Saint Minias of Florence

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Saint Minias of Florence is a Christian martyr and patron saint of Florence, traditionally regarded as an Armenian prince who was beheaded for his faith in the 3rd century.

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Saint Minias of Florence canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian martyr
associatedWith Basilica of San Miniato al Monte
Florence
Tuscan religious history
early Christian Florence
centuryOfMartyrdom 3rd century
commemoratedAt San Miniato al Monte
cultStatus local and regional veneration
deathCause beheading
martyrdom
deathPlace Florence
describedAs Armenian prince
feastDay October 25
hasCategory 3rd-century Christian martyrs
Armenian saints
Italian saints
Patron saints of cities
hasCultCenter Florence
hasFeastInLiturgicalCalendar Byzantine Rite
Roman Rite
hasShrine Basilica of San Miniato al Monte
honorificPrefix Saint
iconographicAttribute cross
crown
palm of martyrdom
royal garments
languageOfName Latin
legendaryOrigin Armenia
martyrdomReason refusal to renounce Christian faith
nameInItalian San Miniato
nameInLatin Sanctus Miniatus
patronage Florence
cloth merchants
dyers
religion Christianity
roleInLocalTradition protector of Florence
title patron saint of Florence
veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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San Miniato al Monte namedAfter Saint Minias of Florence
San Miniato al Monte dedicatedTo Saint Minias of Florence
subject linked to: San Miniato al Monte church