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Sabinus of Spoleto
Late 3rd-century bishop and Christian martyr
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Feast: 7 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
300
Died
303
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Spoleto in Umbria, Saint Sabinus, venerated as bishop and 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 7 December as one venerated at Spoleto as bishop and martyr.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 7 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q431349 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Sabinus of Spoleto (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.