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Świętego Floriana Street
Świętego Floriana Street is located in the downtown district of Bydgoszcz, Poland. Despite its short length of roughly , it features many notable buildings in a variety of architectural styles, including Eclecticism in architecture, Eclectic, Art Nouveau and Modern architecture#Early modernism in Europe (1900–1914), early modernist. The street is named after Saint Florian. Location The street is located nearby the Brda (river), Brda river, its track running parallel to the water, on a west–east axis. It stems out of Bernardyńska Street in Bydgoszcz, Bernardyńska Street in the west and runs between the river and Jagiellońska street in Bydgoszcz, Jagiellońska street. History The area originally belonged to a city farm called ''Grodztwa''. The land registry cites that the farm owner successively sold pieces of the estate. Like many of the streets of the downtown district, Świętego Floriana started between the last quarter of the 19th century and the first quarter of the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Florian
Florian ( la, Florianus; 250 – 304 AD) was a Christians, Christian holy man, and the patron saint of Linz, Austria; chimney sweeps; soapmakers, and firefighting, firefighters. His feast day is 4 May. Florian is also the patron saint of Upper Austria, jointly with Leopold III, Margrave of Austria. Life Florian was born around 250 AD in the ancient Roman city of Aelium Cetium, present-day Sankt Pölten, Austria. He joined the Roman Army and advanced in the ranks, rising to commander of the imperial army in the Roman province of Noricum. In addition to his military duties, he was also responsible for organizing and leading firefighting brigades. Florian organized and trained an elite group of soldiers whose sole duty was to fight fires. During the Diocletianic Persecution of Christians, reports reached Rome that Florian was not enforcing the proscriptions against Christians in his territory. Aquilinus was sent to investigate these reports. When Aquilinus ordered Florian to offer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |