Sankt Florian (also ''Florian'' or ''St. Florian'') is a town in the

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n state of

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. It is 10 miles (16 km) from

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. Sankt Florian is the home of St. Florian Monastery, a community of

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named after

Saint Florian Florian (; AD 250 – 304) was a Christian holy man and the patron saint of chimney sweeps; soapmakers, and firefighters. His feast day is 4 May. Florian is also the patron saint of Poland, the city of Linz, Austria, and Upper Austria, jointl ...

and one of the oldest operational monasteries in the world following the Rule of St. Augustine. Composer

Anton Bruckner Joseph Anton Bruckner (; ; 4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer and organist best known for his Symphonies by Anton Bruckner, symphonies and sacred music, which includes List of masses by Anton Bruckner, Masses, Te Deum (Br ...

(1824–96), who was a choirboy and later organist in the town, is buried beneath the organ inside the monastic church, which was elevated to the rank of basilica minor in 1999.

The St. Florianer Sängerknaben

The town is also known for its boys' choir (''St. Florianer Sängerknaben''), founded in 1071. The choir has been a traditional part of the monastery's worship from its beginning and has contributed significantly to the identity of the town. It has particular responsibility for

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for the religious community, but also undertakes successful international concert tours and television appearances.St. Florianer Sängerknaben - Konzerte und Reisen
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Selected discography

* Franz Farnberger, ''Anton Bruckner in St Florian –

Requiem A Requiem (Latin: ''rest'') or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead () or Mass of the dead (), is a Mass of the Catholic Church offered for the repose of the souls of the deceased, using a particular form of the Roman Missal. It is ...

& Motetten'', St. Florianer Sängerknaben - CD: Studio SM D2639 SM 44, 1997 (with Bruckner's ''

Magnificat The Magnificat (Latin for "y soulmagnifies he Lord) is a canticle, also known as the Song of Mary or Canticle of Mary, and in the Byzantine Rite as the Ode of the Theotokos (). Its Western name derives from the incipit of its Latin text. This ...

'' & '' Psalm 22'') * Gunar Letzbor, '' Franz Joseph Aumann - Requiem'', St. Florianer Sängerknaben, Ars Antiqua Austria - CD: Pan Classics PC 10234, 2008 (with Aumann's ''Ecce quomodo moritur justus'', ''Tenebrae factae sunt'' and ''Te Deum'') * Gunar Letzbor, '' Joseph Balthasar Hochreither - Requiem; Missa Jubilus sacer''. St. Florianer Sängerknaben, Ars Antiqua Austria - CD: Pan Classics PC 10264, 2014

Museums

Sankt Florian has a

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museum (''Historisches Feuerwehrzeughaus''; situated in a part of the monastic buildings), a hunting museum (''Jagdmuseum Schloss Hohenbrunn'') and a museum of farming and local history (''Sumerauerhof'').

Population

References

External links

Basilica of SS Florian and Augustine: the frescoed ceiling of the naveSt Florian's Priory: the Kaiser's room
Cities and towns in Linz-Land District {{UpperAustria-geo-stub