Sebastian
Also known as Saint Sebastian, St. Sebastian, St Sebastian
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Saint Sebastian was an early Christian martyr who lived during the Roman Empire and is venerated in the Catholic Church for his faith and suffering. He has become one of the most recognizable saints in Christian art and tradition, often depicted with arrows, and is especially associated with plague and pestilence in popular devotion.
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1685-03-21
- Active to
- 1750-07-28
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Sebastian, född omkring 256 i Narbonne, Gallien, död 20 januari 288 i Rom, var en kristen soldat i kejsar Diocletianus armé som led martyrdöden. Han vördas som helgon inom Romersk-katolska kyrkan med festdag den 20 januari. Sebastians reliker vördas i basilikan San Sebastiano fuori le Mura i södra Rom.
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256 births288 deaths3rd-century Christian martyrs3rd-century Gallo-Roman people3rd-century RomansChristians martyred during the reign of DiocletianDeaths by beating in EuropeExecuted ancient Roman peopleGallo-Roman saintsLGBTQ and CatholicismMembers and leaders of the Praetorian GuardPeople executed by the Roman Empire