Saint Florin was a Roman soldier who advanced through the ranks to commander. He also was responsible for organizing and leading firefighting brigades.
He was a Christian who did not enforce proscription ( public identification and official condemnation of enemies of the state) of Christians in his territory. Aquilinus was sent to investigate these reports.
He refused to sacrifice to the Roman gods and he was sentenced to be burned at the stake.
Standing on the funeral pyre he is reputed to have said, If you wish to know that I am not afraid of your torture, light the fire, and in the name of the Lord I will climb onto it.
The apprehensive soldiers decided to drown him instead. They drowned him in the Enns River with a millstone around his neck. ( See painting by Albrecht Altdorfer)
The name ‘Florin’ is given to many boys in Bavaria and Austria to secure the saint’s patronage against fire.
Saint Florin is the patron saint of Poland and Austria. He is also celebrated in Hungary.
Sources
Wikipedia
The Encyclopedia of Saints by Howard Loxton
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