Saint
Florentius of Strasbourg
Bishop of Strasbourg
Bishop of Strasbourg in Alsace, reposed around 693.
- Feast
- November 7old style November 20
- Reposed
- 6937th century
- Place
- Strasbourg
- Order
- Hierarchs
Life
Saint Florentius of Strasbourg was born in Ireland and left for Alsace, in present-day France. He settled near Haselac, where he built a monastery. About the year 678 he became Bishop of Strasbourg, the thirteenth in the line, and founded another monastery there, dedicated to Saint Thomas. He reposed around the year 693.
He is a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated on 7 November (new style, Western calendar); in some places he is also kept on 3 April.
Commemorated the same day November 7
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