Saint blaise biography
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St. Blaise
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Saint Blaise
Christian saint and bishop
For other uses, see Saint Blaise (disambiguation).
Saint Blaise of Sebaste | |
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Saint Blaise confronting the Roman governor - scene from a stained glass window from the area of Soissons (Picardy, France), early 13th century | |
Born | 3 February (Eastern: 11 February) ? AD Sebastea, historical Lesser Armenia |
Died | 316 AD (aged between his 30s and 40s) |
Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox Church Anglican Communion |
Major shrine | St Blaise's Church |
Feast | 3 February (Catholic, Anglican Communion) Usually in January (date varies)(Armenian Apostolic) 11 February (Eastern Orthodox and Greek Catholic) |
Attributes | Bishop, animals, crossed candles, tending a choking boy, wool comb |
Patronage | Infants; animals; builders; stonecutters; carvers; drapers; wool workers; wool industry; veterinarians; physicians; healing; throats; the sick; against choking; ENT illnesses; Bradford; Salerno; Maratea; Sicily; Dubrovnik; Ciudad del Este, Paraguay; Campanário, Madeira; Rubiera and Sebaste, Antique. |
Blaise of Sebaste (Greek: Ἅγιος Βλάσιος, Hágios Blásios; Latin: Blasius martyred 316 AD) was a physician and bishop of Sebastea in historical Lesser Armenia (modern Sivas, Turk
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February 3: Saint Blaise, Bishop and Martyr—Optional Memorial
Died c. 316
Patron Saint of illnesses of the throat and other illnesses, wool workers, animals, bricklayers, bakers, farm workers
Pre-Congregation canonization
Liturgical Color: Red
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Quote:
Through the intercession of Saint Blase, bishop and martyr, may God deliver you from every disease of the throat and from every other illness. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. ~Blessing of throats
Reflection: From 1346 to 1353, a bubonic plague commonly referred to as “Black Death” ravaged Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It was the most deadly pandemic in human history, with conservative estimates of its deadly toll reaching higher than 25 million people. Almost half of the people in Europe died in this pandemic. During that plague, many Catholics prayed fervently. Out of that chaos, a new devotion to the “Fourteen Holy Helpers” emerged. Those holy helpers were fourteen saints who were believed to be powerful intercessors, especially to cure illness. Among those fourteen is today’s saint.
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