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Sabbas the Goth
4th-century Gothic Christian martyr and locally venerated saint from what is now Romania
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 12 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
334
Died
372
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Sabbas the Goth (Romanian: Sava Gotul, Greek: Σάββας ο Γότθος; died 12 April 372) was a Christian martyr venerated as a saint.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Connected on this site
- Basil of Caesarea Saint“Basil of Caesarea later obtained his relics.” — Wikipedia
- Bretannio Saint“Basil was sent the relics of Sabbas the Goth in Caesarea, Cappadocia, in 373 or 374 accompanied by a letter entitled the 'Epistle of the Church of God in Gothia to the Church of God located in Cappadocia and to all the Local Churches of the Holy Universal Church'.” — Wikipedia
- Sabbas Stratelates Saint“He is often paired with Saint Sabbas the Goth, and his martyrdom inspired 70 Roman soldiers to follow in his footsteps.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Wikidata Q111819 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Sabbas the Goth (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full: no Church source with an account of this person has been found yet. The name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.