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59-491: In 1893 a temporary wooden walkway was built that would allow direct access from downtown to the North Station, the bullfighting arena or the velodrome. On day 19, before the opening of the new bridge, the suspension was driving on the old wooden bridge, for its subsequent destruction. The final bridge was inaugurated on January 20, 1905, festivity of Saint Sebastian . The invitation stated: "Tengo el honor de invitar

118-501: A Ballets Russes production which was first given in 1944. In his novella Death in Venice , Thomas Mann hails the "Sebastian-Figure" as the supreme emblem of Apollonian beauty, that is, the artistry of differentiated forms; beauty as measured by discipline, proportion, and luminous distinctions. This allusion to Sebastian's suffering, associated with the writerly professionalism of the novella's protagonist, Gustav Aschenbach, provides

177-407: A V... al solemne acto de la inauguración del Puente de María Cristina que se celebrará el día 20 del corriente, a las 3 de la tarde y al té que a continuaciónde la indicada ceremonia tendrá lugar en la Casa Consistorial. San Sebastián, 15 de Enero de 1905. El Alcalde Presidente del Excelentísimo Ayuntamiento. De levita o uniforme." The Caja de Ahorros of the municipality had funded the construction of

236-490: A cow in formaldehyde , bound in metal cable and shot with arrows. British pop band Alt-J 's video for " Hunger of the Pine " contains references to the story of Saint Sebastian's death, adapted to fit the lyrics of the song. Tarsem Singh 's video for the R.E.M. song " Losing My Religion " makes use of imagery of Saint Sebastian, drawing particular inspiration from paintings by Guido Reni and Caravaggio . The indie folk band

295-571: A main event in Catholic homes to commemorate the saint. Every parish has its own date of celebration, especially in the districts of Thrissur , Ernakulam , St. Andrew's Basilica, Arthunkal and Kottayam . In Kanjoor Syro Malabar Church the feast is celebrated with the largest procession of golden crosses and decorated umbrellas in Asia. Besides this, many pilgrim centres, churches, shrines and many educational institutions too, throughout Kerala, bear

354-498: A model for the "heroism born of weakness", which characterizes poise amidst agonizing torment and plain acceptance of one's fate as, beyond mere patience and passivity, a stylized achievement and artistic triumph. Sebastian's death was depicted in the 1949 film Fabiola , in which he was played by Massimo Girotti . In 1976, the British director Derek Jarman made a film, Sebastiane , which caused controversy in its treatment of

413-652: A priest haunted by recurring visions of Saint Sebastian. The look of the character Gemino in the popular action-platform videogame Blasphemous is clearly inspired by Saint Sebastian. The family del Valle in Isabel Allende 's novel " House of the Spirits " attends Sunday mass in the Church of Saint Sebastian. In the Catholic Church , Sebastian is commemorated by an optional memorial on 20 January. In

472-544: A result was clubbed to death. He is venerated in the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church . The oldest record of the details of Sebastian's martyrdom is found in the Chronograph of 354 , which mentions him as a martyr, venerated on January 20. He is also mentioned in a sermon on Psalm 118 by 4th-century bishop Ambrose of Milan : in his sermon, Ambrose stated that Sebastian came from Milan and that he

531-487: A theological and exegetical commentary of Psalm 118 dated to 386–390 AD; Ambrose states that Sebastian came from Milan and that he was venerated as a saint there. The first surviving account of Sebastian's life and death is the Passio Sancti Sebastiani , long thought to have been written by Ambrose in the 4th century, but now regarded as a 5th-century account by an unknown author (possibly Arnobius

590-568: Is in a mosaic in the Church of San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome, probably made in the year 682. It shows a grown, bearded man in court dress but contains no trace of an arrow. The archers and arrows begin to appear by 1000, and ever since have been far more commonly shown than the actual moment of his death by clubbing, so that there is a popular misperception that this is how he died. As protector of potential plague victims (a connection popularized by

