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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY   Saints celebrated on the 19th of February WELCOME! SAINT ZABBAS, BISHOP OF JERUSALEM Saint Zabbas, commemorated on February 19 , was a bishop of Jerusalem. See: Saint Zambdas . (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 843) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Zabbas may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY   Saints celebrated on the 19th of February WELCOME! SAINT ZAMBDAS, BISHOP OF JERUSALEM Saint Zambdas (Zabdas) was bishop of Jerusalem. He also occurs as Labdas, Zapdas, [ Zabbas ] and Bazas. The latter designation is found in Epiphanius (haer. XLVI. 20.).  THE TIME OF THE CRUEL PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS Living under Diocletian and Maximian at the time of the last cruel persecution, no doubt he will have suffered much hardship, although he held the shepherd's crook for only four years.  HE IS SAID TO HAVE CONVERTED AND BAPTISED THE THEBAN LEGION According to the  Roman Martyrology *, he is said to have been the bishop who converted and baptised the Theban legion. Saint Zambdas died happily in the Lord in the year 304.  (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882) *A hagiography source used by the authors  Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbrevi...