Saint Sebastian

Saint Sebastian

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  • Description / Title of the Saint : Martyr

Saint Sebastian

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  • Memorial Day / Feast Day of Saint Sebastian: January 20
  • Description / Title of the Saint : Martyr
  • Date of Death: Saint Sebastian died 287
 
 

The Story and History of Saint Sebastian
The story and history of Saint Sebastian. Saint Sebastian was an officer in the Roman army, esteemed even by the heathen as a good soldier, and honored by the Church ever since as a champion of Jesus Christ. Born at Narbonne, Sebastian came to Rome about the year 284, and entered the lists against the powers of evil. He found the twin brothers Marcus and Marcellinus in prison for the faith, and, when they were near yielding to the entreaties of their relatives, encouraged them to despise flesh and blood, and to die for Christ. God confirmed his words by miracle: light shone around him while he spoke; he cured the sick by his prayers; and in this divine strength he led multitudes to the faith, among them the Prefect of Rome, with his son Tiburtius.

He saw his disciples die before him, and one of them came back from heaven to tell him that his own end was near. It was in a contest of fervor and charity that St. Sebastian found the occasion of martyrdom. The Prefect of Rome, after his conversion, retired to his estates in Campania, and took a great number of his fellow-converts with him to this place of safety. It was a question whether Polycarp the priest or St. Sebastian should accompany the neophytes. Each was eager to stay and face the danger at Rome, and at last the Pope decided that the Roman church could not spare the services of Sebastian. He continued to labor at the post of danger till he was betrayed by a false disciple.

He was led before Diocletian, and, at the emperor's command, pierced with arrows and left for dead. But God raised him up again, and of his own accord he Went before the emperor and conjured him to stay the persecution of the Church. Again sentenced, he was at last beaten to death by clubs, and crowned his labors by the merit of a double martyrdom.

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Feast Day of Saint Sebastian
The Feast Day of Saint Sebastian is January 20. The origin of Feast Days: most saints have specially designated feast days and are associated with a specific day of the year and these are referred to as the saint's feast day. The feast days first arose from the very early Christian custom of the annual commemoration of martyrs on the dates of their deaths at the same time celebrating their birth into heaven.

 

Saint Sebastian

  • Short, concise biography of Saint Sebastian
  • History, Life, Biography, Facts and Information
  • Fast, concise facts and information about Saint Sebastian
  • Memorial, or Feast Day, of Saint Sebastian - January 20
  • History, Life, Biography, Dates, Facts and Information
  • Date of Death: 287
  • Important Dates surrounding the life of Saint Sebastian
  • Life History, Story, Biography, Myths and Legends
  • Description / Title of the Saint : Martyr
 
 

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Saint Sebastian