Sabbas the Sanctified

Sabas (439–532), in Church parlance Saint Sabas or Sabbas the Sanctified (Greek: Σάββας ὁ Ἡγιασμένος), 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 Imperial Aramaic: סַבָּא Sabbāʾ "old man".

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.
Saint

Sabbas the Sanctified
Medieval icon of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified
Venerable Father; Abbot
Born439
Caesarea Mazaca, Cappadocia
(modern-day Kayseri, Turkey)
DiedDecember 5, 532
Jerusalem, Palaestina Prima
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Catholic Church
Major shrineSaint Sabbas Monastery, Palestine
FeastDecember 5
AttributesClothed as a monk, often holding a paterissa (abbot's staff)
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