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James of Persia
priest and martyr
SaintResearchedDate unknown
Feast: 23 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
In Persia, the holy martyrs John, a bishop, and James, a priest, who under King Shapur II were thrown into prison and after a year ended their glorious struggle, pierced by the sword.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 23 October as a priest in Persia who was imprisoned under King Shapur II and put to the sword after a year.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 23 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata R30230ac4 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.