1 Very Rare Cylinder-Reliquary - Relic Ex Ossibus St. Sebastian
Very Rare Cylinder-Reliquary - Relic Ex Ossibus St. Sebastian en Wood / Glass / Originally Sealed, Italy 18 th century
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5087384
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Width:
7 cm ( 2.76 inch)
Height:
25 cm ( 9.84 inch)
Depth:
7 cm ( 2.76 inch)
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Sebastian
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Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, by Il Sodoma, c. 1525
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| Captain of the Praetorian Guard Roman Soldier, Healer and Martyr |
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| Born | c. AD 255 Narbo Martius, Gallia Narbonensis, Roman Empire |
| Died | c. AD 288 (aged approximately 32) Rome, Italia, Roman Empire |
| Venerated in |
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| Major shrine | San Sebastiano fuori le mura Italy |
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| 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 |