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Rabulas of Samosata
Syrian saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 19 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
450
Died
530
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Rabulas (or Rabula) of Samosata (died 530 AD) was a monk and ascetic. A native of Samosata, and was educated there by a man named Baripsaba. He learned the Syriac language. Rabulas became an ascetic in the deserts and mountains, and then traveled to the Levant.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Anastasius I Saint“Rabulas then went to Constantinople, where the Emperor Anastasius I Dicorus supported the ascetic financially.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Nominis (Conférence des évêques de France), 'Saint Rabulas' — 'Saint Rabulas, confesseur (+ 527)' — the monk and ascetic of Samosata who founded monasteries with the support of the emperors Zeno and Anastasius; feast 19 February, as in the entry.
- Wikidata Q16864000 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Rabulas of Samosata (CC BY-SA)
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