SAINT OF THE DAY JAN. 20 POPE ST FABIAN, MARTYR, ST. SEBASTIAN, MARTYR

SAINT OF THE DAY JAN. 20 POPE ST FABIAN, MARTYR Fabian was Pope for 14 years. He maintained relations with Eastern Christians, and divided Rome into seven diaconates for the assistance of the poor. Pope Fabian was imprisoned during the Decian persecution and died in 250. He is buried in the catacombs of St Callixtus, and is honoured as a martyr. ST. SEBASTIAN, MARTYR