St Blaise, Bishop and Martyr – Feast Day – February 3 2025

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St Blaise, also known as Saint Blasius, was a physician and bishop in the early Christian Church, believed to have lived in the 3rd century.

Hailing from Sebastea, now modern-day Turkey, he dedicated his life to serving both the physical and spiritual needs of his community.

Saint Blaise is widely venerated as the patron saint of throat ailments, thanks to a legendary event where he miraculously cured a boy choking on a fishbone. His compassion and healing abilities made him a revered figure, and over time, he became one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, a group of saints believed to intercede in times of trouble.

Saint Blaise’s feast day, celebrated on February 3rd, involves a traditional blessing of throats, symbolizing his role as a protector against ailments of the throat and the power of faith in overcoming challenges.

The Memorial of Saint Blaise, Bishop and Martyr

Saint Blaise, Bishop and Martyr is the Patron Saint of

  1. Animals,
  2. Builders,
  3. Drapers,
  4. Choking,
  5. Veterinarians,
  6. Throats,
  7. Infants,
  8. Maratea,
  9. Italy,
  10. Sicily,
  11. Dalmatia,
  12. Dubrovnik,
  13. Ciudad del Este,
  14. Paraguay,
  15. Campanário,
  16. Madeira,
  17. Rubiera,
  18. Stonecutters,
  19. carvers,
  20. wool workers

Saint Blaise Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date, Matrimony/Holy Orders, Bishops who became Saints

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Saint Blaise, Bishop and Martyr brief life History

Date of Birth 3rd Century
Country of Birth Armenia in Asia
Profession Physician and Bishop of Sebastea
Place of Work Armenia
Date of Death 316 AD
Place of Death Armenia
Feast Day February 3
Beatification By Pre-Congregation
Canonization By Pre-Congregation
Patron Saint of Animals,
Builders,
Drapers,
Choking,
Veterinarians,
Throats,
Infants,
Maratea,
Italy,
Sicily,
Dalmatia,
Dubrovnik,
Ciudad del Este,
Paraguay,
Campanário,
Madeira,
Rubiera,
Stonecutters, carvers, wool workers

Saint Blaise, Bishop and Martyr Life History

Saint Blaise devoted the earlier years of his life to the study of philosophy, and afterwards became a physician. In the practice of his profession he saw so much of the miseries of life and the hollowness of worldly pleasures, that he resolved to spend the rest of his days in the service of God, and from being a healer of bodily ailments to be- come a physician of souls. The Bishop of Sebaste, in Armenia, having died, our Saint, much to the gratification of the inhabitants of that city, was appointed to succeed him.

St. Blase at once began to instruct his people as much by his example as by his words, and the great virtues and sanctity of this servant of God were attested by many miracles. From all parts the people came flocking to him for the cure of bodily and spiritual ills.

Agricolaus, Governor of Cappadocia and the Lesser Armenia, having begun a persecution by order of the Emperor Licinius, our Saint was seized and hurried off to prison. While on his way there, a distracted mother, whose only child was dying of a throat disease, threw herself at the feet of St. Blase and implored his intercession.

Touched at her grief, the Saint offered up his prayers, and the child was cured; and since that time his aid has often been effectually solicited in cases of a similar disease. Refusing to worship the false gods of the heathens, St. Blase was first scourged; his body was then torn with hooks, and finally he was beheaded in the year 316.

Today’s Saint Blaise Feast Day Quote:

There is no sacrifice which, by the aid of grace, human nature is not capable of accomplishing. When St. Paul complained to God of the violence of the temptation, God answered, “My grace is sufficient for thee, for power is made perfect in infirmity.”

Saint Blaise Feast Day
Saint Blaise Feast Day

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