January 02, 2019

⛪ Saint Sebastian of Agaunum - Soldier & Martyr

Saint of the Day : January 2

⛪ Died :
• c.288 in Piedmont, Italy • Relics enshrined in a stone coffin in a church in Fossano, Italy on 2 January 1427 • Relics later transferred to the cathedral of Narni, Italy


Soldier. Member of the Theban Legion. To escape the persecution of Emperor Maximian, he fled from his unit to the Piedmont region of Italy, but was caught, convicted of being a Christian, and executed. Martyr.


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