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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| Born | 4th century |
| Died | 4th century |
| Venerated in | Oriental Orthodox Churches Church of the East Maronite Church Chaldean Catholic Church |
| Major shrine | Monastery of Saints Behnam and Sarah, Iraq |
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Saints Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs were 4th-century Assyrian Christians who suffered martyrdom during the reign of Shapur II. They are venerated as saints in the Assyrian Church of the East and Oriental Orthodox Churches.