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|SaintName=Saint Sabas the Sanctified
|SaintName=Saint Sabas the Sanctified
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintBirthDate=
|FeastDay=December 05
|SaintBirthPlace=Motalala, Cappadocia (now Mutalaska, Turkey)
|SaintBirthPlace=Motalala, Cappadocia (now Mutalaska, Turkey)
|SaintBirthCoordinates=38.3667, 34.5667
|SaintBirthCoordinates=38.3667, 34.5667
|SaintDeathDate=12-05-0532
|SaintDeathDate=532-05-12
|DeathPlace=Mar Saba Monastery, near Jerusalem (now West Bank)
|DeathPlace=Mar Saba Monastery, near Jerusalem (now West Bank)
|SaintDeathCoordinates=31.6861, 35.3522
|SaintDeathCoordinates=31.6861, 35.3522
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|NotableLabel3=Western relics and veneration
|NotableLabel3=Western relics and veneration
|NotableCoordinates3=41.8859, 12.5057
|NotableCoordinates3=41.8859, 12.5057
|BeatificationDate=
|AssociatedCountries=Turkey; Palestine
|Beatifier=
|AssociatedDioceses=[[Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem]]
|BeatificationLocation=
|Canonized=Yes
|Canonized=Yes
|CanonizationDate=Early Church recognition (pre-9th century)
|Canonizer=
|CanonizationLocation=
|SaintMiracle1=Causing spring of water in desert during drought
|SaintMiracle1=Causing spring of water in desert during drought
|SaintMiracle2=Healing two brothers from Bourira village
|SaintMiracle2=Healing two brothers from Bourira village
|FeastDay=December 05
|Profession=Monk; abbot; founder
|Profession=Monk; abbot; founder
|ReligiousAffiliation=Eastern Christian (Cappadocian-Greek)
|ReligiousAffiliation=Eastern Christian (Cappadocian-Greek)
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|PrimaryShrine=Mar Saba Monastery, West Bank
|PrimaryShrine=Mar Saba Monastery, West Bank
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church; Coptic Orthodox Church
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church; Coptic Orthodox Church
|AssociatedCountries=Turkey; Palestine
|AssociatedDioceses=[[Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem]]
|ReviewLevel=0
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'''Saint Sabas the Sanctified''' (439–532), also known as Sabbas or Savvas, was a Cappadocian-Greek monk, priest, and founder of several monasteries in Palestine, most notably the Great Laura of Mar Saba, revered as a patriarch of Eastern monasticism and champion against Monophysitism.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13286b.htm|title=St. Sabas|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Born in Cappadocia to pious parents, historical accounts from his vita by Cyril of Scythopolis (c. 558) confirm his entry into Flavian Soli monastery at age 5 under uncle Gregory, where he endured harsh discipline before fleeing to Jerusalem at 18 c. 457, joining monks under Euthymius the Great.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabbas_the_Sanctified|title=Sabbas the Sanctified|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Ordained deacon c. 491 and priest c. 500, Sabas founded the New Laura (Mar Saba) c. 483 in the Kidron Valley, attracting 150 monks through ascetic rigor and orthodoxy, resisting imperial Monophysite pressures via delegations to Constantinople.<ref name="britannica">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Sabas|title=Saint Sabas|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref>
'''Saint Sabas the Sanctified''' (439–532), also known as Sabbas or Savvas, was a Cappadocian-Greek monk, priest, and founder of several monasteries in Palestine, most notably the Great Laura of Mar Saba, revered as a patriarch of Eastern monasticism and champion against Monophysitism.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13286b.htm|title=St. Sabas|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Born in Cappadocia to pious parents, historical accounts from his vita by Cyril of Scythopolis (c. 558) confirm his entry into Flavian Soli monastery at age 5 under uncle Gregory, where he endured harsh discipline before fleeing to Jerusalem at 18 c. 457, joining monks under Euthymius the Great.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabbas_the_Sanctified|title=Sabbas the Sanctified|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Ordained deacon c. 491 and priest c. 500, Sabas founded the New Laura (Mar Saba) c. 483 in the Kidron Valley, attracting 150 monks through ascetic rigor and orthodoxy, resisting imperial Monophysite pressures via delegations to Constantinople.<ref name="britannica">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Sabas|title=Saint Sabas|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref>