Saint Sebastian died about the year 288.
St. Sebastian was declared a saint by popular acclaim long before a formal procedure was in place for canonization. There is no specific date when this happened. However, as he died a martyr, he became a saint the moment he died about the year AD288.
Sebastian is the only name we know. Surnames were not used at the time.
St Sebastian was a soldier in the Roman Army
He was born at Narbonne in Gaul. Though his parents were from Italy so that's where he grew up. St. Sebastian was born about the year 260 AD. The precise date is not known.
If St. Sebastian had any other names, we are not aware of them. At the time, last names were not used.
Sebastian was martyred about the year 288 at Rome, Italy.
Little reliable information is available on Saint Sebastian but it is said he was martyred about the year AD 288.
Saint Sebastian's feast day is celebrated on the 20th January each year.Saint Sebastian's feast day is celebrated on the 20th January each year.
Sebastian was charged with being a Christian and was tied to a tree, shot with arrows, and left for dead. He survived, and with the help of Saint Irene, recovered, and returned to preach to Diocletian. The emperor then had him beaten to death about the year 288 in Rome.
St. Sebastian was declared a saint by popular acclaim long before a formal procedure was in place for canonization. There is no specific date when this happened. However, as he died a martyr, he became a saint the moment he died about the year AD288.
Yes, Saint Sebastian was a Catholic
Saint Sebastian was from Gaul, today's France.
Yes, St. Sebastian is the patron saint of athletes and athletics.
Sebastian was martyred about the year 288 at Rome, Italy
Sebastian was an officer in the Roman army and refused a direct order to persecute Christians. That did not make his superiors very happy so he was condemned to die.
St. Sebastian is a Catholic Saint; therefore, he was Christian.
Yes, St. Sebastian is the patron saint of athletes and athletics.