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Bishop of Canosa, in the Apulia region of southern Italy. Friend of Saint Benedict of Narsia. Papal legate for Pope Saint Agapitus I to the court of Emperor Justinian at Constantinople from 535 to 536. Sabinus went blind in his later years.

Died

• 556 of natural causes
• relics at Bari, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• in Italy
  • Andria, diocese of
  • Bari
  • Bari-Bitonto, archdiocese of
  • Canosa di Puglia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Sabinus of Canosa“. CatholicSaints.Info. 14 April 2022. Web. 5 June 2024. <>