Saint Sabbas of Mar Saba

Saint Sabbas of Mar Saba, also known as Sabbas the Sanctified, Sabbas the Great, Sabas, or Sava, was born in 439 in Motalala, Cappadocia. He was a spiritual student of Saint Euthymius the Great at the age of 20 and quickly developed a deep devotion to the Christian faith. At the age of 30, Sabbas became an anchorite, living in a cave and dedicating himself to prayer and manual labor....