- Saint Gabinus
Saint Gabinus (Saint Gabin) is the title given to two personages.
*Saint Gabinus, who died as a
martyr atPorto Torres ,Sardinia ,Italy (the ancient Turris) in about the year 300. Hisfeast day is30 May , and he is the only Gabinus included in theRoman Martyrology , the official though professedly incomplete list of saints recognized by theRoman Catholic Church . ["Martyrologium Romanum" (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2001 ISBN 88-209-7210-7)] According to a twelfth-century "Passio", Gabinus was a Roman soldier put in charge of a priest and a deacon imprisoned for their faith, they converted him toChristianity , and all three died as martyrs. Each year on3 May three wooden statues representing the three martyrs are taken in procession from the Basilica of Saint Gabinus ("Basilica di San Gavino"), the largest and oldest of the Romanesque church of Sardinia, to a little church where there are three rock-cut tombs of Roman times. in which the statues are placed until Pentecost. The little church then becomes a place of pilgrimage until the statues are return to the basilica in another procession on Pentecost evening, after which the little church remains closed until the following3 May .*Saint Gabinus, said to be the father of
Saint Susanna and brother ofPope Caius (283-296), and, though a relative of EmperorDiocletian to have been beheaded in 296 for refusing to sacrifice to the pagan gods. His relics are venerated in Holy Trinity church inLyon ,France , where hisfeast day is celebrated on19 February . He is not listed in the Roman Martyrology.References
External links
The Gabinus in the Roman Martyrology (feast:
30 May )*it icon [http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/55250 Santi Gavino, Proto e Gianuario Martiri di Porto Torres]
*fr icon [http://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/saint/7107/Saint-Gabin.html Saint Gabin]The Gabinus of
19 February *fr icon [http://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/saints_669.html Saint Gabin de Rome]
Both Gabini
*es icon [http://www.elalmanaque.com/santoral/febrero/19-2-gabino.htm Gabino]
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