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2 unusual facts about Sabinus


Sabinus of Canosa

:for other people called Sabinus, see Sabinus

Sabinus of Hermopolis

:for other saints called Sabinus, see Sabinus


Annunciation with St. Margaret and St. Ansanus

These included the Presentation at the Temple by Ambrogio Lorenzetti (altar of St. Crescentius, 1342), the Nativity of the Virgin by Pietro Lorenzetti (1342, Altar of St. Sabinus), and a Nativity, now disassembled, attributed to Bartolomeo Bulgarini from 1351 (altar of St. Victor).

Furtum

It is thought that this was the case during classical Rome, as well: an example of Gaius is quoted in the Digest, and implies so; Sabinus is quoted by Gellius as including such a condition.

Gaius Poppaeus Sabinus

Gaius Poppaeus Sabinus was elected to the consulship, with Quintus Sulpicius Camerinus, in the year 9.

Lucius Vibius Sabinus

Around the years 81-82, Sabinus married Trajan’s niece Salonina Matidia.

Vologases I of Parthia

Paetus was an incapable commander and suffered a humiliating defeat at the Battle of Rhandeia in 62, losing the legions of XII Fulminata commanded by Calvisius Sabinus and IIII Scythica commanded by Funisulanus Vettonianus.

Woolacombe

The church is dedicated to St Sabinus, a canonised Italian bishop; local stories claim it was named after a missionary from Ireland who was ship-wrecked at Woolacombe

--> but there is no evidence to support this. St. Sabinus church was designed by the architect William Caroe and built in 1909-12.


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