San Floriano di Lorch: proceedings of the international study conference, Tolmezzo, 5 October and 6 December 2003

St. Florian of Lorch. Proceedings of the International Study Conference.

Skira Publisher

Edited by G. Bergamini and Geretti A.

Tolmezzo, 5 October and 6 December 2003.


Closely linked to the exhibition catalogue, the volume brings together the proceedings of the International Study Conference on the 17th centenary of the martyrdom of Saint Florian of Lorch, held in Tolmezzo on 5 October and 6 December 2003.
Focused on the figure of Saint Florian of Lorch, the conference allowed for interesting considerations on the impact of the figure of the saint on the history, art and life of the people in Central Europe.
The individual reports retrace in detail the historicity of Saint Florian, the hagiographic tradition and the circumstances of his martyrdom (Rajko Bratoz); Maximian and Diocletian between Aquileia and Noricum (Arnaldo Marcone); Saint Florian of Lauriacum and the continuation of his history of sanctity (Ferdinand Reisinger); early Christian architecture between Aquileia and the Danube (Sergio Tavano); the parish churches of Carnia in the Middle Ages: new research (Flavia De Vitt); the parish church of Saint Florian of Illegio in tradition (Dolores Job); the archaeological excavations in the parish church of Saint Florian of Illegio (Aurora Cagnana); Saint Florian in art in Friuli (Giuseppe Bergamini); aspects of the cult of Saint Florian in Friuli: dedications and iconographies (Paolo Goi); Saint Florian, fire and more in popular culture (Gian Paolo Gri); the cult of Saint Florian in the Belluno area, in Cadore and in the surrounding areas (Sergio Claut); the "fortune" and the cult of Saint Florian in western Veneto (Ermenegildo Reato); Saint Florian: testimonies of history, art and devotion in Trentino (Pietro Marsilli); from political saint to helper: the iconography and the cult of Saint Florian from Lorch in Tyrol (Leo Andergassen); Florian without the bucket of water: comments on the first iconography of Saint Florian up to 1400 (Friedrich Buchmayr, Karl Rehberger); the veneration of Saint Florian and his artistic representation from the origins to the present (Wilhelm Deuer); the medieval images of Saint Florian in Slovenia (Alessandro Quinzi), Saint Florian in Slovenian art and tradition between the 17th and 19th centuries (Ferdinand Serbelj).

Book in excellent condition.
Pages 332