RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Sabbas the Sanctified

439 - 532

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Sabas (439–532), in Church parlance Saint Sabas or Sabbas the Sanctified (Greek: Σάββας ὁ Ἡγιασμένος), 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". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sabbas the Sanctified is the 593rd most popular religious figure (down from 574th in 2019), the 244th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 240th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

The Sabbath is most famous for being a day of rest and a time to remember the covenant between God and the Jewish people.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Sabbas the Sanctified ranks 593 out of 3,187. Before him are Paulo Miki, Abdullah ibn Masud, Charles de Foucauld, Maria al-Qibtiyya, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, and Saint Maurice. After him are Luigi Lucheni, Christina of Bolsena, Dōgen, Jephthah, Devadatta, and Penitent thief.

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Among people born in 439, Sabbas the Sanctified ranks 1. After him is Eudocia. Among people deceased in 532, Sabbas the Sanctified ranks 2. Before him is Pope Boniface II. After him is Hypatius.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Sabbas the Sanctified ranks 244 out of 1,347. Before him are Yolanda of Flanders (1175), Parascheva of the Balkans (1000), Briseis (null), Romanos III Argyros (968), Hippodamus of Miletus (-498), and Novatian (220). After him are Elia Kazan (1909), Bias of Priene (-600), Cleanthes (-330), Laban (-1900), Nikephoros III Botaneiates (1002), and Arcesilaus (-315).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Sabbas the Sanctified ranks 39. Before him are Gregory Palamas (1296), Basilios Bessarion (1403), Simeon Stylites (389), Pope John VI (655), Dorothea of Caesarea (279), and Parascheva of the Balkans (1000). After him are Laban (-1900), Pancras of Rome (289), Thecla (100), Theophanes the Confessor (758), Philemon (100), and Flavian of Constantinople (380).

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