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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Sabinus, bishop of Canosa, ob. 556

Saint ID

S01729

Number in BH

7443

Reported Death Not Before

550

Reported Death Not After

560

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Miracle-workers in lifetime, Bishops
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E04444Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues (3.5), describes the ability of *Sabinus (bishop of Canosa, ob. 556, S01729) to identify Totila, the king of the Goths, despite his blindness, and how the holy man did not die after drinking poison. Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593.