Sampson the Hospitable


Sampson
The Hospitable
BornRome, Kingdom of Odoacer
(modern-day Italy)
Diedc. 530
Constantinople, Eastern Roman Empire
(modern-day Istanbul, Turkey)
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Eastern Catholic Churches
Catholic Church
FeastJune 27

Sampson the Hospitable (Greek: Σαμψὼν ὁ φιλόξενος, Sampsón ho philóxenos; died c. 530 AD) was a citizen of Constantinople who devoted his time to serving the poor of the city.

He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Churches as well in the Catholic Church.