Today, Friday February 3, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of San Blas.
He was a doctor and bishop who was beheaded in the fourth century during the persecutions of Christians.
According to tradition, Blas de Sebaste -a city in Armenia of which he was bishop- was known for his gift of miraculous healing. It is considered that San Blas saved a child from choking to death due to a fish bone being stuck in his throat.
For this reason, San Blas is the patron saint of throat patients and otorhinolaryngologists.
In his homage, the tradition of eating the San Blas donuts was also created on this day, previously blessed in a mass in honor of the saint.
The Catholic saints are the group of people recognized by the Church as saints or blessed on a specific date. The Roman Martyrology is the document that names and distributes in the calendar the almost 7,000 saints and blessed recognized by the Church.
The saints and saints are prominent men and women in the various religious traditions for their special relationships with the divinities or for a particular ethical elevation. While the consideration of blessed constitutes the third step on the path to canonization
Today’s saints day, February 3, also celebrates the following saint’s days:
According to the criteria of The Trust Project
