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Icon of St.
Florentius II, Bishop of Strasbourg.
Feast: Nov. 7
An Irish Priest, St. Florentius went to Alsace and became a hermit at
the foot of Mt. Ringelburg, in the wilds of Haselac. He cured the blind
and mute daughter of king Dagobert, who in gratitude helped him found a
monastery at nearby Haslach. He was made Bishop of Strasbourg about
678, brought Irish monks into his see, and built a house for them,
which developed into the Monastery of St. Thomas.
Icon from
the workshop of the Brotherhood of the Holy Trinity in France.
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