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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;talerman, post: 5992400, member: 89314&quot;]A worn ST. SEBASTIAN shot through with arrows</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Saint Sebastian</b> (c. AD 256 – 288) was an early <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity" rel="nofollow">Christian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint" rel="nofollow">saint</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyr" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyr" rel="nofollow">martyr</a>. According to traditional belief, he was killed during the Roman emperor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocletian" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocletian" rel="nofollow">Diocletian</a>&#039;s 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 Saint <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irene_of_Rome" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irene_of_Rome" rel="nofollow">Irene of Rome</a>, 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 was clubbed to death (Wikipedia)</p><p><br /></p><p>Germany Counts of OETTINGEN&nbsp; Joint Coinage Karl Wolfgang, Ludwig XV, Martin &amp; Ludwig XIV&nbsp; &nbsp; Batzen 1523</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1244169[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1244170[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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