3 February – St Blaise (Died c 316) – Martyr, Bishop of Sebaste, Armenia, Physician, miracle-worker. Died in c 316 by his flesh being torn off his body by iron wool-combs, then beheaded. Patronages – against angina • against bladder diseases • against blisters • against coughs • against dermatitis • against dropsy • against eczema • against edema • against fever • against goitres •
