Feastday: January 30
Death: 311
Martyr and model of holiness. A woman from Mediolanum (Milan), she was noted during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian for giving aid and comfort to the Christian prisoners in the jails of the city. She also assisted in giving them decent burials after their executions. She died while praying at the tomb of Sts. Nabor and Felix. Feast day: January 30.
For the similarly named saint, see Sabina (saint).Saint Savina (Italian: Santa Savina) (died 311) was a Milanese martyr under Diocletian. Her feast day is the 30th of January. She gave aid to Christian prisoners and also ensured that they received proper burials after their executions, and for this reason she was martyred. Tradition states that she died while praying at the tomb of Saints Nabor and Felix.
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