# Saint Fabius

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| honorific_prefix= [Saint](/source/Saint)
| name = Fabius
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| death_date       = 303 or 304
| death_place      = [Mauretania Caesariensis](/source/Mauretania_Caesariensis)
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| venerated_in = [Catholic Church](/source/Catholic_Church)<br>[Eastern Orthodox Church](/source/Eastern_Orthodox_Church)
| feast_day        = 31 July
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'''Fabius''' (born on [Mauretania](/source/Mauretania), died 303 or 304 in [Mauretania Caesariensis](/source/Mauretania_Caesariensis),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amaivos.uol.com.br/amaivos09/santo/noticia.asp?cod_noticia=205 |title=São Fábio (séc. IV) |publisher=Amaivos.uol.com.br |date= |accessdate=2013-12-05}}</ref> nowadays [Cherchell](/source/Cherchell), Algeria) was a [martyr](/source/martyr) of the [Roman Empire](/source/Roman_Empire) from the ancient [Mauretania](/source/Mauretania), venerated as a saint by the [Catholic Church](/source/Catholic_Church) and the [Orthodox Church](/source/Eastern_Orthodox_Church). The memory of the liturgy is scheduled on July 31.

==Hagiography==
From Fabius' life it is known that he was commissioned to carry the banner of the governor when the latter organized a meeting. Fabius refused because the ceremony had pagan character. He was imprisoned, submitted to torture and tried to, but did not change his plans. Then Fabius was decapitated. For this reason he is nicknamed "the standard-bearer," because he did not want to carry a flag with pagan images.

==The cult==
It is said that in order to prevent the burial his head and his body were thrown into the sea at different points but the sea called them together, and his remains are still preserved in [Cartenna](/source/Cartenna). His feast day is celebrated on July 31.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-fabius-of-caesarea/ |title=Blog Archive » Saint Fabius of Caesarea |publisher=Saints.SQPN.com |date=2013-02-21 |accessdate=2013-12-05}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/90108 Santiebeati.it]
* [http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=3640 Catholic.org]

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Category:4th-century Christian saints
Category:Saints from Mauretania Caesariensis
Category:4th-century Christian martyrs

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