Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs

Saints

Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs
An icon of Saints Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs in the Coptic Museum.
Martyrs
Venerated inOriental Orthodox Churches
Major shrineMar Behnam Monastery, Iraq
Feast

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.

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