Very few facts are known about him. He was a physician who later became the bishop of Sebastea in Armenia.  Saint Blaise's protection of those with throat troubles apparently comes from a story that a boy was brought to him who had a fishbone stuck in his throat. The boy was about to die when Saint Blaise healed him.  He is one of the martyrs of the early Church:  he was beheaded in AD 316 for refusing to renounce his Catholic faith.   The blessing of throats will take place after all the Feb 2/3 weekend Masses.

















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