Sabbas the Sanctified
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This article is about the fifth-century monk who established the Monastery of Saint Sabbas. For the fourth-century Goth saint persecuted by Athanaric, see Sabbas the Goth.
Sabas[1] (439–532), in Church parlance Saint Sabas[2] or Sabbas the Sanctified (Greek: Σάββας ὁ Ἡγιασμένος), was a Cappadocian Greek monk, priest, grazer[3] and saint, who was born in Cappadocia and lived mainly in Palaestina Prima.[4] He was the founder of several convents, most notably the one known as Mar Saba, in Palestine. The saint's name is derived from Imperial Aramaic: סַבָּא Sabbāʾ "old man".[5]
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Sabbas the Sanctified | |
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Venerable Father; Abbot | |
Born | 439 Caesarea Mazaca, Cappadocia, Eastern Roman Empire |
Died | December 5, 532 Jerusalem, Palaestina Prima, Eastern Roman Empire |
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Catholic Church |
Major shrine | Saint Sabbas Monastery, Palestine |
Feast | December 5 |
Attributes | Clothed as a monk, often holding a paterissa (abbot's staff) |
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