The former oratory of San Sebastiano (St Sebastian) and his Disciplinati (Disciplinants) in Cairo

Of the original structure, the left side wall and the apse wall are still intact. The Friars Minor of the convent of St Francis celebrated their rituals here and it was the headquarters of the Compagnia dei Disciplinanti o Battuti (Company of the Disciplinants or Flagellants), also called the Confraternity of St Sebastian, obeying the rule of Saint Charles and guardians of relics.

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