According to legend, St. Sebastian was born at Narbonne, in Gaul. He became a soldier in Rome and encouraged Marcellian and Marcus, who were sentence of death, to remain firm in their faith. St.

SAINTS & ART: The witness of St. Thomas Becket, whose feast day is Dec. 29, underscores the perennial truth that no earthly king reigns above Christ. Detail of Willem Vrelant, “The Martyrdom of ...

At the climax moment in the Gospels, when St. Peter declares in Caesarea Philippi ... 24), why would we be surprised at the proximity of martyrdom to Jesus’ Nativity. Jesus has always ...

Thanks to his work, he was named the patron saint of the internet in 1997 by Pope John Paul II, recognising his impact on knowledge and communication. Importantly, understanding Isidore’s life ...

A six wicket haul and a half century by Adesh Almeida was the highlight as St. Sebastian’s took control of their Under 19 Division I Tier ‘A’ tournament match against St. Peter’s at Bambalapitiya.

FOR the country's annual commemoration of the martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal on Dec. 30, 2024, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) opens the special exhibit "Remembering Rizal in ...

(Mishima, aptly enough, supervised a Japanese translation of D’Annunzio’s play “The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian.”) But none of these men turned suicidal imaginings into a deadly work of ...

The artwork, created by Tahmoures Ashnagar, will be preserved in the collection of the Association of Visual Arts of the Islamic Revolution and Sacred Defense, Mehr reported on Wednesday. The ...

A virgin and martyr of Syracuse in Sicily, whose feast is celebrated on December 13th. According to the tradition, Saint Lucy was born of rich and noble parents in the year 283. Her father was of ...

Subway murder suspect Sebastian Zapeta’s drunken rant goes viral in shocking video. A chilling new video has surfaced online, allegedly showing Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, the man accused of setting ...

The illegal Guatemalan migrant accused of torching a sleeping woman on a Brooklyn subway train was hit with murder and arson charges Monday — as the feds identified him as Sebastian Zapeta-Calil ...

Sebastian Zapeta-Calil ... The NYPD then boarded the train at 34 St-Herald Square and detained the suspect. The NYPD told Newsweek that Zapeta-Calil was charged with murder in the first degree ...