649-954: Is present in the upper left corner of the city coat of arms. Sebastian is the patron of Knights of Columbus Council #4926 in the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California , serving the cities of Mountain View and Los Altos . Sebastian is the patron saint of the Catholic War Veterans of the United States of America. The highest award given by the CWV is the Honor Legion of the Order of St. Sebastian. In his 1906 Reminiscences , Carl Schurz recalls

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708-889: Is the 118th psalm of the Book of Psalms , beginning in the English of the King James Version : "O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever." The Book of Psalms is part of the third section of the Hebrew Bible , and a book of the Christian Old Testament . In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of

767-463: Is the patron saint of Negombo , Sri Lanka and Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . Informally, in the tradition of the Afro-Brazilian syncretic religion Umbanda , Sebastian is often associated with Oxossi , especially in the state of Rio de Janeiro itself. In Lubrín , every year on 20 January, there is a festival in honor of Saint Sebastian. A statue of Saint Sebastian leads a procession around

826-913: The Church of Greece , Sebastian's feast day is on 18 December. As a protector from the bubonic plague , Sebastian was formerly one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers . In Catholicism, Sebastian is the patron saint of archers, pin-makers, athletes (a modern association) and of a holy death. Sebastian is one of the patron saints of the city of Qormi in Malta Sebastian is the patron saint of Acireale, Caserta and Petilia Policastro in Italy , Melilli in Sicily , and San Sebastián as well as Palma de Mallorca , Lubrín and Huelva in Spain. He

885-520: The Golden Legend ) and soldiers, Sebastian occupied an important place in the popular medieval mind. He was among the most frequently depicted of all saints by Late Gothic and Renaissance artists, in the period after the Black Death . The opportunity to show a semi-nude young male, often in a contorted pose, also made Sebastian a favorite subject. His shooting with arrows was the subject of

944-723: The JPS 1917 translation (now in the public domain ). This psalm is centered on God, in a movement that expresses gratitude, admiration, joy and praise. In the King James Version, the Lord is mentioned in almost every verse. Instead of "a large place" or "a broad place", many translations state the L ORD "set me free". These words are paralleled in the Song of Moses and are used by the prophet Isaiah . Most translations have translated zimrah as "song", its usual meaning. However,

1003-521: The Victoria and Albert Museum in London . A mainly 17th-century subject, though found in predella scenes as early as the 15th century, was Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene , painted by Georges de La Tour , Trophime Bigot (four times), Jusepe de Ribera , Hendrick ter Brugghen (in perhaps his masterpiece ) and others. This may have been a deliberate attempt by the Church to get away from

1062-537: The buboes that were symptoms of bubonic plague. Visually, "the arrow wounds call to God for mercy to us, as the symptoms of the infirm call for pity from the passerby", as Molanus put it. The chronicler Paul the Deacon relates that, in 680, Rome was freed from a raging pestilence by him. The Golden Legend transmits the episode of a great plague that afflicted the Lombards in the time of King Gumburt, which

1121-500: The April 1968 issue of Esquire Magazine . The image was created by photographer George Lois and art director Carl Fischer. A depiction of Saint Sebastian in a fresco restoration in an isolated Italian village is the central motif and cryptic mystery of the 1976 giallo horror film The House with Laughing Windows . In her 1965 story " Everything That Rises Must Converge ", Flannery O'Connor 's character Julian feels as if he were

1180-578: The Bible, this psalm is Psalm 117 . In Latin, it is known as " Confitemini Domino ". Its themes are thanksgiving to God and reliance on God rather than on human strength. The psalm forms a regular part of Jewish , Catholic , Eastern Orthodox , Lutheran , Anglican and other Protestant liturgies. The following table shows the Hebrew text of the Psalm with vowels alongside an English translation based upon

