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Saint
Florentius of Orange
(
French
:
Florent d'Orange
) was
bishop
of the city of
Orange
in France around 517?524.
[1]
[2]
Recognized as a
saint
by the
Roman Catholic Church
,
[3]
his
feast day
is on 17 October.
He was known for his generosity and for various miracles.
[4]
He was
Bishop of Orange
during the capture of the city by the
Ostrogoths
and was deported with its inhabitants to
Fiorenzuola d'Arda
near
Piacenza
, of which he is now the patron saint. He was released thanks to the intervention of the bishop
Caesarius of Arles
, who interceded on his behalf with the king
Theodoric the Great
.
[1]
He died around the year 525.
[1]
His
relics
are shared between
Avignon Cathedral
and
Le Puy Cathedral
, and the churches of Saint-Florent in Orange, Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens in
Laussonne
and the
collegiate church of San Fiorenzo
in Fiorenzuola.
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