▁Sebastian ' s ▁fe ast ▁day ▁is ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁December . ▁As ▁a ▁prote ctor ▁from ▁the ▁b ub onic ▁pl ague , ▁Sebastian ▁was ▁formerly ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Four teen ▁Holy ▁Hel pers . ▁ ▁In ▁Catholic ism , ▁Sebastian ▁is ▁the ▁patron ▁saint ▁of ▁arch ers , ▁pin - m akers , ▁athlet es ▁( a ▁modern ▁association ) ▁and ▁of ▁a ▁holy ▁death . ▁ ▁Sebastian ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁patron ▁sain ts ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Q orm i ▁in ▁Mal ta ▁along ▁with ▁Saint ▁George . ▁Sebastian ▁is ▁the ▁patron ▁saint ▁of ▁A ci re ale , ▁Cas erta ▁and ▁Pet ilia ▁Pol ic astro ▁in ▁Italy , ▁Mel illi ▁in ▁Sic ily , ▁and ▁San ▁Sebast i án ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Pal ma ▁de ▁Mall or ca , ▁Lub r ín ▁and ▁H uel va ▁in ▁Spain . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁patron ▁saint ▁of ▁Neg om bo , ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁and ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro , ▁Brazil . ▁Inform ally , ▁in ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁the ▁Af ro - B raz ilian ▁syn cret ic ▁religion ▁Um band a , ▁Sebastian ▁is ▁often ▁associated ▁with ▁Ox os si , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro ▁itself . ▁ ▁In ▁Lub r ín , ▁every ▁year ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁of ▁January , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁festival ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Saint ▁Sebastian . ▁A ▁statue ▁of ▁Saint ▁Sebastian ▁leads ▁a ▁process ion ▁around ▁the ▁village , ▁and ▁people ▁h url ▁bread ▁roll