a convert to the faith by Maria's prayers
and industrious painter-monk
"Above the cross is the word pax (peace)
whom he had run from for so many years
It was used by French Canadians in Quebec
Sebastian Ornament or Medal Catholic Saints a convert to the faith"According to his legend, Sebastian was born at Narbonne, Gaul. He became a soldier in the Roman army at Rome in about 283, and encouraged Marcellian and Marcus, under sentence of death, to remain firm in their faith. Sebastian made numerous converts: among them were the master of the rolls, Nicostratus, who was in charge of prisoners and his wife, Zoe, a deaf mute whom he cured; the jailer Claudius; Chromatius, Prefect of Rome, whom he cured of gout;