在格特兰曾经发生了一场残酷的对基督徒的迫害运动。格特王子阿塔里杜斯走进一个村子,也就是萨巴斯居住的地方,问村民说:“在你们的村子中还有基督徒吗?”村民发誓说已经没有了基督徒。萨巴斯站在王子和众人面前说:“我不会发这样的誓言;我是一名基督徒!”看到萨巴斯穷途潦倒的样子,王子也就没有难为他说:“这个人对任何人都不会构成伤害,也不会有益。”第二年,在复活节前后,一位名叫桑萨拉的司祭来到这个村子中,与萨巴斯一同庆祝了复活节。听到这个消息之后,异教徒立即袭击了萨巴斯的家,并用藤枝无情地抽打这位上帝的圣人;除此之外,他们还将萨巴斯脱光衣服在荆棘中拖曳,并将萨巴斯和桑萨拉绑在树上,将献给偶像的祭品给他们吃。上帝的这两位仆人心中记念着圣徒的话语,拒绝吃这些不洁净的东西。最后,王子阿塔里杜斯判处萨巴斯死刑,并将他交给士兵进行处置。萨巴斯仍是心怀喜悦地开口赞美上帝。士兵看出了他是上帝的仆人,于是打算将他在沿路中释放,但是萨巴斯由此却感到十分伤心,对士兵说,他们有任务在身,不能违抗王子的命令。士兵将他带到了摩索沃河(在罗马尼亚的特尔古维什蒂,靠近布加勒斯特),将他的颈部缀上了大石头,并将其投入到河水中。后来,萨巴斯的尸体被冲回岸边。在皇帝瓦伦斯在位期间,当时希腊指挥官约尼斯·索拉诺斯同格特人进行争战时,他发现了萨巴斯的尸体,并将尸体带到了卡帕多西亚。萨巴斯这位圣人殉道的时间为公元372年,但是年仅31岁。
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