1239-543: The Diocese of Central Florida, the nearby Episcopal Church on Melbourne Beaches is named St Sebastian-by-the-Sea. In 1996, American author Richard A. Kaye wrote that "Contemporary gay men have seen in Sebastian at once a stunning advertisement for homosexual desire (indeed, a homoerotic ideal ), and a prototypical portrait of tortured closet case ." Some religious images depicting Saint Sebastian have been adopted by

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1298-471: The Greek Septuagint translation of the parallel passage of Exodus 15:2 merely translated it as The Lord being "my protector", making no reference to song. Further, inscriptions in Ancient South Arabian , a dialect cognate of Biblical Hebrew, seem to sometimes use zimrah to mean "might" or "power", suggesting an alternative translation as "The Lord is my strength and might". Psalm 118 is

1357-619: The LGBT community. A combination of his strong, shirtless physique, the symbolism of the arrows penetrating his body, and the countenance of rapturous pain have intrigued artists (gay or otherwise) for centuries. Oscar Wilde was known to have adored Guido Reni's Saint Sebastian , which is in the collection of the Palazzo Rosso, in Genoa. While exiled in Paris, Wilde went so far as to adopt

1416-526: The Mountain Goats have a song called "Hail, St. Sebastian" that makes reference to his life. Scottish musician Momus has a song "Lucky like St Sebastian", featuring on his 1986 debut album Circus Maximus . Madonna 's song "I'm a Sinner" from her 2012 album MDNA has a segment resembling a litany , with one line saying, "St. Sebastian, don't you cry; let those poisoned arrows fly." The 2013–2018 Canadian drama series Forgive Me centres on

1475-619: The Roman gods and were arrested. They were visited by their parents Tranquillinus and Martia in prison, who attempted to persuade them to renounce Christianity. Sebastian succeeded in converting Tranquillinus and Martia, as well as Tiburtius , the son of Chromatius, the local prefect. Another official, Nicostratus, and his wife Zoe were also converted. It has been said that Zoe had been a mute for six years; however, she made known to Sebastian her desire to be converted to Christianity. As soon as she had, her speech returned to her. Nicostratus then brought

1534-628: The Younger ). This includes the "two martyrdoms", and the care by Irene in between, and other details that remained part of the story. According to Sebastian's 18th-century entry in Acta Sanctorum , still attributed to Ambrose by the 17th-century hagiographer Jean Bolland , and the briefer account in the 14th-century Legenda Aurea , he was a man of Gallia Narbonensis who was taught in Mediolanum ( Milan ). In 283, Sebastian entered

1593-459: The alias Sebastian Melmoth during the remaining years of his life. Other homosexual poets and artists like Federico García Lorca or Pier Paolo Pasolini highlighted the importance of Saint Sebastian imagery in their work. In Yukio Mishima 's novel Confessions of a Mask , the protagonist Kochan has his first gay sexual experience while looking at a reproduction of Guido Reni 's Saint Sebastian . Kochan remarks: Psalm 118 Psalm 118

1652-831: The annual "bird shoot" pageant of the Rhenish town of Liblar ( de ), sponsored by the Saint Sebastian Society, a club of sharpshooters and their sponsors to which nearly every adult member of the town belonged. The St. Sebastian River in the American state of Florida is named after him. The river is a tributary of the Indian River Lagoon and comprises part of the boundary between Indian River County and Brevard County . The adjacent city of Sebastian, Florida , and St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park are also named for Saint Sebastian. Within

1711-521: The army in Rome under Emperor Carinus to assist the martyrs . Because of his courage he became one of the captains of the Praetorian Guards under Diocletian and Maximian , who were unaware that he was a Christian. According to tradition, Marcus and Marcellianus were twin brothers from a distinguished family and were deacons . Both brothers married, and they resided in Rome with their wives and children. The brothers refused to sacrifice to

1770-514: The basilica church of San Sebastiano, Acireale in Sicily painted by Pietro Paolo Vasta . Egon Schiele , an Austrian Expressionist artist, painted a self-portrait as Saint Sebastian in 1915. In 1911, the Italian playwright Gabriele d'Annunzio in conjunction with Claude Debussy produced Le Martyre de saint Sébastien . The American composer Gian Carlo Menotti composed a ballet score for

1829-493: The bridge with a credit to one hundred years without interest. Ribera and Zapata had been the authors of the project and Marcelo Sarasola and José de Goicoa, engineer and municipal architect, respectively. On the bridge highlighted the four monumental obelisks, located at its ends, copies of the Alexander III bridge in Paris, of 18 metres of high, crowned by sculptural groups. It was built on reinforced concrete, which

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1888-613: The common sewer. A holy lady named Lucina, admonished by the martyr in a vision, privately removed the body and buried it in the catacombs at the entrance of the cemetery of Calixtus, where now stands the Basilica of St. Sebastian . Remains reputed to be those of Sebastian are housed in Rome in the Basilica Apostolorum , built by Pope Damasus I in 367 on the site of the provisional tomb of Saints Peter and Paul . The church, today called San Sebastiano fuori le mura ,

1947-539: The disease. The San Sebastian 'bread festival' is so unusual that it has been declared a Fiesta of National Tourist Interest in Andalusia . King Sebastian I of Portugal , the only King to ever have this name, was so named for having been born on this saint's feast day. The Feast of St. Sebastian is celebrated among Catholic communities of Kerala in India. Churches are illuminated and decorated, with fireworks being

2006-470: The first and third weeks, at the office of Sext . Psalm 118 is also closely associated with Eastertide , and is typically sung at the Easter Vigil and morning Mass on Easter Sunday . The gradual for Easter is based on verse 24, Haec dies quam fecit Dominus . As a result, many compositions are based on this textual fragment. An extract from verse 23 is inscribed on several English coins, with

2065-577: The greater Rochester, New York , area through methods of restorative justice , special needs fundraising and community service . Sebastian is the patron saint of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacolod , in Negros Occidental , Philippines and Lipa City in Batangas , Philippines . Also, Sebastian is the patron saint of Leon City Mexico . A representation of the Saint in his martyrdom

2124-731: The largest engraving by the Master of the Playing Cards in the 1430s, when there were few other current subjects with male nudes other than Christ. Sebastian appears in many other prints and paintings, although this was due to his popularity with the faithful. Among many others, Botticelli , Perugino , Titian , Pollaiuolo , Giovanni Bellini , Guido Reni (who painted the subject seven times), Mantegna (three times), Hans Memling , Gerrit van Honthorst , Luca Signorelli , El Greco , Honoré Daumier , John Singer Sargent and Louise Bourgeois all painted Saint Sebastians. An early work by

2183-591: The last of the so-called Egyptian Hallel . It is read on the days of recitation of the hallel . Parts of this Psalm were quoted by Jesus and writers of the New Testament . This text was chosen by Saint Benedict of Nursia towards 530, as the third psalm for the solemn office of Sunday Lauds ( Rule of Saint Benedict , chapter XI10). Psalm 118 (117) is now read in the Liturgy of the Hours every Sunday of

2242-538: The martyr as a " homosexual icon ", according to a number of critics reflecting a subtext perceptible in the imagery since the Renaissance. Also in 1976, in the American horror film Carrie , a figure of Saint Sebastian (commonly misconstrued as a figure of the crucified Christ) appears in Carrie's prayer closet. Boxer Muhammad Ali was pictured in the iconography of a bound Saint Sebastian pierced by arrows, in

2301-474: The martyr while taking his mother to "reducing" classes at the Y. In 1984 there was a movie adaptation called Das Martyrium des heiligen Sebastian starring Terminator star Michael Biehn . In 1997, the eighth episode of the second season of the television series Millennium , the protagonists search for the hand of Saint Sebastian. In 2007, artist Damien Hirst presented Saint Sebastian, Exquisite Pain from his Natural History series. The piece depicts

2360-801: The name of the saint. He is the patron of San Sebastian College – Recoletos in Manila , Philippines , which is adjacent to the Minor Basilica of San Sebastian, the all-steel church in the Philippines and in Asia administered by the Order of Augustinian Recollect (OAR). At the Catholic Newman Community at the University of Rochester , the St. Sebastian Society is an organization of campus-wide Christian athletes that works to serve

2419-611: The neighborhood had gathered near of North Station to witness the fireworks and the toro de fuego scheduled. San Sebastián had three years without festivities as protest for the ban of the Sokamuturras feasts by the City council, for consider that this celebration "was more own of a small town than a large capital" so that on January 14, 1902, had ignited outrage among the young people that had shown their anger stoning lampposts, shop windows, and official centers and newsrooms. So this day

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2478-487: The rest of the prisoners; these 16 persons were converted by Sebastian. Chromatius and Tiburtius converted; Chromatius set all of his prisoners free from jail, resigned his position, and retired to the country in Campania . Marcus and Marcellianus, after being concealed by a Christian named Castulus , were later martyred, as were Nicostratus, Zoe, and Tiburtius. Sebastian had prudently concealed his faith, but in 286 it

2537-684: The sculptor Gianlorenzo Bernini is of Saint Sebastian . The saint is ordinarily depicted as a handsome youth pierced by arrows. Predella scenes when required often depicted his arrest, confrontation with the Emperor, and final beheading. The illustration in the infobox is the Saint Sebastian of Il Sodoma , at the Pitti Palace , Florence. Hans Holbein the Elder created a statuette of Saint Sebastian "in silver and parcel-gilt", now in

2596-406: The single nude subject, which is already recorded in Vasari as sometimes arousing inappropriate thoughts among churchgoers. The Baroque artists usually treated it as a nocturnal chiaroscuro scene, illuminated by a single candle, torch or lantern, in the style fashionable in the first half of the 17th century. There exist several cycles depicting the life of Sebastian. Among them are the frescos in

2655-413: The text of the Vulgate : a Domino factum est istud hoc est mirabile in oculis nostris . Upon her accession to the throne, Elizabeth I of England is said to have pronounced this same verse, also in Latin, as quoted in the New Testament: A Domino factum est illud et est mirabile in oculis nostris . In the Church of England 's Book of Common Prayer , this psalm is appointed to be read on the morning of

2714-445: The tour were decked balconies. In case of bad weather was expected to make a special trip by tram. In the nearby streets had large audience. And a ringing of bells announced the arrival of the religious authority. Later the Orfeón Donostiarra and the Choir of the Municipal Academy of Music of San Sebastián consisted of 110 children, sang a hymn composed for the occasion by the master Santesteban. At half past six p.m. almost whole

2773-403: The town of Ebersberg ( Germany ) in 934. A Benedictine abbey was founded there and became one of the most important pilgrimage sites in southern Germany. It is said the silver-encased cranium was used as a cup in which to present the consecrated wine of the Blessed Sacrament to the faithful during the feast of Saint Sebastian. The belief that Saint Sebastian was a defense against the plague

2832-404: The twenty-fourth day of the month, as well as at Evensong on Easter Day . The hymn in German " Nun saget Dank und lobt den Herren " is a paraphrase of Psalm 118. It has been set to music by various composers. Heinrich Schütz composed a metred paraphrase of the psalm in German, "Laßt uns Gott, unserm Herren", SWV 216, for the Becker Psalter , published first in 1628. The beginning of

2891-441: The village, and people hurl bread rolls from their balconies to the crowds following the saint in the streets below. The rolls have a hole in the middle and some people string them on a rope around their body. The festival is thought to have originated in the 14th century, after a plague of cholera hit the area. At this time, the wealthy were said to have thrown bread and money to the poor on the streets below, so as to avoid catching

