At my Bible Study group this evening, one of the ladies was telling us about the movie Sabina that she had seen recently. I thought that Sabina was a pretty name and searched to see if there was a Saint by that name - and there is.
St. Sabina was the daughter of Herod Metallarius and widow of Senator Valentinus. Her female slave, Serapia (or Seraphia), brought her to convert to the Church. When Serapia was denounced and martyred for her faith, Sabina rescued her remains and had them interred in the family mausoleum. Sabina herself was then denounced and accused of being a Christian. She was martyred in the year 125 AD.
In 430, Sabina's relics were brought to the Aventine Hill, to a basilica that was specially built on the site of her house. The church was initially dedicated to both St. Sabina and St. Serapia, The dedication was later limited to St. Sabina. Sabina's feast day is August 29.
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