Name
Beniamin, deacon and martyr in Persia, ob. c 415
Saint ID
S01858
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Lesser clergy
| ID | Title | E04188 | Theodoret of Cyrrhus in his Ecclesiastical History (5.41) recounts the persecution of Christians in Persia under Shah Yazdegerd I (r. 399-420), mentioning the martyrs *Abdas (bishop and martyr in Persia, S01857) and *Beniamin (deacon and martyr in Persia, S01858). Written in Greek at Cyrrhus (northern Syria), 444/450. |
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