St. Blaise - Bradford, UK - Statues of Religious Figures on Waymarking.com

Saint Blaise is the patron saint of wool combers in particular and the wool trade in general. It is therefore very appropriate to have the statue on the wool exchange in the city that at one time was known as the wool capital of the world.

The following details were extracted from Wikipedia.
Not much is really known about him in detail, but he is believed to have been born in Sebastea, Armenia which is now Sivas in Turkey. He became bishop at the beginning of the 6th century or the end of the 5th century.

He is also associated with curing throat illnesses especially fish bones stuck in the throat.

He was martyred in 316 for refusing to give up his faith at a time when Christians were being persecuted. He was beaten with iron carding combs before being beheaded. It was the use of the iron carding combs that led to him being associated with wool combers. He is usually depicted holding a carding comb and this statue follows this tradition.

Associated Religion(s): Roman Catholic Statue Location: Entrance to the Wool Exchange at junction of Market Street and Hustlergate Entrance Fee: none Artist: James Tolmie Website: [Web Link]

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