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34-719: São Brás or São Braz (Portuguese for Saint Blaise ) may refer to: In Brazil [ edit ] São Brás, Alagoas , in Alagoas São Brás do Suaçuí , in Minas Gerais São Braz, Belém , a neighbourhood of Belém , Brazil São Braz do Piauí , in Piauí In Portugal [ edit ] São Brás de Alportel , a municipality in the Faro District São Brás (Amadora) ,

68-570: A comb". As described in the Mishnah , Rabbi Akiva , a Jewish sage of the latter part of the 1st century and the beginning of the 2nd century, said the Shema prayer as he was combed to death by agents of Ancient Rome . Combing continued to be used as a means of torture during the persecution of early Christians in the Roman Empire . The Acts of St. Blaise , a Greek text describing

102-491: A fire, and the remains of the building were demolished. A new primary school was built on the land, and most of the extensive grounds were sold off for housing. There is a 14th-century wall painting of St Blaise in All Saints Church, Kingston upon Thames , located by the marketplace, marking the significance of the wool trade in the economic expansion of the market town in the 14th and 15th centuries. In England in

136-511: A hundred arms, like the giant of the fable. The fingers, teeth, feet of this voluminous saint are too scattered for us to undertake to bring them together. — Collin de Plancy, 1822 Combing (torture) The tradition that a torturous death by combing with a knaphos was inflicted by Croesus was recorded by Herodotus . Later mentions from the Middle East and Asia Minor often associate combing with heroic martyrdom for

170-524: A long beard and a bishop's mitre and staff. In this form, the effigy of Blaise remained on Dubrovnik's state seal and coinage until the Napoleonic era. Croatians all around the world celebrate the feast of Sveti Vlaho every year. In Cornwall the town of St Blazey and the civil parish of St Blaise are derived from his name, where the parish church is still dedicated to Saint Blaise. The council of Oxford in 1222 forbade all work on his feast day. There

204-532: A martyr venerated in the Coptic Orthodox Church , was also tortured with iron combs before being beheaded. St. Hilaria, another Coptic martyr, survived torture by combing and other sadistic methods before finally being dismembered , beheaded, and thrown into a fire. A third Coptic martyr, the ascetic virgin St. Febronia , in the reign of Emperor Diocletian lived through combing, being crushed by

238-591: A parish in the municipality of Amadora In the Azores [ edit ] São Brás (Praia da Vitória) , a civil parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória São Brás (Ribeira Grande) , a civil parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande In India [ edit ] São Brás, a parish in Gandaulim (Ilhas) , Goa, India [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with

272-499: A special prayer is required. In iconography , Blaise is represented holding two crossed candles in his hand (the Blessing of St. Blaise), or in a cave surrounded by wild beasts, as he was found by the hunters of the governor. He is often shown with the instruments of his martyrdom, steel combs. The similarity of these instruments of torture to wool combs led to his adoption as the patron saint of wool combers in particular, and

306-538: A vision in 971 to warn the inhabitants of an impending attack by the Venetians , whose galleys had dropped anchor in Gruž and near Lokrum , ostensibly to resupply their water but furtively to spy out the city's defences. St. Blaise (Blasius) revealed their pernicious plan to Stojko, a canon of St. Stephen's Cathedral. The Senate summoned Stojko, who told them in detail how St. Blaise had appeared before him as an old man with

340-693: 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, one of the country's smallest churches. It is located next to Haccombe house which is the family home of the Carew family, descendants of the vice admiral on board the Mary Rose at the time of her sinking. This church, unusually, retains

374-614: Is as follows: Blaise, who had studied philosophy in his youth, was a doctor in Sebaste in Armenia, the city of his birth, who exercised his art with miraculous ability, good-will, and piety. When the bishop of the city died, he was chosen to succeed him, with the acclamation of all the people. His holiness was manifest through many miracles: from all around, people came to him to find cures for their spirit and their body; even wild animals came in herds to receive his blessing. In 316, Agricola,

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408-497: Is mentioned in Þorláks saga helga , an Icelandic saga about Thorlak Thorhallsson , the patron saint of Iceland. St. Blaise Church, Sao Bras, Goa , India was a small Chapel built in 1541 by Croatian sailors and traders settled in the village. It was elevated to a Parish Church in 1563. The church is a replica of the one in Dubrovnik, dedicated to St. Blaise, the patron of the city. In Italy, Saint Blaise's remains rest at

