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title: "St. Blaise: Feast Day February 3 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-blaise/
description: "St. Blaise, Bishop and Martyr, patron of those with ailments of the throat. Remembered on February 3, died c. 316. Read their life in Bless."
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Bishop and Martyr · Remembered on February 3

# St. Blaise

St. Blaise is remembered on February 3 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of those with ailments of the throat.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [February 3](https://blessbible.app/saints/february/#3) |
| Title | Bishop and Martyr |
| Died | c. 316 |
| Patron of | [those with ailments of the throat](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#those-with-ailments-of-the-throat) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Wednesday, February 3, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-blaise/#calendar) |

## Life

Bishop of Sebaste in Armenia, a physician by training, martyred under Licinius after — the old accounts say — a period hiding in a cave where wild animals came to him to be healed. On the road to prison he saved a boy choking on a fishbone, the miracle that made his name.

From it comes the blessing of throats on his feast, two candles crossed at the neck — one of the most beloved of the Church’s small rites, carried on for seventeen centuries.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Blaise as patron of those with ailments of the throat.

[Those with ailments of the throat](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#those-with-ailments-of-the-throat)

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Blaise. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Wednesday, February 3, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/02/03/) | Wednesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Hebrews 12:4-7, 11-15 · Psalm 103:1-2, 13-14, 17-18a · John 10:27 · Mark 6:1-6 |
| [Thursday, February 3, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/02/03/) | Thursday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 1 Kings 2:1-4, 10-12 · 1 Chronicles 29:10, 11ab, 11d-12a, 12bcd · Mark 1:15 · Mark 6:7-13 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[February 2 St. Joan de Lestonnac](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-joan-de-lestonnac/) [February 4 St. John de Brito](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-de-brito/)

[All the saints of February](https://blessbible.app/saints/february/) [Born on February 3?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#02-03) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Blaise

Remembered on February 3

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-blaise/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-blaise/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-blaise/#calendar)

In the app

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