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medieval icon of '' saint sabbas the sanctified '' december 5 , 532 jerusalem , palaestina prima caesarea mazaca , cappadocia clothed -lrb- abbot 's staff -rrb- as a monk , often holding a paterissa december 5 230px eastern orthodox church eastern catholic churches roman catholic church 439 ad venerable father ; abbot saint sabbas monastery , kidron valley sabbasthesanctified.jpg sabbas the sanctified
 saint sabbas the sanctified
sabbas the sanctified

saint sabbas the sanctified -lrb- 439 -- 532 -rrb- , a cappadocian-greek monk , priest and saint , lived mainly in palaestina prima .
he was the founder of several monasteries , most notably the one known as mar saba .
the saint 's name is derived from aramaic סַבָּא -lrb- sabba ' -rrb- meaning `` old man '' .
