XIR72079 The Decapitation of St. Fabian (oil on panel) by Huguet, Jaume (1415-92) (circle of); 85x64 cm; Musee Bonnat, Bayonne, France; (add.info.: Pope Fabian ( Fabianus;c. 200 ??20 January 250) was the Bishop of Rome from 10 January 236 to his death in 250. He is famous for the miraculous nature of his election, in which a dove is said to have descended on his head to mark him as the Holy Spirit\'s unexpected choice to become the next pope. He died a martyr at the beginning of the persecutions by Emperor Decius. Venerated as a saint by the Catholic church. Feast day 20th January. Buried in the catacomb of Callixtus); Spanish, out of copyright.