Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs
Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs | |
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 An icon of Saints Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs in the Coptic Museum. | |
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| Venerated in | Oriental Orthodox Churches |
| Major shrine | Mar Behnam Monastery, Iraq |
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Saints Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs were 4th-century Christians who suffered martyrdom during the reign of Zoroastrian King Shapur II. They are venerated as saints in the Oriental Orthodox Churches and their lives are described in writings known as the Persian martyr acts.