Saint Benjamin | |
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| Priest | |
| Born | AD 329 Persia |
| Died | c. AD 424 Persia |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | Eastern Orthodox Church/Byzantine Catholic Churches: March 31 (with Abdas of Susa) October 13 Roman Catholic Church: March 31 |
Benjamin (AD 329 – c. 424) was a deacon martyred circa 424 in Persia. Benjamin was executed during a period of persecution of Christians that lasted forty years and through the reign of two Persian kings: Isdegerd I, who died in 421, and his son and successor, Varanes V. King Varanes carried on the persecution with such great fury that Christians were submitted to the most cruel tortures.