SABINUS of PIACENZA, St. — Already a deacon of the Church of Milan, he took part in the Roman Synod of 368 and was entrusted with carrying the synodal letter to the East.
Around 376 he was made bishop of Piacenza and in 381 took part in the Council of Aquileia, where he exposed the Arian Palladius. He was also present at the Synod of Milan in 387 and at the Roman Synod of 390 convoked by Pope Siricius against Jovinian. St. Ambrose held him in high esteem and submitted several of his own writings to his judgment; Ambrose also wrote him several letters setting forth his views on the earthly paradise, the doctrine of Apollinaris, etc. St. Gregory the Great praised his virtues and relates a miracle worked by him to restrain the waters of the Po. The date of his death is uncertain (c. 420): in the Roman Martyrology he is commemorated on 11 Dec. He was buried in the church of the Apostles, which he himself had built.