Sabinus’s name day is March 16, the feast of Sabinus of Egypt.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on March 29 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on March 16.
The saint behind the name
Sabinus of Egypt
March 16, Martyr, Σαβίνος
St. Sabinus was a Christian of Hermopolis in Egypt who, during the persecution of Diocletian, hid with a group of believers in a hut outside the city. Betrayed by a beggar whom he had helped, he was arrested, tortured and drowned in the Nile.
Also celebrating on March 16
These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:
What to say on a name day
The Greek wish is Χρόνια Πολλά (Chronia Polla), “many years.” A call or a short message on the day is what people remember. See name day wishes you can send and what a name day is.
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