Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Sebastopolis A titular see in Armenia Prima, suffragan of Sebastia. The primitive name of this city was Carana, dependent on Zela, which was included in the principality given to Ateporix by Anthony or Augustus. On the death of the Galatian tetrarch (3 or 2 B.C.) it was incorporated in Pontus Galaticus and made part of … Continue reading “Sebastopolis”

Sebastianus, martyr at Rome Sebastianus (2), Jan. 20, military martyr at Rome under Diocletian. He was of Milan, where he commanded the first cohort. He confessed Christ, and was shot (apparently) to death with arrows in the camp. He was celebrated in the time of St. Ambrose (Enarr. in Psalms 118, No. 44), and is … Continue reading “Sebastianus, martyr at Rome”

Sebastian, ST. a Christian martyr under Diocletian, was born at Narbonne, in Gaul, and educated at Milan. Although a Christian, he entered the Roman army, concealing his religion, with the view of being enabled by his position to assist and protect the Christians. He rose to high favor under Diocletian, and became a member of … Continue reading “Sebastian, ST.”

Sebastian, Saint Martyr. Probaby born in Milan, Italy; died c.288 in Rome, Italy. Little more than the fact of his martyrdom can be proved. According to the Acts written in the 5th century and now considered unhistorical, Sebastian, an officer in the imperial body-guard, was pierced with arrows, healed by Saint Irene, and finally clubbed … Continue reading “Sebastian, Saint”

Sebastian Rle Also spelled Sebastian Rasle. Jesuit missionary; born in 1654 in Pontarlier, France; died on 23 August 1724 in Norridgewock Mission, Maine. He entered the Jesuit novitiate at Dle, France, studied theology at Lyons, France, and arrived at Quebec, Canada in 1689. He began his missionary labors at an Abenaki village near Quebec, to … Continue reading “Sebastian Râle”

Sebastian Rasle Also spelled Sebastian Rasle. Jesuit missionary; born in 1654 in Pontarlier, France; died on 23 August 1724 in Norridgewock Mission, Maine. He entered the Jesuit novitiate at Dle, France, studied theology at Lyons, France, and arrived at Quebec, Canada in 1689. He began his missionary labors at an Abenaki village near Quebec, to … Continue reading “Sebastian Rasle”

Sebastian Newdigate, Blessed Martyr; died in Tyburn, England in 1525. Educated at Cambridge, he later went to court and became a favorite of King Henry VIII, to whom he served as privy councilor. After the death of his wife in 1534 he became a monk in the London Charterhouse. Arrested in 1535 for refusing the … Continue reading “Sebastian Newdigate, Blessed”

Sebastia (SIVAS). An Armenian Catholic diocese. The city, which existed perhaps under another name in pre-Roman times, was called Sebastia and enlarged by Augustus (Babelon and Reinach, “Monnaies d’Asie Mineure”, I, 101); under Diocletian it became the capital of Armenia Prima and after Justinian who rebuilt its walls, the capital of Armenia Secunda (Procopius, “De … Continue reading “Sebastia”

Sebaste A titular see in Phrygia Pacatiana, suffragan of Laodicea. Sebaste is known to us, apart from Hierocles, “Synecdemus”, 667-8, by its coins and more so by its inscriptions; the latter identify it with the present village of Sivasli, in a fertile region at the foot of Bourgas Dagh, in the eastern portion of the … Continue reading “Sebaste”

Sebam SEBAM.A place in the east-Jordan territory of Reuben (Num 32:3). In all the other passages (Num 32:38, Jos 13:11, Isa 16:8-9, Jer 48:32) the name appears in the fem, form Sibmah. The vine of Sibmah is mentioned by Isaiah and Jeremiah as one of the possessions of Moab on which destruction was to fall. … Continue reading “Sebam”