Sabinus of Hermopolis
Sabinus of Hermopolis was a procurator, possibly bishop, and Christian martyr of Hermopolis in Egypt.
During the persecution of Diocletian he and several other Christians concealed themselves in a hut. Their presence there was ultimately revealed to the government by someone whose identity remains dubious. That person is described as either a beggar or a physician. Sabinus was then taken to Antinoöpolis, where, after being subjected to a variety of tortures, he was drowned in the Nile.
Some believe he was governor and bishop. It is known that he was a nobleman by birth, who took in Christians and did work with the poor.
In the Martyrology
- March 13 Saint Sabinus, martyr at Minya