Saint of the day

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Date 03 February

The Saint of the Day presents a daily calendar of Saints remembered by the Church. The pages feature the stories of the great witnesses of Christian life through the centuries, lighting our way on our journey of faith.

St. Blaise, Bishop of Sebaste and Martyr

St. Blaise, Novgorod School

A physician in Armenia who was made a bishop, he is attributed with many miracles. One of these involved the miraculous removal of a fish bone from a young boy’s throat – which is why he is considered protector from throat diseases. After refusing to deny the Faith, he was beheaded in 316.  

St. Ansgar, Bishop of Hamburg and Bremen, Apostle of Scandinavia