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title: SAINT SEBASTIAN PIERCED BY ARCHERS

subject date: 2014-08-17

caption: CATHOLICISM Saint Sebastian (c. 263 - c. 304), Roman and Christian soldier, consoler of faithful prisoners and champion of the conversion of many comrades, pierced by arrows from the archers of the Roman Emperor Diocletian. Patron saint of athletes, archers, traffic police, and upholsterers, his memory is celebrated on January 20. Woodcut illustration by Giambattista Conti (1878 - 1970) from ''Storia della Chiesa'', an illustrated album on Catholic doctrine education in the series ''Per la Cultura Religiosa dei Bambini'', published by the Unione Giovanile Cattolica. Viterbo, 1928.

category: HIS

copyright: © Fototeca Gilardi

copyright status: Copyrighted Work

country: Italia

credit: Fototeca Gilardi

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Creation date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00

object name: 36473

priority: 0

multiplying price: 1.00

pricing: default

continent: Europa

image century : XX

image epoch: Anni Venti

licence: RM

subject century: III - IV

subject epoch: Paleocristiano

technique: Xilografia colorata

id: 35571

file name: FSNgilardi_36473.jpg

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