Holiday / observanceJanuary 10
Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs
Christian feast day: Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs (Armenian Apostolic Church)
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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.
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