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date: 09 February 2025

Sabas 

Source:
The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
Author(s):
Alexander KazhdanAlexander Kazhdan, Nancy Patterson ŠevčenkoNancy Patterson Ševčenko

(Σάβας), saint; born village of Moutalaska in Cappadocia in 439, died in his Lavra 5 Dec. 532.As a boy Sabas was placed in the monastery of Flavianae, near his native village; ca.... ...

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