Blaise of Sebaste belongs to the political record as a figure whose decisions outlasted the moment that produced them.
The record lists Blaise of Sebaste as early 4th-century saint and bishop.
Blaise of Sebaste was born at Sivas in 300.
Authority in this period rested on lineage, force and religious sanction; there were no electorates to answer to and few records kept by anyone but the victors.
He served as bishop and Catholic archbishop (from 300).
He is described as physician, anchorite and catholic priest.
Political reputations are settled slowly, and rarely by the people who made them.
Blaise of Sebaste died in 316, aged 16. The assessment continues, as it does for anyone who held power - which is the ordinary fate of a political life.
Achievements
- bishop
- Catholic archbishop (from 300)
