Hello,
Today is the Feast of St. Sebastian. Happy Feast to
all Sebastians in joynet.
Saint of the Day January 20, 2003
St. Sebastian
Nothing is historically certain about St. Sebastian
except that he was a Roman martyr, was venerated in
Milan even in the time of St. Ambrose and was buried
on the Appian Way, probably near the present Basilica
of St. Sebastian. Devotion to him spread rapidly, and
he is mentioned in several martyrologies as early as
a.d. 350.
The legend of St. Sebastian is important in art, and
there is a vast iconography. Scholars now agree that a
pious fable has Sebastian entering the Roman army
because only there could he assist the martyrs without
arousing suspicion. Finally he was found out, hailed
before Emperor Diocletian and delivered to Mauritanian
archers to be shot to death. His body was pierced with
arrows, and he was left for dead. But he was found
still alive by those who came to bury him. He
recovered, but refused to flee. One day he took up a
position near where the emperor was to pass. He
accosted the emperor, denouncing him for his cruelty
to Christians. This time the sentence of death was
carried out. Sebastian was beaten to death with clubs.
love + prayers,
Joseachayan / Jeddah / Saudi Arabia
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