A number of towns, sites, and churches in Italy and Italian-speaking areas are named after

Saint Blaise Blaise of Sebaste ( hy, Սուրբ Վլասի, ''Surb Vlasi''; el, Ἅγιος Βλάσιος, ''Agios Vlasios''; ) was a physician and bishop of Sebastea in historical Armenia (modern Sivas, Turkey) who is venerated as a Christian saint and m ...

, including: *

Monte San Biagio Monte San Biagio ( Southern Laziale: ''Muntciegl'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Latina, in southern Lazio (Italy). It is located on the slope of a hill part of the Monti Ausoni. Until 1862 it was known as Monticello. History and m ...

, Italian town, province of Latina, Lazio *

San Biagio, Venice San Biagio is a church dedicated to Saint Blaise, in the sestiere of Castello in Venice, northern Italy. The church now stands adjacent to the Museo Storico Navale, and is officiated by a military chaplain. Till 1511, this served as the church ...

, church in Venice, Italy *

San Biagio della Cima San Biagio della Cima () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about west of Imperia. San Biagio della Cima borders the following municipalities: Camporo ...

, Italian village, province of Imperia, Liguria *

San Biagio di Callalta San Biagio di Callalta is a comune (municipality) in the province of Treviso, Veneto, north-eastern Italy. It is the birthplace of Pierre Cardin. History Ancient History Today's San Biagio di Callalta was once inhabited by Veneti, an Indo-Europea ...

, Italian town, province of Treviso, Veneto *

San Biagio, Montepulciano San Biagio is a church outside Montepulciano, Tuscany, central Italy. History The church, which was built between 1518 and 1540, an example of Renaissance Greek cross central plan, was designed by Antonio da Sangallo the Elder, who was inspired b ...

, church near Italian town of Montepulciano, province of Siena, Tuscany *

San Biagio Platani San Biagio Platani ( Sicilian: ''San Mrasi or San Brasi'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily, located about south of Palermo and about north of Agrigento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a p ...

, Italian village, province of Agrigento, Sicily *

San Biagio Saracinisco San Biagio Saracinisco is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region of Lazio, located about east of Rome and about east of Frosinone. San Biagio Saracinisco borders the following municipalities: Castel San ...

, Italian village, province of Frosinone, Lazio *

San Biagio, Maranello San Biagio is Roman Catholic parish church located at Via Nazionale #37 in the town of Maranello, near Sassuolo, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. History A church at the site is recalled in documents from 1375 from the Abbey of Marola. To ...

, church in a town of Emilia-Romagna * Church of San Biagio a Ravecchiai, in

Bellinzona Bellinzona ( , , Ticinese ; french: Bellinzone ; german: Bellenz ; rm, Blizuna )is a municipality, a historic Swiss town, and the capital of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The town is famous for its three castles (Castelgrande, Montebell ...

, Ticino, Switzerland *

San Biagio della Pagnotta San Biagio della Pagnotta or San Biagio degli Armeni is a church in Rome, in the Ponte district, on via Giulia, near Palazzo Sacchetti. It is dedicated to Saint Blaise and is the national church of the Armenian community in Rome. History The c ...

, a church in Rome *

San Biagio, Modena San Biagio is a Baroque architecture, Roman Catholic church, located on Via del Carmine #4 in central Modena, Italy. History The church, initially dedicated to the Virgin of the Carmine, was built in 1319, as an annex to a Carmelite Order monaster ...

, a Baroque church *

San Biagio, Pollenza San Biagio is a Neoclassical-style, Roman Catholic collegiate church located in the town of Pollenza, province of Macerata, region of Marche, Italy. History The church was designed in 1834 by De Mattia of Treia with a Greek Cross layout. The areal ...

, a neo-classical church * San Biagio, Lendinara, a neo-classical church in the Venetian * San Biagio, Montecatini Val di Cecina, a 14th-century church in Tuscany * Abbazia di San Biagio di Piobbico, the ruins of an abbey in the Marche

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