Память святого мученика Власия 1130

Saint Blaise was a shepherd and came from Caesarea in Cappadocia in 1131. When persecution began and Christians were sought out, they also searched for Blasius, as a Christian, in all the surrounding places. Having learned about this, Saint Blaise voluntarily surrendered into the hands of the tormentors, who stretched him and beat him with ox sinews. But God healed his illnesses and healed his wounds. Having learned about this, the ruler called this miracle magic and ordered that after those torments the saint be thrown into a cauldron of boiling water. To the horror of all those present, the martyr remained unharmed and talked in boiling water with the people surrounding him, for the Angels of God appeared and kept the martyr unharmed. Following this, by order of the ruler, soldiers came to the martyr to take him out of the cauldron; Seeing him singing along with the Angels, the soldiers also confessed themselves to be Christians. Having learned about this, the ruler sent other soldiers, but when they arrived, they called themselves Christians. Following this, the ruler himself came here and saw the saint in boiling water. Thinking that the water had cooled down, the ruler washed his face in this water and immediately scalded his face and died from it. Having converted many to Christ with his miracles, Saint Blaise prayed to God and betrayed his holy soul to Him. Those present at his death saw a dove flying over his body. And the shepherd's rod of Blasius, being planted in the ground, grew into a huge tree, which with its branches covered the altar of the church built over the relics of the saint 1132. He is also called Vukol from the Greek word βουκυλος - shepherd. Cappadocia was located in the east of Asia Minor; Caesarea is the main city of Cappadocia. The holy martyr Blasius lived and died in the 3rd century. You might be interested in: