1.0Museum of Angra do Heroismohttps://museu-angra.cultura.azores.gov.pt/en/Vitor Oliveirahttps://museu-angra.cultura.azores.gov.pt/en/author/vitor-oliveira/Saint Sebastian - Museum of Angra do Heroismorich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="N7fTvlc5UM"><a href="https://museu-angra.cultura.azores.gov.pt/en/others/historical-pieces/saint-sebastian/">Saint Sebastian</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://museu-angra.cultura.azores.gov.pt/en/others/historical-pieces/saint-sebastian/embed/#?secret=N7fTvlc5UM" width="600" height="338" title="“Saint Sebastian” — Museum of Angra do Heroismo" data-secret="N7fTvlc5UM" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The veneration of Saint Sebastian, a Roman soldier who was persecuted and martyred twice for refusing to renounce his Christian faith, began in the 4th century and reached its peak during the 14th and 15th centuries, both in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. Known for praying with and comforting lepers—who were socially ostracized at the […]https://museu-angra.cultura.azores.gov.pt/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/banner-111.jpg630400