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Martyr Savva Stratelates and 70 Soldiers

Also known as Savva the General · Sabbas Stratelates · the 70 soldiers with him

A Christian military commander under the emperor Aurelian who, with seventy soldiers who believed through his witness, was tortured and drowned for Christ.

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Distinct from Savva the Goth (OS-1000) and from the Kiev-Caves recluses below.

Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints