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Sabinian of Troyes
Gallo-Roman saint
SaintResearchedAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 24 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
250
Died
275
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In the territory of Troyes in Lugdunensis Gaul, in present-day France, Saint Sabinian, martyr.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 24 January as a martyr near Troyes.
Connected on this site
- Saint Savina of Troyes Saint Brother or sister
- Patroclus of Troyes Saint“Saint Sabinian of Troyes (died 275) was a pagan who converted to Christianity (tradition states that he was converted by Patroclus of Troyes), and became a martyr under Aurelian.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 24 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3474576 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Sabinian of Troyes (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.