Saint Florinus with Calyx Figurine
by Demi Art
$208.00Hand carved in Maple wood and hand painted by professional artists. Made in Italy. St Florinus with Calyx Figurine is available in various sizes, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@italianwoodcarvings.com for more information.
Feast Day: November 17th
Representation and Imagery:
shown as a priest with calyx and bunch of lilies as a sign of his great faith.
Patron Saint of the Lower-Engadine and the Vinschgau-Valley in South-Tyrol.
Florinus was the son of a Christian Jew and an Anglo-Saxon. He was born in Vinschgau. He was instructed and educated by a priest called Alexander of Ramüs, of which he became successor after having been ordained. It is said that Florinus performed many miracles, under which transforming water into wine. After his death, miracles continued occurring at his grave in the parish church of Remüs.
