Benjamin the Deacon and Martyr, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 21 relations: Abdas of Susa, Bahram V, Byzantine Rite, Calendar of saints, Catholic Church, Christian martyr, Christianity in Iran, Deacon, Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Orthodox Church, Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, General Roman Calendar, Greek Catholic Church, Iran, List of Byzantine emperors, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Priest, Roman Martyrology, Theodosius II, Urethra, Yazdegerd I.

2. 329 births
3. 424 deaths
4. 5th-century Christian martyrs
5. Persian saints

Abdas of Susa

Abdas, (also Abda, Abdias, and Audas) was bishop of Susa in Iran. Benjamin the Deacon and Martyr and Abdas of Susa are 5th-century Christian martyrs, Christians in the Sasanian Empire, People executed by the Sasanian Empire and Persian saints.

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Bahram V

Bahram V (also spelled Wahram V or Warahran V; 𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭), also known as Bahram Gur (New Persian: بهرامگور, "Bahram the onager "), was the Sasanian King of Kings (shahanshah) from 420 to 438.

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Byzantine Rite

The Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite or the Rite of Constantinople, is a liturgical rite that is identified with the wide range of cultural, devotional, and canonical practices that developed in the Eastern Christian church of Constantinople.

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Calendar of saints

The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Christian martyr

In Christianity, a martyr is a person who was killed for their testimony for Jesus or faith in Jesus.

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Christianity in Iran

Christianity in Iran dates back to the early years of the religion during the time of Jesus, predating Islam.

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Deacon

A deacon is a member of the diaconate, an office in Christian churches that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions.

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Eastern Catholic Churches

The Eastern Catholic Churches or Oriental Catholic Churches, also called the Eastern-Rite Catholic Churches, Eastern Rite Catholicism, or simply the Eastern Churches, are 23 Eastern Christian autonomous (sui iuris) particular churches of the Catholic Church, in full communion with the Pope in Rome.

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Eastern Orthodox Church

The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, and also called the Greek Orthodox Church or simply the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 230 million baptised members.

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Forty Martyrs of Sebaste

The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste or the Holy Forty (Ancient/Katharevousa Greek Ἅγιοι Τεσσαράκοντα; Demotic: Άγιοι Σαράντα) were a group of Roman soldiers in the Legio XII ''Fulminata'' (Armed with Lightning) whose martyrdom in the year 320 AD for the Christian faith is recounted in traditional martyrologies.

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General Roman Calendar

The General Roman Calendar is the liturgical calendar that indicates the dates of celebrations of saints and mysteries of the Lord (Jesus Christ) in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, wherever this liturgical rite is in use.

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Greek Catholic Church

Greek Catholic Church may refer to.

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Iran

Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.

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List of Byzantine emperors

The foundation of Constantinople in 330 AD marks the conventional start of the Eastern Roman Empire, which fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD.

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Oriental Orthodox Churches

The Oriental Orthodox Churches are Eastern Christian churches adhering to Miaphysite Christology, with approximately 50 million members worldwide.

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Priest

A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities.

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Roman Martyrology

The Roman Martyrology (Martyrologium Romanum) is the official martyrology of the Catholic Church.

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Theodosius II

Theodosius II (Θεοδόσιος; 10 April 401 – 28 July 450) was Roman emperor from 402 to 450. Benjamin the Deacon and Martyr and Theodosius II are 5th-century Christian saints.

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Urethra

The urethra (urethras or urethrae) is the tube that connects the mammalian urinary bladder to the urinary meatus.

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Yazdegerd I

Yazdegerd I (also spelled Yazdgerd and Yazdgird; 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩) was the Sasanian King of Kings (shahanshah) of Iran from 399 to 420.

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See also

329 births

• Benjamin the Deacon and Martyr
• Gregory of Nazianzus

424 deaths

• Benjamin the Deacon and Martyr
• Emperor Shao of Song

5th-century Christian martyrs

• Abdas of Susa
• Alban of Mainz
• Augusta of Treviso
• Benjamin the Deacon and Martyr
• Cyrillus of Trier
• Denise, Dativa, Leontia, Tertius, Emilianus, Boniface, Majoricus, and Servus
• Dogfan
• Eutropius of Orange
• Felix of Nîmes
• Flavian of Constantinople
• Hormizd the Martyr
• Ia of Cornwall
• Iamblichus of Trier
• Julia of Corsica
• Leontius of Trier
• Marcellinus of Carthage
• Mauritius II of Trier
• Maximus of Salzburg
• Odran (disciple of Saint Patrick)
• Olivia of Palermo
• Quintian, Lucius and Julian
• Quiteria
• Rasyphus and Ravennus
• Razhden the Protomartyr
• Saint Aemilianus
• Saint Taurinus
• Saint Telemachus
• Severian of Scythopolis
• Severus of Trier
• Shushanik
• Silvanus of Ahun
• Simon of Bet-Titta
• Stephen II of Antioch
• Theodosius of Jerusalem (died 457)
• Theonistus
• Tydfil
• Valère de Langres
• Valerian of Abbenza
• Vigilius of Trent

Persian saints

• Aba I
• Abda and Abdisho
• Abdas of Susa
• Abdecalas
• Abdon and Sennen
• Abiatha, Hathes and Mamlacha
• Abrosima
• Acepsimas of Hnaita
• Addai of Edessa
• Anastasius of Persia
• Asyncritus of Hyrcania
• Bademus
• Barhadbesciabas
• Benjamin the Deacon and Martyr
• Christina of Persia
• Cyricus and Julitta
• Daniel and Verda
• Dometius of Persia
• Eustathius of Mtskheta
• Golinduch
• Ishoʿsabran
• James Intercisus
• Jonas and Barachisius
• List of Persian saints
• Maharsapor
• Mana of Beth Parsaye
• Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum
• Martyrs of Persia under Shapur II
• Maruthas of Martyropolis
• Miles (bishop of Susa)
• Nehemiah
• Rabban Hormizd
• Sapor, Isaac, Mahanes, Abraham, and Simeon
• Simon of Bet-Titta
• Tarbula
• Zanitas and Lazarus of Persia

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_the_Deacon_and_Martyr

Also known as Saint Benjamin the Deacon and Martyr.