Saints of Orthodoxy

St. BlasiusBishop of Sebaste

Hieromartyr· Red: Colour of spilt blood

“Wild beasts came up to him and meekly waited until the saint finished his prayer and blessed them. The saint also healed sick animals by laying his hands upon them.”
St. Blasius Bishop of Sebaste

Dates of commemoration for saint

Birth

3rd century

Byzantine Empire

Death

316

Byzantine Empire

Life path

  • Bishop

Undertakings & Callings

  • Confessing the faith

God's Gifts

  • Animal submission
  • Wonderworking
  • Healing
  • Angel Seer

Patronage

  • Wild beasts
  • Domestic animals

Sufferings

  • Imprisonment
  • Torture
  • Execution

Eras

  • Diocletianic Persecution

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