Saint Sebastian was stoned to death because he was a Roman soldier who converted to Christianity and openly professed his faith, defying the orders of Emperor Diocletian to worship Roman gods. This act of defiance and his refusal to renounce his Christian beliefs led to his martyrdom.
Saint Stephen was stoned to death outside the city walls of Jerusalem. This event is recorded in the Bible in the Book of Acts, in the New Testament.
Stephen was stoned to death in Jerusalem, outside the city walls. This event is recorded in the Bible in the Book of Acts, chapter 7.
Sebastian is the only name we know. Surnames were not used at the time.
Saint Sebastian was a Roman soldier in the Praetorian Guard during the reign of Emperor Diocletian.
Saint Sebastian is believed to have died in 288 AD during the persecution of Christians by the Roman Emperor Diocletian.
He was stoned to death.
Sebastian was killed in or near Rome.
Saint Matthias was said to have been stoned to death at Colchis in the year 80.
He was stoned to death in or near Jerusalem.
Sebastian died the death of a martyr.
St. Timothy was stoned to death in 97 AD.
Saint Stephen was stoned to death outside the city walls of Jerusalem. This event is recorded in the Bible in the Book of Acts, in the New Testament.
The first martyr was Saint Stephen. He was stoned to death for his faith.
His birth date is unknown but he was stoned to death in the year AD97.
Stoned to death in front of Saul before his conversion.
Little reliable information is available on Saint Sebastian but it is said he was martyred about the year AD 288.
St. Stephen, the first martyr, a deacon of the early church, who, as he was being stoned to death, asked pardon for his persecutors... Saul (Paul) witnessed the death [prior to his conversion]