Saint Florinus of Remüs
Bust of St. Florinus in Cathedral of Vaduz (Liechtenstein).
Priest and Confessor
Died856 AD
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Feast17 November
Attributesbottle or glass of wine[1]
PatronageVinschgau Valley; Engadin;[2] Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vaduz; diocese of Chur

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.

History

Little 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

He 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]

References

  1. ↑ Obervinschgau
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Florinus vom Vintschgau". Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon. n.d. Retrieved August 26, 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Mollen, Thomas (November 2005). "Heiliger Florinus vom Vinschgau". Kirchensite. Retrieved August 26, 2008.
  4. ↑ "St Florin", The British Museum

Sources

  • 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
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