FLORENTIUS, Saint. - Bishop of Strasbourg, who lived in the 6th century and died c. 600. The legendary element abounds in the Vitae, all of them late (from the 12th century onward). His Irish origin is today rejected by critics. He founded the monasteries of Haslach (Alsace) and of St. Thomas in Strasbourg, which later became a Collegiate church. He succeeded St. Arbogast in the see of Strasbourg (c. 560-600). Buried at St. Thomas, in 810 his relics were transferred to Haslach. Popular cult in Alsace, extending as far as Switzerland. His tomb is still a destination for pilgrimages. Feast on 7 Nov.

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BIBL.: Acta SS. Novembris, III, ed. Brussels 1910, pp. 395-403; BBL. I, pp. 453-56; Ph. A. Grandidier, Hist. de l'Église de Strasbourg, I, Strasbourg 1877, p. 126 ff.; P. Schumacher, Die S. Flor. Kirche zu Haslach, ibid. 1901; M. B. Claus, Die Heiligen des Elsasses in ihrem Leben..., Düsseldorf 1935, pp. 64-67, 200; A. M. Burg, Hist. de l'Église d'Alsace, Colmar 1945, pp. 34-41. Clement Schmitz

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