Great Martyr · 5th century
Greatmartyr James the Persian
Also known as James the Sawn-Asunder
A noble Persian Christian who lapsed under royal pressure but repented after his family's rebuke, then confessed Christ and was tortured to death.
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints