Saint Blaise
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Saint Blaise is invoked for aid in treating patients with objects stuck in the throat. Marco Polo reported on the place where he "obtained the glorious crown of martyrdom", Sebastea.
When
- First attested
- 500 CE
- Attested period
- 500 – 1253
- Historical notes
- First reference in medical writings of Aëtius Amidenus.
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“where the parish church is still dedicated to Saint Blaise. The Council of Oxford in 1222 forbade all work on his feast day. There is a church dedicated to Saint Blaise in the Devon hamlet of Haccombe, near Newton Abbot, one at Shanklin on the Isle of Wight and another at Milton near Abingdon in Oxfordshire”
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