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Fort São Sebastião (other)
Fort São Sebastião (Portuguese, Saint Sebastian) may refer to: Places Africa * Fort São Sebastião (Mozambique), a fort in Mozambique * Fort São Sebastião (São Tomé), a fort on the island of São Tomé * Fort São Sebastião de Xama, a fort in Ghana Brazil * , a demolished fortress previously located in Rio de Janeiro * , a ruined fortress located in Maranhão * , a fortress in Ceará, Ceara India * , a ruined fort in Vasai * , a fort near Tivim Portugal * Forte de São Sebastião (Angra do Heroísmo), ''Forte de São Sebastião'' (Angra do Heroísmo), a fort in Angra do Heroísmo * , a fort in Vila de São Sebastião * , a fort in Caniço (Santa Cruz), Caniço * Fort of São Sebastião de Caparica, a fort in Caparica * Fort São Sebastião (Castro Marim), a fort in Castro Marim * , a fort in Angústias See also

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Saint Sebastian
Sebastian (; ) was an early Christianity, 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 a result he was clubbed to death. He is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church, Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox Church as the patron saint of athletics, archery, and plagues. 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, Ambrose of Milan: in his sermon, Ambrose stated that Sebas ...
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