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Help[Surname] Re: DiBiagio? Interested in the Meaning.
in reply to a message by Jim Young
In fact the name "Blasius" still existed in the Ist century, when Saint Blaise came to Rome from Palestine. According to local tradition he was martyrized in VEROLI near FROSINONE about 50 kk from Rome.
Of course there no relationship between the original meaning of Blasius and the surname Di Biagio which is much more recent.
In fact several italian surnames come from "Biagio", Emidio De Felice lists about 30 of them:
Biagio, Biagini, Biagiotti
Biasi, Biase, Biasini, Biasin (venetian)
Biasutti, Biasut, Di Biagio
Blasi, Blasini and so on
That means that the cult of Saint Blaise was spread around Italy in the past. In fact Saint Blaise was one of the 14 Saint Helpers.
Of course there no relationship between the original meaning of Blasius and the surname Di Biagio which is much more recent.
In fact several italian surnames come from "Biagio", Emidio De Felice lists about 30 of them:
Biagio, Biagini, Biagiotti
Biasi, Biase, Biasini, Biasin (venetian)
Biasutti, Biasut, Di Biagio
Blasi, Blasini and so on
That means that the cult of Saint Blaise was spread around Italy in the past. In fact Saint Blaise was one of the 14 Saint Helpers.
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