Florentius
Florentius is a Latin name meaning flowering .
Famous bearers of the name were:
In ancient times :
- Florentius (martyr) (3rd century), martyr and patron of the city of Bonn
- Florentius (praefectus Aegypti) , governor of Egypt around 330
- Florentius von Trier († approx. 309), Bishop of Trier
- Florentius (magister officiorum) , "overseer of the offices" under Constantius II.
- Florentius (Consul 361) , Praetorian Prefect of Illyria and Consul under Constantius II.
- Florentius (Praetorian Prefect) , Praetorian Prefect of Gaul 367
- Florentius (governor) , governor of Syria 392/393
- Florentius (Saint) (485)
- Florentius of Saumur († 5th century) (BBKL)
- Florentius of Geneva (around 480-513), Bishop of Geneva
- Florentius (Consul 515) , Consul in 515
In the Middle Ages :
- Florentius of Strasbourg († approx. 624), saint and bishop of Strasbourg
- Florentius of Worcester (before 1100–1118), English Benedictine monk and chronicler
- Florentius von der Lippe († 1211), priest and abbot of the Marienfeld monastery
- Florentius of Holland (Florence of Holland; † 1210), Chancellor of Scotland
- Florentius of Orange , Bishop of Orange, saint
- Florentius von Carracedo OSB (12th century), abbot
- Florentius Radewijns (around 1350–1400), Dutch church reformer
In the early modern period :
- Paul Floren (also: Florentius; * 1550, † 1615), Bohemian Jesuit
- Florentius Volusenus (1504–1547), Scottish humanist
- Florentius von dem Felde (1643–1714), German Benedictine, abbot of Corvey
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