San Sebastian

A humble soldier named Sebastian who served in the Praetorian Guard under the Emperor Diocletian. The Empire is in decline and Diocletian is looking to restore it to glory by going back to the old ways, including an edict that none but the Roman gods are to be worshiped. Little does Diocletian know that Sebastian is secretly a devout Christian when he orders that all Christians be forced to convert to paganism or be tortured and killed. At first, Sebastian works in secret to protect Christians and to continue to spread the faith. But as he converts more and more Romans to Christianity, he is finally caught and brought before the Emperor. Sebastian is sentenced to death, tied to a tree, and shot full of arrows by his fellow Praetorian Guardsmen. He's left for dead, but later that night a fellow Christian finds him miraculously still alive. She brings him home and tends to his wounds until he has recovered enough strength not to run away, but once again to confront Diocletian and beg him to embrace Christianity, which results in him being beaten to death. Sebastian is essentially martyred twice for his faith, and today he is the patron saint of athletes and archers.