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  2. Saint Blaise - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Summit, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Summit is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,161 at the 2020 census. [ 2 ] The name Summit, in use since 1836, refers to the highest point on the Chicago Portage between the northeast-flowing Chicago River and the southwest-flowing Des Plaines River located just north of the city.

  4. Blessing of the Throats - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago

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    St. Mary. 1012 Lake St, Evanston. Established in 1865 [7] Became a part of the new St. John XXIII Parish in 2022 [7][8] St. Nicholas. 806 Ridge Ave, Evanston. Established in 1887; current church building opened in 1906 [9][10] Became a part of the new St. John XXIII Parish in 2022 [8][7] St. Philip the Apostle. 1962 Old Willow Rd, Northfield.

  6. Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    McNamara selected St. Raymond's church as the cathedral. By 1950, the 540-seat church proved inadequate and he began planning a new facility. He consecrated the new Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus on May 26, 1955. [7] In 1965, Pope Paul VI appointed Romeo Blanchette of the Archdiocese of Chicago as an auxiliary bishop in Joliet.

  7. Niles, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.vniles.com. [2][3] Niles is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, located in the townships of Maine and Niles, directly neighboring Chicago 's far northwest border. Per the 2020 census, the population was 30,912. [4] The current mayor of Niles is George Alpogianis.

  8. Festivity of Saint Blaise, the patron of Dubrovnik - Wikipedia

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    Representative. The Festivity of Saint Blaise, the patron of Dubrovnik ( Croatian: Festa Svetog Vlaha, zaštitnika Dubrovnika) is a festivity organized on February 3 continuously since the year 972 AD in the City of Dubrovnik, Croatia on the occasion of the celebration of Saint Blaise 's day. The festivity is based on the legend of the ...

  9. Group Fortification Verdun - Wikipedia

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    Garrison. 700 men (500+200) The Feste Haeseler, renamed Group Fortification Verdun after 1919, is a military installation near Metz. Constituted as forts Sommy and Saint-Blaise, the fortified group is part of the second fortified belt of forts of Metz. It had its baptism of fire in late 1944, when the Battle of Metz occurred.