Basilica di San Sebastiano fuori le mura
In Basilica di San Sebastiano fuori le mura, Saint Sebastian’s story runs straight through Roman persecution history. In tradition, during the Valerian persecutions in 258, the catacombs were used as temporary burial for Peter and Paul. A first basilica was then built as the Basilica Apostolorum by Constantine I in the first half of the 4th century, before the apostles’ remains were moved to their own basilicas. Sebastian himself became the focus later: his remains were brought here around 350, and the basilica’s dedication to him dates to the 9th century. After the relics were transferred to St. Peter’s in 826—fearing a Saracen assault that actually came—the basilica was destroyed. It was refounded under Pope Nicholas I (858–867), and the martyr’s altar was reconsecrated by Honorius III (1216–1227) at the request of the Cistercians. …
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