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title: "St. Florian: Feast Day May 4 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-florian/
description: "St. Florian, Martyr, patron of firefighters. Remembered on May 4, died c. 304. Read their life in Bless."
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Martyr · Remembered on May 4

# St. Florian

St. Florian is remembered on May 4 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of firefighters.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [May 4](https://blessbible.app/saints/may/#4) |
| Title | Martyr |
| Died | c. 304 |
| Patron of | [firefighters](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#firefighters) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Tuesday, May 4, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-florian/#calendar) |

## Life

A veteran Roman officer of Noricum who, hearing of Christians arrested at Lorch, turned himself in, professed the faith, and was scourged and drowned in the river Enns with a millstone at his neck. Austria and Poland keep him; firefighters the world over bear his name.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Florian as patron of firefighters.

[Firefighters](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#firefighters)

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Florian. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Tuesday, May 4, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/05/04/) | Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter | White | Acts 16:22-34 · Psalm 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8 · See John 16:7, 13 · John 16:5-11 |
| [Thursday, May 4, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/05/04/) | Thursday of the Third Week of Easter | White | Acts 8:26-40 · Psalm 66:8-9, 16-17, 20 · John 6:51 · John 6:44-51 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[May 3 Sts. Philip and James](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-philip-and-james/) [May 5 St. Hilary of Arles](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-hilary-of-arles/)

[All the saints of May](https://blessbible.app/saints/may/) [Born on May 4?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#05-04) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Florian

Remembered on May 4

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-florian/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-florian/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-florian/#calendar)

In the app

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