442-588: Is said to have healed animals, who came to him on their own for his assistance, and in turn to have been helped by animals. In 316 the governor of Cappadocia and Lesser Armenia , Agricola, began a persecution of him by order of the Emperor Licinius , and Blaise was seized. After his interrogation and a severe scourging, he was imprisoned and subsequently beheaded. The legendary Acts of St. Blaise were written 400 years after his death, and are apocryphal and, possibly, fictional. The legend narrative

476-474: Is the patron saint of the city of Dubrovnik and formerly the protector of the independent Republic of Ragusa . At Dubrovnik, his feast is celebrated yearly on 3 February, when relics of the saint, his skull, a bit of bone from his throat and his right and left hands are paraded in reliquaries . The festivities begin the previous day, Candlemas , when white doves are released. Chroniclers of Dubrovnik such as Rastic and Ranjina attribute his veneration there to

510-607: The Latin Church , his feast falls on 3 February. In the Eastern Churches, it is on 11 February. According to the Acta Sanctorum , he was martyred by being beaten, tortured with iron combs , and beheaded. The first reference to Blaise is the medical writings of Aëtius Amidenus ( c.  AD 500 ) where his aid is invoked in treating patients with objects stuck in the throat. Marco Polo reported on

544-613: The 18th and 19th centuries, Blaise was adopted as the mascot of woolworkers' pageants, particularly in Essex , Yorkshire , Wiltshire and Norwich . The popular enthusiasm for the saint is explained by the belief that Blaise had brought prosperity (as symbolised by the Woolsack ) to England by teaching the English to comb wool. According to the tradition as recorded in printed broadsheets , Blaise came from Jersey , Channel Islands . Jersey

578-583: The 3rd-century Armenian bishop Saint Blaise , recount how he was captured by the governor of Cappadocia and beaten, combed, and beheaded for not renouncing Christianity . Eventually becoming a popular saint in Medieval Europe and venerated as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers , he became the patron saint of wool combers and even the general wool trade, due to the iron combs throughout his iconography . St. Antonius of Beba,

612-696: The Armenian Order of Saint Blaise . In Italy he is known as San Biagio . In Spanish -speaking countries, he is known as San Blas, and has lent his name to many places (see San Blas ). Several places in Portugal and Brazil are also named after him, where he is called São Brás (see São Brás ). Many German churches, including the former Abbey of St. Blasius in the Black Forest and the church of Balve , are dedicated to Saint Blaise/Blasius. Saint Blaise ( Croatian : Sveti Vlaho or Sveti Blaž )

646-681: The Basilica on Monte San Biagio , a mountain named in his honour, over the town of Maratea , Basilicata , shipwrecked there during Leo III the Isaurian 's iconoclastic persecutions, on their first journey out of Sebastea to Europe. In the small village of Sicilì in Campania , Saint Blaise’s feast day is celebrated on 3 February 3 but also on 14 May. Locals come to the shrine dedicated to him to show their respect and devotion but also to ask him for help with healing someone who has fallen ill where

680-543: The West, there had been no group honouring St. Blaise prior to the eighth century. According to the Acts , while Blaise was being taken into custody, a distraught mother, whose only child was choking on a fish bone, threw herself at his feet and implored his intercession. Touched by her distress, he offered up his prayers, and the child was cured. Traditionally, Saint Blaise is invoked for protection against injuries and illnesses of

714-411: The connections of Bradford to the woollen industry and the method that St Blaise was martyred, with the woolcomb. Due to reorganisation, the school closed down when Catholic middle schools were phased out, and the building was sold to Bradford Council to provide replacement accommodation for another local middle school which had burned down. Within a few months, St Blaise school was also severely damaged in

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748-522: The end of a morning Mass. The Blaise Castle Estate and the nearby Blaise Hamlet in Bristol derive their name from a thirteenth-century chapel dedicated to St Blaise, built on a site previously occupied by an Iron Age fort and a Roman temple. In Bradford, West Yorkshire a Catholic middle school named after St Blaise was operated by the Diocese of Leeds from 1961 to 1995. The name was chosen due to

