osex ual ▁icon ", ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁critics ▁reflect ing ▁a ▁sub text ▁per cept ible ▁in ▁the ▁imag ery ▁since ▁the ▁Renaissance . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁horror ▁film ▁Car rie , ▁a ▁figure ▁of ▁Saint ▁Sebastian ▁( comm only ▁mis const ru ed ▁as ▁a ▁figure ▁of ▁the ▁cru c ified ▁Christ ) ▁appears ▁in ▁Car rie ' s ▁prayer ▁clos et . ▁ ▁Additionally ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁a ▁dep iction ▁of ▁Saint ▁Sebastian ▁in ▁a ▁fres co ▁rest oration ▁in ▁an ▁isolated ▁Italian ▁village ▁is ▁the ▁central ▁mot if ▁and ▁crypt ic ▁mystery ▁of ▁the ▁g ial lo ▁horror ▁film ▁The ▁House ▁with ▁L aug hing ▁Windows . ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁story ▁“ Every thing ▁That ▁R ises ▁Must ▁Con ver ge ,” ▁Fl ann ery ▁O ’ Con nor ’ s ▁character ▁Julian ▁feels ▁as ▁if ▁he ▁were ▁the ▁mart yr ▁while ▁taking ▁his ▁mother ▁to ▁“ redu cing ” ▁classes ▁at ▁the ▁Y . ▁ ▁In ▁The ▁God father ▁Part ▁III ▁( 1 9 9 0 ), ▁Michael ▁Cor le one ▁is ▁awarded ▁the ▁" Order ▁of ▁Saint ▁Sebastian ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁e ighth ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁Mill en ni um , ▁the ▁protagon ists ▁search ▁for ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁Saint ▁Sebastian . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁artist ▁Dam ien ▁H irst ▁presented