Mazia) in the Vinschgau Valley on their way back from a pilgrimage to Rome.[3]
Florinus received his education from a priest at Unterengadin, where he was also ordained.[3] He then worked as a priest at Remüs (Ramosch).[3]
Miracles are attributed to him, including the turning of water into wine.[3] After his death, numerous miracles were said to have taken place at his tomb in the parish church of Remüs.[3]
Veneration
editHe is called a confessor of the Faith rather than a martyr. After his death, the popularity of his cult increased, and his relics were distributed to various places, including the Florinskirche at Koblenz (in 950 AD) and also Regensburg.[2] Vaduz Cathedral and the parish church at Matsch (Mazia) are also dedicated to him.[2] He is depicted in a stained-glass window at Chur Cathedral.[2]
Florinus is the patron saint of Chur.[4]
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Florinskirche, Koblenz -
Vaduz Cathedral
References
edit- ^ Obervinschgau
- ^ a b c d "Florinus vom Vintschgau". Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon. n.d. Retrieved August 26, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e Mollen, Thomas (November 2005). "Heiliger Florinus vom Vinschgau". Kirchensite. Retrieved August 26, 2008.
- ^ "St Florin", The British Museum
Sources
edit- Jan-Andrea Bernhard: Geschichtliche Einführung in das Wirken und die Wirkung des heiligen Florinus; in: Der Schlern 81 (2007), S. 20–47
- Jan-Andrea Bernhard: Streit um einen Heiligen: der Heilige Florinus von Ramosch als Zankapfel in Geschichte und Gegenwart; in: Bündner Monatsblatt 2006, Nr.1, S. 35–67
- Alfred Pothmann: Der heilige Florinus: aus der Geschichte der Heiligenverehrung im Stift Essen; in: Das Münster am Hellweg 37 (1984), S. 14–21
- Hedwig Röckelein: Der Kult des heiligen Florinus im Stift Essen; in: Jan Gerchow et al. (eds.): Essen und die sächsischen Frauenstifte im frühen Mittelalter; Essen 2003; S. 59–86
External links
edit- (in Norwegian) Den hellige Florinus av Remüs (d. 856)
- (in German) Heiliger Florinus vom Vinschgau
- (in German) St. Florinus von Matsch
- (in German) Gedenkjahr zu Ehren des hl. Florinus von Matsch