782-563: The governor of Cappadocia and of Lesser Armenia, having arrived in Sebastia at the order of the emperor Licinius to kill the Christians, arrested the bishop. As he was being led to jail, a mother set her only son, choking to death of a fish-bone, at his feet, and the child was cured straight away. Regardless, the governor, unable to make Blaise renounce his faith, beat him with a stick, ripped his flesh with iron combs, and beheaded him. As

816-404: The governor's men led Blaise back to Sebastea, on the way, they met a poor woman whose pig had been seized by a wolf. At the command of Blaise, the wolf restored the pig to its owner, alive and unhurt. When he had reached the capital and was thrown in prison to await execution, the old woman whose pig he had saved came to see him, bringing two fine wax candles to dispel the gloom of his dark cell. In

850-670: The office of an "archpriest". There is a St Blaise's Well in Bromley , London where the water was considered to have medicinal virtues. St Blaise is also associated with Stretford in Lancashire . A Blessing of the Throats ceremony is held on February 3 at St Etheldreda's Church in London and in Balve , Germany . The blessing is performed in many Catholic parish churches, often at

884-619: The place where "Messer Saint Blaise obtained the glorious crown of martyrdom", Sebastea. The shrine near the citadel mount was mentioned by William of Rubruck in 1253, although the ruins are no longer visible. It is said from being a healer of bodily ailments, Saint Blaise was to become an expert on souls, then he retired for a time to a cavern where he remained in prayer. As bishop of Sebastea, Blaise instructed people as much by his example as by his words, and his great virtues and his sanctity were attested by many miracles. People were said to flock to him for cures of bodily and spiritual ills. He

918-627: The sake of belief in the Abrahamic God and loyalty to one's Jewish , Christian , or Muslim faith. Specific episodes of combing are mentioned in the Talmud . In the 6th century BC, when Croesus 's half-brother Pantaleon failed to seize and hold the throne of the Lydian Empire , one of his supporters was captured. According to the description given by Herodotus, Croesus tortured the life out of his captive by having him "hauled over

952-707: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=São_Brás&oldid=1075943345 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Saint Blaise Usually in January (date varies)( Armenian Apostolic ) Blaise of Sebaste ( Armenian : Սուրբ Վլասի , Surb Vlasi ; Greek : Ἅγιος Βλάσιος , Hágios Blásios ; Latin : Blasius martyred 316 AD)

986-595: The throat and from every other illness". Then the priest makes the sign of the cross over the faithful. One of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, Blaise became one of the most popular saints of the Middle Ages. His followers became widespread in Europe in the 11th and 12th centuries and his legend is recounted in the 13th-century Legenda Aurea . Saint Blaise is the saint of the wild beast. He is patron of

1020-438: The throat tissues interfering with breathing during sleep. (Non-OSA sleep disorders are typically invoked with the intercession of St. Dymphna since these are more neurological in nature.) There are multiple relics of Blaise in a variety of churches and chapels, including multiple whole bodies, at least four heads and several jaws, at least eight arms, and so on: With a little research, we would find Saint Blaise armed with

1054-580: The throat. In many places, on the day of his feast the blessing of St. Blaise is given: two candles (sometimes lit), blessed on the feast of the Presentation of the Lord ( Candlemas ), are held in the form of a cross by a priest over the heads of the faithful or the people are touched on the throat with them. At the same time the following blessing is given: "Through the intercession of Saint Blaise, bishop and martyr, may God deliver you from every disease of

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1088-538: The wool trade in general. He may also be depicted with crossed candles . Such crossed candles are used for the blessing of throats on his feast day , which falls on 3 February, the day after Candlemas on the General Roman Calendar . Blaise is traditionally believed to intercede in cases of throat illnesses, especially for fish-bones stuck in the throat. He is also called upon to aid in protection against obstructive sleep apnea since this involves

1122-455: 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

1156-542: Was certainly a centre of export of woollen goods (as witnessed by the name jersey for the woollen textile). However, this legend is probably the result of confusion with a different saint, Blasius of Caesarea ( Caesarea being also the Latin name of Jersey). Blaise (Icelandic: Blasíus ) was prominent in Iceland, in particular Southwestern Iceland, where he was known for his purported miracle-working powers. Saint Blaise

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