San Sebastiano al Palatino

San Sebastiano al Palatino
Sancti Sebastiani in Monte Palatino (in Latin)
The church
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41°53′22.84″N 12°29′19.14″E / 41.8896778°N 12.4886500°E / 41.8896778; 12.4886500
LocationVia di San Bonaventura, Rome
CountryItaly
DenominationCatholic
TraditionLatin Church
WebsiteOfficial website
History
StatusTitular church
DedicationSaint Sebastian
Architecture
Architectural typeChurch
StyleBaroque
Administration
DistrictLazio
ProvinceRome
Clergy
Cardinal protectorCardinal Edwin Frederick O'Brien

San Sebastiano al Palatino is a church on the northeastern corner of the Palatine Hill in Rome. It is dedicated to Saint Sebastian, a late-third-century Christian martyr under the reign of Diocletian. According to legend, the church was built on the site of the saint's "first" martyrdom with arrows, which was unsuccessful.