I decided to start a collection of Catholic wallpaper. I was thinking of a series on the Saints, but I’m not sure yet. It may just be whatever I’m inspired to create on any given day.
This is my first creation in the collection (whatever the collection turns out to be). The subject of this wallpaper is St. Sebastian. Not only is he one of my favorite saints, but he is also the patron saint of my parish. You can click on the picture to download the full version for use on your desktop.
Also, I thought you might enjoy a brief summary of St. Sebastian’s story which I found at EWTN’s website…
“St. Sebastian, having sent so many martyrs to heaven before him, was himself impeached before the Emperor Diocletian, who, having grievously reproached him with ingratitude, delivered him over to certain archers of Mauritania, to be shot to death. His body was covered with arrows, and he left for dead. Irene, the widow of St. Castulus, going to bury him, found him still alive, and took him to her lodgings, where, by care, he recovered of his wounds, but refused to flee, and even placed himself one day by a staircase where the emperor was to pass, whom he first accosted, reproaching him for his unjust cruelties against the Christians. This freedom of speech, and from a person, too, whom he supposed to have been dead, greatly astonished the emperor; but, recovering from his surprise, he gave orders for his being seized and beat to death with cudgels, and his body thrown into the common sewer.” –taken from EWTN
