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Sebastian (Latin: Sebastianus; c. AD 255 – c. AD 288) was an early Christian saint and martyr. According to traditional belief, he was killed during the Diocletianic Persecution of Christians. He was initially tied to a post or tree and shot with arrows, though this did not kill him.
The Martyrdom of St Sebastian may refer to: Saint Sebastian (c. 256–288), early Christian saint and martyr; Paintings of the subject. St. Sebastian ...
Saint Sebastian and Madonna with Saints (1525) by Il Sodoma. Shmona and Gurya, c. 297, as recorded in the Acts of Shmona and of Gurya (c. 309) Saint Sebastian, c. 288, first attested by Ambrose, bishop of Milan 374–397; Saint Faith, 287 or 290, prior to the
In a community of Christians in Rome, Sebastian was responsible for converting several friends to Christianity, until they were all arrested and martyred; Sebastian was the final martyr. His sentence was one befitting a soldier of the praetorian guard, where he had to act as a target for bow-and-arrow practice.
Severus (or Secundius), Severian(us), Carpophorus, and Victorinus were martyred at Rome or Castra Albana, according to Christian tradition. [2]According to the Passion of Saint Sebastian, the four saints were soldiers (specifically cornicularii, or clerks, in charge of all the regiment's records and paperwork) who refused to sacrifice to Aesculapius, and therefore were killed by order of ...
Articles relating to Saint Sebastian (c. AD 256 – 288), an early Christian saint and martyr. According to traditional belief, he was killed during the Diocletianic Persecution of Christians. Subcategories
Pope St. Fabian and Saint Sebastian, Giovanni di Paolo The martyrdom of St. Alban, from a 13th-century manuscript, now in the Trinity College Library, Dublin. Note the executioner's eyes falling out of his head
Their legend states that they were martyred at Rome under the Emperor Diocletian towards the end of the third century, most likely in the year 286. They are mentioned in most of the ancient martyrologies, including the Roman Martyrology, and their martyrdom is described in the Acts of St Sebastian, which, though ancient, is largely legendary.