Abibon
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Abibon (), also known as Abibas, was the son of Gamaliel, the teacher of Paul the Apostle. He and his father are regarded as saints of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. The finding of their relics is celebrated as a feast day on 3 August. Other days of commemoration are observed in their honour regionally; for example 2December is especially celebrated in Pisa.
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- Given name
- Habib
- Gender
- male
- Father
- Gamaliel
- Sibling
- Simeon ben Gamliel
- Religion
- Christianity
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- date of death
- 0100-01-01
- feast day
- August 3
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Abibon (), also known as Abibas, was the son of Gamaliel, the teacher of Paul the Apostle. He and his father are regarded as saints of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. The finding of their relics is celebrated as a feast day on 3 August. Other days of commemoration are observed in their honour regionally; for example 2December is especially celebrated in Pisa.
== Life == Not much is known about Abibon's life. He was the second son of Gamaliel, a leading member of the Sanhedrin in the early first century. He is said by some sources to have been baptized with his father and his brother Nicodemus. After being baptized alongside his father he died at the age of twenty of natural causes.
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