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Also known as

• Abibas

Memorial

• 9 December
• 29 January on some calendars

Profile

Convert. Martyred for refusing to perform a pagan rite in celebration of the victory of Emperor Maximian over the Persians. One of the Martyrs of Samosata.

Died

• crucified in 297 at Samosata (an area in modern Turkey)

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

MLA Citation

• “Saint Abibus of Samosata“. CatholicSaints.Info. 6 July 2019. Web. 23 January 2021. <>