St Blasius Visioning Day

We aim for the highest standards and our vision for each child is for them to:

‘Enjoy and achieve in life in all its fullness, following in the footsteps of Jesus’

‘With God all things are possible’ Matthew 19:26 

​St Blasius Visioning Day

At St Blasius our Christian vision and values underpin everything that we do, to enable us all to enjoy and achieve life in all its fullness.

The feast of St Blaise is on 3rd February, and we celebrate this with our Visioning Day. During the day we explore the story of St Blaise; our school logo and how it represents the Holy Trinity; and how we can live out our school vision and values in our lives to ‘follow in the footsteps of Jesus’.

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The Story of St Blaise

St. Blaise is a saint who lived a LONG time ago – during the 4th century, when being a Christian was a crime. 

St. Blaise was a bishop and a doctor for people and animals. To avoid being caught, he lived in a cave outside of the city. Legend has it that sick animals would come to him to be cured. But if St. Blaise was praying, the animals would patiently wait so as not to disturb his prayers. 

In the year 316, some hunters stumbled upon St. Blaise praying on his knees with bears, lions, and wolves around him. This surprised the hunters but did not keep them from arresting him for being a Christian. On his way to prison, a woman brought her son who was choking on a fish bone to him. St. Blaise said a prayer, and the boy stopped choking. 

According to another legend, a poor woman complained to St. Blaise that her pig had been stolen by a wolf. The saint ordered the wolf to return the pig alive and uninjured. The wolf obeyed. After he was in prison, this poor woman brought him two wax candles to light his dark cell. 



Often this saint is pictured holding two candles, or in a cave with wild animals. 

On his feast day, some people go to church to have their throats blessed.