Saint Blaise Biography
Saint Blaise Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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| Date of Birth | N/A |
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| Country of Birth | Armenia of Asia |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Saints who were Bishops |
| Profession | Healer of men and animals |
| Place of Work | Armenia |
| Date of Death | 316 AD |
| Place of Death | Armenia |
| Feast Day | February 3 |
| Beatification | Beatified by N/A |
| Canonization | Canonized by Pre-Congregation |
| Patron Saint of | 1. against angina 2. against bladder diseases 3. against blisters 4. against coughs 5. against dermatitis 6. against dropsy 7. against eczema 8. against edema 9. against fever 10. against goitres 11. against headaches 12. against impetego 13. against respiratory diseases 14. against skin diseases 15. against snake bites 16. against sore throats 17. against stomach pain 18. against storms 19. against teething pain 20. against throat diseases 21. against toothaches 22. against ulcers 23. against whooping cough 24. against wild beasts 25. angina sufferers 26. animals 27. cattle 28. children 29. healthy throats 30. motorists 31. pack horses 32. pets 33. pigs 34. bakers 35. brick layers 36. builders 37. carvers 38. cobblers 39. construction workers 40. cowherds 41. farm workers 42. hat makers 43. hatters 44. millers 45. musicians who play wind instruments 46. plasterers 47. shoe makers 48. sock makers 49. stocking makers 50. stone cutters 51. stone masons 52. swineherds 53. tailors 54. tanners 55. veterinarians 56. wool-combers 57. wool weavers 58. Dalmatia 59. Paragua 60. Sint-Blasius-Boekel, Belgium 61. Dubrovnik, Croatia 62. Braunschweig, Germany 63. Mühlhausen, Germany 64. Sankt Blasien, Germany 65. Alanno, Italy 66. Anguillara Sabazia, Italy 67. Bovolone, Italy 68. Camastra, Sicily, Italy 69. Cantalupo in Sabina, Italy 70. Cassano allo Ionio, Italy 71. Castellania, Italy 72. Doues, Italy 73. Militello, Sicily, Italy 74. Montecatini Val di Cecina, Italy 75. Naples, Italy 76. Ostuni, Italy 77. Palombara Sabina, Italy 78. Pietrasanta, Italy 79. Revello, Italy 80. Ruvo di Puglia, Italy 81. Sacrofano, Italy 82. Saint Lucia del Mela, Italy |
Saint Blaise Biography
Blaise was a Bishop in Sebaste, Armenia. He lived in a cave on Mount Argeus.
He was a healer of men and animals. It’s told that sick animals could come to him on their own seeking for help. However, they could not disturb him while in Prayer.
The governor of Cappadocia, Agricola went to Sebaste to persecute Christians. His followers went into forests to find wild animals and found many waiting outside Blaise’s cave. He was in prayer and therefore they arrested him. Agricola tried him to revoke his faith but he refused.
While in prison, he ministered and healed fellow prisoners, including saving a child who was chocked by fish. This is the reason as to why we have the blessing of the throat in Blaise feast day.
He was thrown into a lake to die. However, he stood on the surface and challenged his persecutors to walk out and show the mightiness of their gods. They all drowned. When he returned to dry land, he was killed through beating and his flesh was torn with wool combs. Lastly, he was beheaded.
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