ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 16th of December
SEBASTIAN MAGGI, RELIGIOUS
Sebastian (Sebastianus), of the Order of Preachers, was born at the beginning of the 15th century in Breste in the Venetian region
Descended of the Maggi family, he entered the Dominican order at a very young age. His progress in the sciences was rapid and brilliant, but his piety was no less great. After he became a priest, his superiors gave him the ministry of preaching in public. His sermons bore great fruit in several cities in Italy.
He repeatedly held the position of prior in his order, and twice he was at the head of the Lombard Congregation of Preachers. He was distinguished by his strict way of life and his humility.
When, advanced in age, he arrived in Genoa for a scheduled visitation trip, he told his companions upon entering the monastery: "This house will be the place of my rest." In fact, he died here in 1494. Immediately after his death commenced his veneration, which Pope Clement XIII confirmed in 1760.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 232)
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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