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Blaise of Sebaste (Armenian: Սուրբ Վլասի, Surb Vlasi; Greek: Ἅγιος Βλάσιος, Hágios Blásios; Latin: Blasius) was a physician and bishop of Sebastea in historical Lesser Armenia (modern Sivas, Turkey) who is venerated as a Christian saint and martyr.

"Saint Blaise confronting the Roman governor", scene from a stained glass window from Soissons (Picardy, France), early 13th century

Blaise is venerated as a saint in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox churches and is the patron saint of wool combers and ENT illnesses. In the Latin Church, his feast falls on 3 February; in the Eastern Churches, on 11 February. According to the Acta Sanctorum, he was martyred by being beaten, tortured with iron combs, and beheaded. (Full article...)
Prayer: O God, deliver us through the intercession of Thy holy bishop and martyr Blase, from all evil of soul and body, especially from all ills of the throat; and grant us the grace to make a good confession in the confident hope of obtaining Thy pardon, and ever to praise with worthy lips Thy most holy name. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Attributes: Wool comb, candles, tending a choking boy or animals
Patronage: Animals, builders, drapers, choking, veterinarians, throats, infants; Bradford, England; Maratea, Italy; Sicily; Dubrovnik; Ciudad del Este, Paraguay; Campanário, Madeira; Rubiera; stonecutters, carvers, wool workers
See also: Ansgar; Claudine Thévenet, France

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