Florentius is the name of:
* Saint Florentius (died c. 310), martyr, brother of
Justin of Siponto
Saint Justin of Siponto, as well as Saints Florentius, Felix, and Justa, are venerated as Christianity, Christian martyrs by the Catholic Church. Information about them is fragmentary but their names were inserted into various martyrologies. Tradit ...
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Florentius (consul 361)
Florentius was a Roman praetorian prefect under the Caesar Julian and later a consul, before falling from grace when Julian became emperor.
Life
Florentius is first heard of when he arrives in Gaul as a praetorian prefect of Constantius II in ...
, Roman praetorian prefect and consul
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Florentius (consul 429)
Flavius Florentius (Greek: Φλωρέντιος; ) was a prominent high official of the Eastern Roman Empire, who influenced imperial policy during the second quarter of the fifth century.
Biography
A Syrian, on 6 November 422 he was '' praefe ...
, high official of the Eastern Roman Empire
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Florentius Romanus Protogenes
Florentius Romanus Protogenes (Greek: Φλωρέντιος Ρωμανός ό Πρωτογένης; ''fl.'' 448 – 451) was a Roman statesman who served as the Consul
Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of on ...
, Roman statesman, Consul in 449
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Florentius of Sardis Florentius of Sardis was a 5th-century bishop of Sardis and theologian.
He was also an attendee to the Council of Chalcedon fl 451. where he noted himself by giving impromptu translations of Latin text for his Greek speaking colleagues. and at one ...
, 5th century bishop of Sardis and theologian
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Florentius (African saint) Saint Florentius () was a North African bishop during the latter Roman Empire, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.
He is known to history from hagiographies and the ''Notitia Provinciarum et Civitatum Africae'' Bishop Florients He was Bish ...
, exiled to Corsica in 484
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Florentius of Orange Florentius is the name of:
* Saint Florentius (died c. 310), martyr, brother of Justin of Siponto
* Florentius (consul 361), Roman praetorian prefect and consul
* Florentius (consul 429), high official of the Eastern Roman Empire
* Florentius Roma ...
(died 525), bishop of Orange and saint
* Saint
Florentius of Strasbourg
Saint Florentius of Strasbourg was the 13th Bishop of Strasbourg 678-693 or +660. His feast day is celebrated 3 April or 7 November (810, Niederhaslach).
See also
* Catholic Church in France
* Collegiate church Saint Florentius
References