Sabbas the Sanctified | |
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 Medieval icon of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified | |
| 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 | an apple in his hand[1] |
Sabas[2] (439–532), in Church parlance Saint Sabas[3] or Sabbas the Sanctified (Greek: Σάββας ὁ Ἡγιασμένος), was a Cappadocian Greek monk, priest, grazer[4] and saint, who was born in Cappadocia and lived mainly in Palaestina Prima.[5] 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".[6]
- ^ Husenbeth, Frederik Charles. Emblems of Saints: By which They are Distinguished in Works of Art, Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860, p. 147
- ^ Patrich (1995).
- ^ "Saint Sabas: Saint of the Day for December 5". Cincinnati, OH: Franciscan Media. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ Jotischky, Andrew (2011). A hermit's cookbook: monks, food and fasting in the Middle Ages. London New York, NY: Continuum. ISBN 978-0-8264-2393-1.
- ^ Speake (2021).
- ^ "Sabas". Origin of names.