St. Sabbas
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.
— John 14:27
A monk from Cappadocia who in the Judean desert founded the great Lavra of Mar Saba – a monastery that has functioned for almost 1,500 years. He led hundreds of monks and cared for pilgrims. The monastery still stands above the Kidron gorge. What is built on God endures.