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The Abbey of St. Florian (German: Stift St. Florian), the largest monastery in Upper Austria, is an impressive example of Baroque architecture and art. It is also the shrine of St. Florian, patron saint against fire and flood (and therefore patron of firefighters), whose grave lies under the church. The abbey is located in the town of Sankt Florian, 12 miles outside Linz, from which it is accessible by public transportation. History St. Florian was a Roman official and Christian martyr who was executed by drowning in the Enns River around 304 AD. Because of his watery death, he is the patron saint of protection again flood and fire. The first Abbey of St. Florian was built over the site of his grave around 800 AD; it was given to the Augustinians in 1071 by the Bishop of Passau. The present building dates from a Baroque rebuilding between 1686 and 1751. The great composer Anton Bruckner (1824-96) was the organist at St. Florian as a young man and wrote many of his masterpieces here. He spent most of his life as a great success in Vienna, but he wished to be buried beneath his organ at the Abbey of St. Florian. His tomb can be visited, as well as the room where he lived. http://www.sacred-destinations.com/austria/linz-abbey-st-florian.htm Das Stift Sankt Florian ist das größte und bekannteste Barockkloster Oberösterreichs. Es liegt in der gleichnamigen Ortschaft nahe Linz. Seit dem Jahr 1071 besteht hier eine Gemeinschaft der Augustiner-Chorherren, der jetzigen Kongregation der österreichischen Augustiner-Chorherren. Die prachtvollen, nahezu unversehrt erhaltenen Barockgebäude mit der Stiftsbasilika sind unter den Baumeistern Carlo Antonio Carlone, Jakob Prandtauer und Johann Gotthard Hayberger von 1686 bis 1750 entstanden. http://cms.ttg.at/websites/stflorian/intro.htm