Martyr 4th century
Martyr Savva (Sabbas) the Goth of Wallachia
Also known as Sabbas the Goth · Savva the Goth
A Goth of the Buzau valley in what is now Romania, baptized as a Christian, known for his strict and temperate life. During the persecution of King Athanaric he refused to eat food sacrificed to idols and was drowned in the river Musaeus in 372.
Feast Day
April 15
Their life
A Goth of the Buzau valley in what is now Romania, baptized as a Christian, known for his strict and temperate life. During the persecution of King Athanaric he refused to eat food sacrificed to idols and was drowned in the river Musaeus in 372.
Notes
Principal feast observed April 24 in the Eastern Orthodox calendar (April 12 in the West); OCA also commemorates him April 15.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints; en.wikipedia.org