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Comiso

Comiso (Sicilian: Còmmisu) is a municipality in the Ragusa Province, it has existed since before Byzantine times. Comiso was devastated by the 1693 earthquake and rebuilt on the same spot as the old ruins in the Sicilian Baroque style.Saint Blaise is the patron saint of Comiso. Saint day Last Sunday of July

Saint Blaise (Greek: Agios Vlasios) was a physician, and bishop of Sebastea, Armenia. According to his Acta Sanctorum, he was martyred by being beaten, attacked with iron carding combs, and beheaded. He is known as San Biagio in Italy, San Blas in Spain and São Brás in Portugal.

Marco Polo reported the place where "Meeser Saint Blaise obtained the glorious crown of martyrdom", Sevasta (now Sivas, Turkey).

His cult became widespread in Europe in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. St. Blaise is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers or Auxiliary Saints and his legend is recounted in the fourteenth-century Legenda Aurea. Saint Blaise is the saint of the wild beast.

Comiso (în sicilian Còmmisu) este un ăor el în Provincia Ragusa care, dup ăş ăcutremurul din anul 1693 ce a distrus aproape toate casele i a l sat doar ş ăbisericile SS. Annunziata iş San Biagio, a fost ref cut pe vechiul amplasament, în stil ăbaroc sicilian. Sfântul Sfântul Mucenic Vlasie a tr it pe vremea ăîmp ratului Liciniu. Era episcopul ăSevastiei i locuia într-una din pe terile ş şmuntelui. Fiarele s lbatice se îmblânziser ă ăprin binecuvântarea sfântului, încât se apropiau cu toate de mâinile lui. Pentru c se pricepea i la me te ugul doctoricesc, ă ş ş şf cea multe t m duiri, primind de la ă ă ăDumnezeu darul de a face minuni.

Fiind îns prins, a fost adus la ighemonul ăAgricolau i m rturisind înaintea lui ş ănumele lui Hristos, a fost chinuit cumplit si apoi ucis. Cultul lui s-a r spândit în ăEuropa în secolele XII-XIII, numit Sveti Vlaho, Blasius, Blaise, Biagio, San Blas sau São Brás.

The road leading up to Ragusa, notably the final stretch, provides impressing views of the Ippari Valley and the coast. The country-side is densely populated, most due to presence of factories and hothouse plantations. Richest in water reserves, Comiso is among the most fertile and top agricultural producers of Sicily.

San Biagio was originally a physician who hailed from the Cappadocia region (now in Turkey). It is said that he performed many miracles.

The feast of San Biagio is an annual festival that takes place in Sicily on the second Sunday in July. This feast is dedicated to the patron saint of the region of Comiso, with the region celebrating their patron saint several times a year, but with the main event of the annual Feast of San Biagio in Sicily in July.

Sărbătoarea Sfântului Biagio, patronul spiritual al oraşului, este un festival anual care are loc în cea de a doua sâmbătă din luna iulie.

Hans Memling Saint BlaiseSt.-Annen-Kloster Lübeck

Comiso (30,000 inhabitants; 209m altitude) stands on a plain at the foot of the Iblean Mountains.

St. Blaise confronting the Roman governor: Scene from the life of St. Blaise, bishop of Sebaste (Armenia), martyr under the Roman emperor Licinius (4th century). Stained glass window from the area of Soissons (Picardy, France), early 13th century. Louvre Museum

FRANCISCO DE ZURBARÁN (1598 -1664 )

Via San Biagio

The festival is more of a family event rather than a religious occasion, when the region hosts parades, fairs and processions to celebrate. The feast is a colorful and vibrant affair and features unique costumes.

Sound: Gigi D'Alessio & Lara Fabian - Un Cuore Malato

Musica Popolare Siciliana - Assolo Di Marranzano E Quartara

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