Saint Blaise

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Saint Blaise is a 4th-century Armenian bishop and martyr venerated in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, especially as a patron saint invoked for healing throat ailments.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Saint Blaise canonical 8
Saint-Blaise 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
bishop
martyr
patron saint
associatedWith blessing of throats
candles
causeOfDeath martyrdom
centuryOfActivity 4th century
commemoratedOn 11 February (some Eastern calendars)
countryOfCitizenship Armenia
feastDay 3 February
hasCause persecution of Christians
hasFeast Blessing of the Throats
hasType early Christian martyr
hasVariantName Blaise of Sebaste
Blasius of Sebaste
linked to: Blaise of Sebaste

San Biagio
San Blas
São Brás
Vlasios
linked to: Vasilios

Vlasiy
honorificPrefix Saint
iconographicAttribute bishop’s mitre
candles crossed before the throat
crozier
iron combs
languageOfName Latin
LatinName Blasius
liturgicalTradition Byzantine Rite
Latin Church
mannerOfDeath execution
notableFor healing of a boy with a fish bone in his throat
patronage Dubrovnik
linked to: Ragusa (Dubrovnik)

Maratea
Parma
Ragusa
animals
diseases of the throat
sore throats
throat illnesses
veterinarians
wool combers
wool workers
placeOfOrigin Sebastea
linked to: Sebaste

Sebastia
linked to: Sebaste

Sivas
positionHeld bishop
bishop of Sebastea
religion Christianity
sexOrGender male
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Eastern Catholic Churches
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Referenced by (9)

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

Fourteen Holy Helpers hasMember Saint Blaise
Montebelluna hasPatronSaint Saint Blaise
Métropole Nice Côte d’Azur includesMunicipality Saint-Blaise
linked to: Saint Blaise
Ragusa (Dubrovnik) patronSaint Saint Blaise
Blaise associatedWithSaint Saint Blaise
Vierzehn Nothelfer hasMember Saint Blaise
Bronte, Catania hasPatronSaint Saint Blaise
Fort of São Brás dedicatedTo Saint Blaise