Saint Blaise

Saint Blaise of Sebaste
Saint Blaise confronting the Roman governor - scene from a stained glass window from the area of Soissons (Picardy, France), early 13th century
Hieromartyr, Holy Helper
Born	3 February (Eastern: 11 February) ? AD Sebastea, historical Lesser Armenia
Died	316 AD (aged between his 30s and 40s)
Venerated in	Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Churches Oriental Orthodox Church Anglican Communion
Major shrine	St Blaise's Church
Feast	3 February (Catholic, Anglican Communion) Usually in January (date varies)(Armenian Apostolic) 11 February (Eastern Orthodox and Greek Catholic)
Attributes	Bishop, animals, crossed candles, tending a choking boy, wool comb
Patronage	Infants, animals, builders, stonecutters, carvers, drapers, wool workers, wool industry, veterinarians, physicians, healing, throats, the sick, against choking, ENT illnesses, Bradford, Sicilì, Salerno, Maratea, Italy, Sicily, Dubrovnik, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, Campanário, Madeira, Rubiera, and Sebaste, Antique.

Blaise of Sebaste (Armenian: Սուրբ Վլասի, Surb Vlasi; Greek: Ἅγιος Βλάσιος, Hágios Blásios; Latin: Blasius martyred 316 AD) was a physician and bishop of Sebastea in historical Lesser Armenia (modern Sivas, Turkey) who is venerated as a Christian saint and martyr. He is counted as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers.

Blaise is a saint in the Catholic, Western Rite Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches and is the patron saint of wool combers and of sufferers from ENT illnesses. In the Latin Church, his feast falls on 3 February. In the Eastern Churches, it is on 11 February.^[1] According to the Acta Sanctorum, he was martyred by being beaten, tortured with iron combs, and beheaded.