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Also known as

• Fiorenzo
• Florence
• Florencio

Memorial

• 17 October

Profile

Bishop of Orange, France. Known for his scholarship, his personal piety, and his non-stop fight against the heresies of the day. Part of the Council of Epaone in 517. Part of the Council of Arles in 527. Pilgrim to Rome, Italy.

Born

• Tours, France

Died

• c.526 in Orange, Provence, Gaul (in modern France)

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

MLA Citation

• “Saint Florentius of Orange“. CatholicSaints.Info. 13 November 2023. Web. 25 April 2024. <>