Saint
Sebastian
Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, by Il Sodoma, c. 1525
Captain of the Praetorian Guard
Roman Soldier, Healer and Martyr
Born
c. AD 255
Narbo Martius, Gallia Narbonensis, Roman Empire
Died
c. AD 288
(aged approximately 32)
Rome, Italia, Roman Empire
Venerated in
Catholic Church
Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodoxy
Anglicanism
Lutheranism
Old Catholicism
Major shrine
San Sebastiano fuori le mura Italy
Feast
20 January (Roman Catholic), and (Oriental Orthodox)
18 December (Eastern Orthodox)
14/15 February (Ethiopian Orthodox church)
Attributes
Tied to a post, pillar or a tree, shot by arrows
Patronage
Soldiers; plague-stricken; archers; disabled peoples; athletes; cyclists; Negombo, Sri Lanka; Archdiocese of Lipa; Diocese of Tarlac; Diocese of Bacolod; Chiapa de Corzo, Mixtlán, Mexico; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Lumban, Laguna, Philippines; Borbon, Cebu, Philippines; Pucallpa, Peru; Taquaritinga, Brazil; Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; Győr, Hungary; Cusco, Peru; Loja, Ecuador; Rome, Italy
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