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05 Works, Today, February 3rd, is Saint Blaise’s Day, With Footnotes – 33

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Saint Blaise Painting by Pere Fernandez; Saint Blaise Art Print for sale
Pere Fernández, 1519-1521
Saint Blaise, c. about 1517
Oil on wood
Height: 1 425 mm; Width: 670 mm
National Museum of Art of Catalonia

Saint Blaisese, was a physician, and bishop of Sebastea in historical Armenia. According to the Acta Sanctorum, he was martyred by being beaten, attacked with iron combs, and beheaded. He is the patron saint of wool combers…

 

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