Sabas is a name derived from the Greek
Savvas or
Sabbas Sabbas is an Aramaic masculine given name.
Variant forms or transliterations include Sabas, Savas, Savvas, Saba, Sava, Savva, Savo and Sawa.
Sabbas may refer to, chronologically:
* Sabbas Stratelates (died 272), Roman general, martyr and sa ...
, and ultimately Aramaic in origin, meaning “old man” or “grandfather.”
Sabas may refer to, chronologically:
Given name
*
Abda and Sabas, two early Christian martyrs and saints
*
Julian Sabas (died 377), hermit who spent most of his life in deserted parts of Syria
*
Sabas of Stoudios Sabas of Stoudios was an abbot of the Monastery of Stoudios who played a leading role at the Second Council of Nicaea (787 AD).
Biography
The Second Council of Nicaea met to restore the veneration of icons, which had been suppressed and banned by i ...
(), Byzantine abbot who played a leading role at the Second Council of Nicaea
*
Sabas Asidenos (), local Byzantine magnate and independent ruler
*
Sabás Magaña García (1921–1990), Mexican Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese of Matamoros
*
Sabas Pretelt de la Vega (born 1946), Colombian economist, businessman, Colombian Minister of the Interior and Justice and ambassador convicted of corruption
Nickname
*
Arvydas Sabonis
Arvydas Romas Sabonis (; born 19 December 1964) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player and businessman. Sabonis won the Euroscar six times and the Mr. Europa Award twice. He played in a variety of leagues, including the Spanish ...
(born 1964), Lithuanian retired basketball player nicknamed "Sabas"
Surname
*
Juan Sabas (born 1967), Spanish former footballer
*
Sylvie Sabas (born 1972), French former tennis player
See also
*
Saba (given name) Saba is a surname or given name.
People with the given name or nickname Saba include the following, ordered by year of birth
* Saba (Esber) (born 1959), Antiochian Orthodox Metropolitan over the Archdiocese of New York and All North America
* Saba ...
*
War of Saint Sabas
The War of Saint Sabas (1256–1270) was a conflict between the rival Italian maritime republics of Genoa (aided by Philip of Montfort, Lord of Tyre, John of Arsuf, and the Knights Hospitaller) and Venice (aided by the Count of Jaffa and Asca ...
(1256–1270), fought between Genoa and Venice
{{given name, type=both
Masculine given names