Saint Florentius () was a North African bishop during the latter

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, venerated as a saint by the

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. He is known to history from

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and the ''

Notitia Provinciarum et Civitatum Africae The ''Notitia provinciarum et civitatum Africae'' ("Notice of the Provinces and Cities of Africa") is a Byzantine Empire, Byzantine-era document listing the bishops and Episcopal see, sees in the Roman provinces of Roman North Africa, North Africa, ...

'' Bishop Florients He was Bishop of Simminensis, 30 km east of

Carthage Carthage was an ancient city in Northern Africa, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classic ...

Roman North Africa Africa was a Roman province on the northern coast of the continent of Africa. It was established in 146 BC, following the Roman Republic's conquest of Carthage in the Third Punic War. It roughly comprised the territory of present-day Tunisi ...

. He suffered the persecution at the hand of the

Arian Arianism (, ) is a Christological doctrine which rejects the traditional notion of the Trinity and considers Jesus to be a creation of God, and therefore distinct from God. It is named after its major proponent, Arius (). It is considered he ...

Vandal The Vandals were a Germanic people who were first reported in the written records as inhabitants of what is now Poland, during the period of the Roman Empire. Much later, in the fifth century, a group of Vandals led by kings established Vandal ...

king

Huneric Huneric, Hunneric or Honeric (died December 23, 484) was King of the (North African) Vandal Kingdom (477–484) and the oldest son of Gaiseric. He abandoned the imperial politics of his father and concentrated mainly on internal affairs. He was ma ...

for his role in the Council of Carthage of 484 where he supported, the Catholic position rejecting

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. He was Exiled to

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and forced to hard labor, there continued his apostolic work until his death. Also according to tradition, he was initially buried in the town that bears his name, San Fiorenzo. In 760 the

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, Titian, through a vision, discovered his

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s and transferred them to his city, placing them in the church of St. John the Baptist. Currently his remains are on display to the public worship in the Cathedral of Treviso.Parrocchia di S. Vendemiale Vescovo - S. Vendemiano, Comune di San Vendemiano.

References

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