Today's Saint (December 5): Sabas, Abbot

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Sabas (439-532) lived in the 5th & 6th century and is known for establishing monastic communities in Palestine. An anchorite, he encouraged many to devote themselves to a life of prayer and contemplation, and was successful in this endeavor throughout the Middle-East. Saint Sabas died on December 5, 532, having reached the age of 93.

He was a champion of theological orthodoxy, and had an important role in the campaign against two heresies of his time, Origenism and Monophysitism.

"And everyone that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life ." (Matt. 19:29). (The day's gospel, page F 34, The People's Anglican Missal)

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Books Worth Considering
The Treasury of Saints and Martyrs
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
The Oxford Dictionary of Saints (Oxford Paperback Reference)
The Penguin Dictionary of Saints: Third Edition (Dictionary, Penguin)

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