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Hello Meg,
Regarding your second question: I understand he is also the patron saint of sheep since he is also credited to defend sheep from wolves. That would explain any depictions with sheep. (A quick google image search for the Hungarian version of his name, Szent Balazs, led me to two woodcuts in which he is shown as hiding sheep from wolves in the wilderness - alas, I have no time to track these images down now.) As for the first question, I don't think "Basil" is correct, could it be a spelling mistake in your source? (He is popularly regarded as the patron saint of wind instruments because of the German derivation of his name: "blasen" means "to blow" in German.)
Agnes Ecsedy
PhD Student, Dept. of English, University of Toronto
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Subject: [M-R] St. Blaise - Latin spelling and iconography
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Greetings all,
I´m finishing up a short study of the cult of St. Blaise in Iceland, and have two queries. I´ve just run across the possibility that in Latin his name might be spelled 'Basilius' instead of 'Blasius'. How would I find out (since most modern work is going to normalize!) when and where the ´Basilius' spelling might be found? (I think I have one example, which I had thought was St. Basil!)
Question two I think I´ve asked before, but there may be different people on the list now. I understand that the standard iconography is crossed candles, but I´m wondering if he is ever depicted with animals, especially sheep, so that a statue of him could be confused (by a protestant) with one of John the Baptist.
Thanks,
Meg
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