Sabbas the Sanctified
Byzantine monk
b. 439 · d. 5 Dec 532
Sabas (439–532), in Church parlance Saint Sabas or Sabbas the Sanctified, was a Cappadocian Greek monk, priest, grazer and saint, who was born in Cappadocia and lived mainly in Palaestina Prima. He was the founder of several convents, most notably the one known as Mar Saba, in Palestine. The saint's name is derived from סָבָא Sāḇāʾ "old man".
Related people
- Flavian II of Antioch disciple of · traditional
- Euthymius the Great disciple of · traditional
- Cyril of Scythopolis teacher of · traditional
Works
Events
Commemorated
Places
- Caesarea in Cappadocia birth
- Holy Lavra of Saint Sabbas death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Lives of the Monks of Palestine 1 claim — Sabbas founds the Great Lavra