Sabinus

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Sabinus

• Hieromartyr Sabinus of SpoletoDecember 7Bishop who resisted the persecution of Diocletian and was martyred around 303.
• Saint Sabinus of PiacenzaJanuary 17Bishop of Piacenza until his death in 420, venerated as a saint in the West.
• Martyr Sabinus of HermopolisMarch 13Procurator, possibly a bishop, of Hermopolis in Egypt, put to death for his faith in the Diocletian persecution.
• SMartyr SabinusOctober 25A saint commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• SMartyr SabinusMarch 31A martyr commemorated with the deacon Benjamin, Menander and 38 others of Hermopolis in Egypt.
• STMartyr Sabinus of ThraceAugust 20Christian of Thrace, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SCSaint Sabinus of CataniaOctober 15Hierarch of Catania in Sicily, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• SRMartyr Sabinus of RomeJanuary 30Christian of Rome, martyred for the faith of Christ in 269.
• SCMartyr Sabinus of CerisierJuly 11Saint of Cerisier, venerated in the Western Church.
• SEHieromartyr Sabinus of EscanecrabeJune 10A hieromartyr honored at Escanecrabe in the French Pyrenees.
• SAMartyr Sabinus of AnatoliaMarch 26Martyr of Anatolia, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• Saint Sabinus of CanosaFebruary 9Bishop of Canosa in Apulia, reposed around 566.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Sabinus?

The name day of Sabinus is December 7, the feast of Hieromartyr Sabinus of Spoleto. It is also kept on January 17, March 13, October 25, March 31, August 20, October 15, January 30, July 11.

II.Which saints bore the name Sabinus?

The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Sabinus, with their lives and icons.

III.Is Sabinus a good baptismal name?

Yes. Sabinus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Hieromartyr Sabinus of Spoleto as patron.