2950-409: Was a medieval addition to his reputation, which largely accounts for the enormous increase in his importance in the Late Middle Ages . The connection of the martyr shot with arrows with the plague is not an intuitive one. However, the hopeful example of Sebastian being able to recover from his "first martyrdom " (or "sagittation", as it is sometimes called) was relevant as the arrow-wounds can resemble

3009-424: Was a novelty for that time, with three arches of 24 metres of long, with 20 metres of wide and 88 of long. The opening was cause of a great celebration. At 3 o'clock in the evening began with the performing of the music band La Unión. After played the music bands of two infantry companies. Then entered the band of the city council with the corporation, press, etc.., Which came from the Pescadería Street and during all

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3068-446: Was active. There is not much known about Saint Sebastian's early life, but the ancient source mentioning Sebastian is found in the Chronograph of 354 , a compilation of chronological and calendrical texts produced in 354 AD by the calligrapher and illustrator Furius Dionysius Filocalus , which mentions him as a martyr who was venerated on January 20. His cult is also mentioned by Ambrose of Milan in his Expositio in Psalmum CXVIII ,

3127-432: Was already venerated there at that time. The full account of his martyrdom comes from the Passio Sancti Sebastiani , a 5th-century text written by an anonymous author, possibly Arnobius the Younger . Sebastian is a popular male saint, especially today among athletes. In medieval times, he was regarded as a saint with a special ability to intercede to protect from plague , and devotion to him greatly increased when plague

3186-482: Was an early Christian saint and martyr . According to traditional belief, he was killed during the Diocletianic Persecution of Christians. He was initially tied to a post or tree and shot with arrows, though this did not kill him. He was, according to tradition, rescued and healed by Irene of Rome , which became a popular subject in 17th-century painting. In all versions of the story, shortly after his recovery he went to Diocletian to warn him about his sins, and as

3245-482: Was detected. Diocletian reproached him for his supposed betrayal, and he commanded him to be led to a field and there to be bound to a stake so that the chosen archers from Mauretania would shoot arrows at him. "And the archers shot at him till he was as full of arrows as an urchin is full of pricks, and thus left him there for dead." Miraculously, the arrows did not kill him. The widow of Castulus, Irene of Rome , went to retrieve his body to bury it, and discovered he

3304-405: Was rebuilt in the 1610s under the patronage of Scipione Borghese . Ado, Eginard, Sigebert, and other contemporary authors relate that, in the reign of Louis Debonnair , Pope Eugenius II gave the body of Sebastian to Hilduin, Abbot of St. Denys, who brought it into France , and it was deposited at Saint Medard Abbey , at Soissons , on 8 December, in 826. Sebastian's cranium was brought to

3363-461: Was still alive. She brought him back to her house and nursed him back to health. Sebastian later stood by a staircase where the emperor was to pass and harangued Diocletian for his cruelties against Christians. This freedom of speech, and from a person whom he supposed to have been dead, greatly astonished the emperor; but recovering from his surprise, he gave orders for Sebastian to be seized and beaten to death with cudgels , and his body thrown into

3422-557: Was stopped by the erection of an altar in honor of Sebastian in the Church of Saint Peter in the Province of Pavia . The earliest known representation of Sebastian is a mosaic in the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo (Ravenna, Italy) dated between 527 and 565. The right lateral wall of the basilica contains large mosaics representing a procession of 26 martyrs, led by Saint Martin and including Sebastian. The martyrs are represented in Byzantine style, lacking any individuality, and all have identical expressions. Another early representation

3481-455: Was taken police actions to avoid disturbances. Along the bull were about ten serenos with prepared sticks and to a few metres walked many others serenos, prompting loud protests of the neighborhood. And so ended this opening day. 43°19′02″N 1°58′42″W  /  43.3173°N 1.9783°W  / 43.3173; -1.9783 Saint Sebastian Sebastian ( Latin : Sebastianus ; c.  AD 255  – c.  AD 288 )

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