Last updated Saint Sabbas Stratelates (Sava Stratilat) in military outfit, Russian icon.
Saint Sabbas Stratelates (Sava Stratelat, Sabas Stratilat, Savva Stratilatus), also known as Sabbas the General of Rome (died 272, in Tiber River, Rome) was an early Christian warrior saint and martyr. He served as a Roman military general under Emperor Aurelian. He is often paired with Saint Sabbas the Goth, and his martyrdom inspired 70 Roman soldiers to follow in his footsteps.
Saint Sabbas Stratelates, a member of a Gothic tribe, demonstrated exceptional bravery and rose to the rank of military commander (stratelates) under Roman Emperor Aurelian (270-275). From his youth, Sabbas was a devout Christian dedicated to following Christ's teachings. He showed compassion by helping those in need and visiting Christians in prison. Saint Sabbas also possessed the gift of wonderworking, healing the sick and casting out demons in the name of Christ.
Martyrdom
When the emperor learned that Saint Sabbas was a Christian, he demanded that he apostatize. The martyr threw down his military belt and declared that he would not forsake his faith. They beat him, burned him with torches, and threw him into a cauldron with tar, but the martyr remained unharmed.
Looking on at his torments, seventy soldiers came to believe in Christ. They were beheaded by the sword. St Sabbas was thrown in prison. At midnight, while he was praying, Christ appeared to the martyr and shone on him the light of His Glory. The Savior bade him not to fear, but to stand firm. Encouraged, the Martyr Sabbas underwent new torture in the morning, and was drowned in a river in 272.
Memory
April 24 - in Russian, Ukrainian and Serbian Orthodox Churches that use old calendar
Pope Felix I was the bishop of Rome from 5 January 269 to his death on 30 December 274.
The 270s decade ran from January 1, 270, to December 31, 279.
Year 272 (CCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Postumius and Veldumnianus. The denomination 272 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
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Sabas (439–532), in Church parlance Saint Sabas or Sabbas the Sanctified, 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".
Sabbas the Goth was a Christian martyr venerated as a saint.
Sabbas is an Aramaic masculine given name.
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Andrew Stratelates, also known as Andrew the Tribune or Andrew the Commander is a 3rd-century Roman soldier who is commemorated with his 2,593 soldiers as martyrs by the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church on 19 August.
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