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Sabinus of Piacenza
Saint in the Roman Catholic church
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 17 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
333
Died
420
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Piacenza, Saint Sabinus, bishop, who called whole crowds to faith in Christ, established monasteries for virgins and fought courageously for the Nicene truth.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 11 December as a bishop of Piacenza who founded monasteries for virgins and defended the Nicene faith.
Connected on this site
- Antoninus of Piacenza Saint“Sabinus of Piacenza established his sanctuary, following a rediscovery of the relics.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 11 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1248831 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Sabinus of Piacenza (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.