Saint Sabinus of Egypt

Also known as

• Sabinus of Al-Ashmunayn
• Sabinus of Hermopolis
• Sabino of….

Memorial

• 13 March

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Born to the nobility, he lived in Hermopolis (modern Al-Ashmunayn), Egypt. With other Christians, he retreated into the wilderness to escape the persecutions of Diocletian, but was betrayed to the authorities by a beggar he had helped. Martyr.

Died

• drowned in the River Nile in Egypt c.307

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Medieval Religion Listserv, by John Dillon
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Santi e Beati
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Sabinus of Egypt“. Saints.SQPN.com. 12 March 2013. Web. 25 May 2013. <>