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<dl><dd>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Saints+And+Servants+Of+God%22">https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Saints+And+Servants+Of+God%22</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;Saints And Servants Of God&lt;/a&gt; Series<br><br>CONTENTS.</dd></dl><p>BOOK I. 
CHAPTER 
I. The birth of the Blessed Sebastian, and his life at home 3 
II. The Blessed Sebastian leaves his home and arrives at Salamanca: what befel him there 7  
III. The Blessed Sebastian leaves Salamanca and goes to San Lucar of Barrameda 11
IV. Arrival of the Blessed Sebastian in San Lucar, and his stay there 14 
V. The Blessed Sebastian resolves to cross over to the West Indies: his voyage thither 19
VI. Arrival of the Blessed Sebastian in New Spain : he settles first near the city Degli Angeli 26 
VII. Blessed Sebastian leaves the city Degli Angeli for that of Mexico: what he did at the latter place 30  
VIII. The Blessed Sebastian returns to husbandry: his manner of living in this employment 36  
IX. First marriage of the Blessed Sebastian: his behaviour in the married state 44 
X. The second marriage of the Blessed Sebastian 50
XI. The Blessed Sebastian's life as a widower: his different contests with the devil in that state 59 
XII. Sebastian resolves to embrace the religious life 64 
XIII. Conduct of the Blessed Sebastian as a Tertiary ; and his various other encounters with the devil 69 
XIV. The Blessed Sebastian enters the Order of the Minors Observant: his noviciate 73 
XV. The solemn profession of the Blessed Sebastian, and his first exercises after it 76 
XVI. The Blessed Sebastian leaves the Convent of S. Giacomo di Tecali for that of the city Degli Angeli 79 
XVII. The Blessed Sebastian has many encounters with the devil while thus employed: his success therein 83 
XVIII. Sebastian is removed from his employment as questman: the groundless assertions of his enemies: the course of conduct pursued by him during this time 86 
XIX. Sebastian's innocence recognised: he returns to his duties as questman 90 
XX. Last sickness of the Blessed Sebastian, and his precious death 94 
XXI. Funeral of the Blessed Sebastian 101 
XXII. The Blessed Sebastian's reputation for sanctity 106 
XXIII. Interruption of the Blessed Sebastian's body 109 
BOOK II. 
THE HEROIC VIRTUES OF THE BLESSED SEBASTIAN. 
I. The heroic faith of the Blessed Sebastian 115 
II. The heroic hope of the Blessed Sebastian 123 
III. The heroic charity of the Blessed Sebastian towards God 129 
IV. Heroic charity of the Blessed Sebastian towards his neighbour 135
V. Heroic prudence of the Blessed Sebastian 143 
VI. The marvellous simplicity of the Blessed Sebastian 147 
VII. Heroic justice of the Blessed Sebastian  151 
VIII. The heroic fortitude of the Blessed Sebastian 156 
IX. The heroic temperance of the Blessed Sebastian 160 
X. The heroic humility of the Blessed Sebastian 164 
XI. The heroic penance of the Blessed Sebastian 168 
XII. The heroic obedience of the Blessed Sebastian 172 
XIII. The abject and heroic poverty of the Blessed Sebastian 175 
XIV. The virginal purity of the Blessed Sebastian 179 
BOOK III. 
THE SUPERNATURAL GIFTS AND FAVOURS BESTOWED BY GOD ON THE BLESSED SEBASTIAN. 
I. The Blessed Sebastian's gift of prophecy  185 
II. The knowledge of hidden things, and the power of reading hearts bestowed by God upon the Blessed Sebastian   194 
III. Ecstacies and miraculous raptures of the Blessed Sebastian: his profound knowledge of heavenly things 202 
IV. Some visions which the Blessed Sebastian had of the most Blessed Virgin and of the Angels 206 
V. Visions and favours which Sebastian received from his holy advocates   211 
VI. Other visions of souls which had gone to their eternal repose granted to the Blessed Sebastian 217 
VII. The dominion which the Blessed Sebastian acquired over animals 220 
VIII. The obsequious respect which was paid to the Blessed Sebastian even by things insensate 226 
IX. The special assistance afforded by God to the Blessed Sebastian when in danger, and particularly in the performance of his duties 229 
X. The special providence extended by God over the Blessed Sebastian 232 
BOOK IV. 
MIRACLES WROUGHT BY THE BLESSED SEBASTIAN.
I. Miracles wrought by Sebastian while alive 237 
II. Some of the many miracles which happened at the death and funeral of the Blessed  Sebastian 244
III. Some restorations to life obtained through the merits and intercession of the Blessed Sebastian after his burial 250 
IV. Some miracles wrought by God, through the merits and accompanied by the apparition of the Blessed Sebastian   255 
V. Visions and other miracles wrought by God through the intercession of the Blessed Sebastian also after his precious death - -260 
VI. Miracles wrought by God through the merits of the Blessed Sebastian, which were approved in his beatification 268 
APPENDIX. 
A SHORT HISTORICAL SUMMARY OF WHAT TOOK PLACE IN THE CAUSE OF THE BEATIFICATION OF THE BLESSED SEBASTIAN 273 
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<dl><dd>Translated from the Italian</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Christian Saints -- Biography; Saints And Servants Of God; Aparicio, Sebastián de, Saint, 1502-1600; Franciscans -- Mexico -- Biography; Aparicio, Sebastián de, 1502-1600; Franciscans</div>
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Ximenez, Matteo</div>
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