Tradition says that St. Blaise is the patron saint of sore throats and therefore on a day like today, they take food to church to be blessed and eaten as prevention these diseases. When someone is choking is said, giving a knock at the back, San Blas, San Blas!
San Blas was a physician and bishop of Sebaste, Armenia. He eremitical in a cave on Mount Argeus.
San Blas was known for his gift of miraculous healing. Saved the life of a child who was choking at the throat trabársele a fishbone. This is the origin of the custom of blessing the throats on his feast day.
According to legend, sick animals also approached him to heal them, but did not bother him in his time of prayer. When persecution of Agricola, governor of Cappadocia, the Christians came to Sebaste, the hunters went to look for animals for the games in the sand in the forest Argeus and found many waiting outside the cave San Blas. San Blas where they found and arrested him in prayer. Agricultural tried unsuccessfully to make apostasy. In prison, San Blas healed some prisoners. He was finally thrown into a lake. San Blas, standing on the surface, invited his persecutors to walk on water and thus demonstrate the power of their gods. But drowned. When he returned to earth he was tortured and beheaded. C. 316.
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