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Blaise of Sebaste ( Armenian: Սուրբ Վլասի, Surb Vlasi; Greek: Ἅγιος Βλάσιος, Hágios Blásios; Latin: Blasius martyred 316 AD) was a physician and bishop of Sebastea in historical Lesser Armenia (modern Sivas, Turkey) who is venerated as a Christian saint and martyr. He is counted as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers .
Roberto Rossellini directed a filmed biopic, Blaise Pascal, which originally aired on Italian television in 1971. [ 58] Pascal was a subject of the first edition of the 1984 BBC Two documentary, Sea of Faith, presented by Don Cupitt. The chameleon in the film Tangled is named for Pascal .
Blessing of the Throats. The Blessing of the Throats is a sacramental of the Roman Catholic Church, ordinarily celebrated on February 3, the feast day of Saint Blaise of Sebaste (modern Sivas, Turkey). It is also celebrated in some of the Eastern Catholic Churches, and in parishes of the Anglican Communion on the same day as a commemoration .
Modesty Blaise is a British comic strip featuring a fictional character of the same name, created by author Peter O'Donnell and illustrator Jim Holdaway in 1963. The strip follows Modesty Blaise, an exceptional young woman with many talents and a criminal past, and her trusty sidekick Willie Garvin .
Blaise (name) Blaise is a masculine given name and surname. It is the French derivation of the Latin Blaesus (later Blasius ), Greek Βλασιος ( Vlasios ), and is of uncertain etymological origin. One of the first known to bear the name was Roman proconsul Quintus Junius Blaesus. The name was popularized by Saint Blaise of Sebastia .
Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1] Occupation. Actress. Years active. 2007–present. Notable work. Fresh Off the Boat, Manifest. Luna Blaise(born 2000 or 2001)[2]is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Olive Stone in the NBC/Netflixsci fi drama series Manifestand Nicole Ellis in ABCsFresh Off The Boat.
St Blaise's Church. The Church of St. Blaise ( Croatian: Crkva sv. Vlaha) is a Baroque church in Dubrovnik and one of the city's major sights. Saint Blaise (St. Vlaho), identified by medieval Slavs with the pagan god Veles, is the patron saint of the city of Dubrovnik and formerly the protector of the independent Republic of Ragusa .
Blaise Agüera y Arcas was born in Providence, Rhode Island to a Spanish father and an American mother. [2] He grew up in Mexico City. [1] [2] As a teenager, Agüera y Arcas interned with the U.S. Navy research center in Bethesda, Maryland, where he reprogrammed the guidance software for aircraft carriers to improve their stability at sea, which helped to reduce seasickness among sailors. [2]