Saint Blasius

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Saint Blasius (Saint Blaise) is a 4th-century Christian bishop and martyr venerated as a patron saint of throat illnesses and widely honored in both Eastern and Western Christian traditions.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Saint Blasius canonical 5
Saint Blasius of Sebaste 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
bishop
alsoKnownAs Blasius of Sebaste
linked to: Blaise of Sebaste

Saint Blaise
associatedWith Armenian hagiographical tradition
Blessing of the Throats
Cappadocian region
linked to: Cappadocia

healing of a boy with a fishbone in his throat
two crossed candles
canonizationStatus pre-congregation saint
causeOfDeath beheading
century 4th century
commemoratedBy Blessing of throats on 3 February
countryOfDeath Roman Empire
diedIn Sebaste
era Late Antiquity
feastDay 3 February
feastDayInEasternChurches 11 February
February 11 (Julian calendar)
honoredIn Eastern Christianity
Western Christianity
iconographicAttribute bishop’s mitre
crozier
iron combs
two crossed candles at the throat
liturgicalColorOnFeast red
mannerOfDeath martyrdom
patronage Dubrovnik
linked to: Ragusa (Dubrovnik)

Maratea
Parma
Ragusa
animals
sore throats
throat diseases
throat illnesses
veterinarians
wool combers
patronSaintOf city of Dubrovnik
linked to: Ragusa (Dubrovnik)

throat patients
religion Christianity
title Bishop of Sebaste
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Churches
Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brunswick Cathedral dedicatedTo Saint Blasius
Braunschweiger Dom namedAfter Saint Blasius
Braunschweiger Dom dedicatedTo Saint Blasius
Blasius hasNotableBearer Saint Blasius of Sebaste
linked to: Saint Blasius
St. Blasii Cathedral namedAfter Saint Blasius
St. Blasii Cathedral dedicatedTo Saint Blasius