Search is on for tomb of famed Christian saint in Turkey

Source: Daily Sabah

June 19, 2020

    

Saint Blaise, St. Vlas, or Saint Blazey: The Christian saint whose name adorns thousands of churches in Europe is back under the spotlight in Sivas – the Turkish province where he served as a bishop.

The patron saint of wool combs and throat disease is believed to be buried in central Turkey, and archeologists are now combing the ancient site of a memorial in his honor to find his remains.

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6/19/2020

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