Saint of the Day for February 28
Saint of the Day
Aba I
Patriarch of the Church of the East at Seleucia-Ctesiphon
Aba I or Mar Abba the Great was the Patriarch of the Church of the East at Seleucia-Ctesiphon from 540 to 552. He introduced to the church the anaphoras of Theodore of Mopsuestia and Nestorius beside the more ancient liturgical rite of Addai and Mari. Though his tenure as catholicos saw Christians in the region threatened during the Perso-Roman wars and attempts by both Sassanid Persian and Byzantine rulers to interfere with the governance of the church, his reign is reckoned a period of consolidation, and a synod he held in 544 as instrumental in unifying and strengthening the church. In 544, the Synod of Mar Aba I adopted the ordinances of the Council of Chalcedon. He is thought to have written and translated a number of religious works. After his death in February 552, the faithful carried his casket from his simple home across the Tigris to the monastery of Mar Pithyon.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Romanus of CondatChristian saint, monk and hermit
- Kyranna of ThessalonikiGreek orthodox saint
- Nicholas Salos of PskovRussian saint
- Romanus of RouenBishop of Rouen
- NymphasChristian personality in the New Testament
- Marana and Cyra
- Hermión
Bible Verse of the Day
Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
On February 28 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.