Blessed Sebestyén (died 1007), was a Hungarian

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missionary, prelate and politician, who served as

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between 1002 and 1007.

Biography

According to the

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of Bishop

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, Sebestyén (or ''Sebastian'') was a Benedictine monk of the Abbey of Pannonhalma, who was promoted to the rank of Archbishop of Esztergom by

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St. Stephen I of Hungary, after the death of Archbishop Domonkos. For three years he suffered loss of vision, as a result he was replaced by Bishop Anastasius of Kalocsa (or ''Astrik''). In 1005 he was healed, and sanctified the church of the monastery of Pannonhalma. Astrik, on the other hand, was rewarded by the Pope the title of

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, rising through the ranks the diocese to archdiocese. The person of Sebestyén is discussed, it is believed he was the same missionary monk, known as Radla, who was a mentor and fellow evangelical work of St. Adalbert of Prague, who lived at the court of

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since 995. Sebestyén built the chapel of

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in the castle of

Esztergom Esztergom ( ; german: Gran; la, Solva or ; sk, Ostrihom, known by alternative names) is a city with county rights in northern Hungary, northwest of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom County, on the right bank of the river Danu ...

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* , - 1007 deaths Archbishops of Esztergom 11th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Hungary Hungarian beatified people Year of birth unknown 10th-century births 11th-century Hungarian people {{hungary-RC-archbishop-stub