Festival celebrates patron saint of wool-combers
St Blaise was once "celebrated and revered" in Bradford due to the importance of its wool trade.
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St Blaise was once "celebrated and revered" in Bradford due to the importance of its wool trade.
St. Blaise, celebrated on Feb. 3, was a bishop and martyr from Armenia who today is associated with the healing of throats.
Bradford's annual wool festival will take place early next month to celebrate its former status as wool capital of the world.
A FESTIVAL dedicated to wool and the patron saint of woolcombers will be held in a Bradford museum on Sunday.