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Christian Feast Day: Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs (Coptic Church)

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Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs

4th-century Assyrian Christians

Saints Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs were 4th-century Assyrian Christians who suffered martyrdom during the reign of Shapur II. They are venerated as saints in the Assyrian Church of the East and Oriental Orthodox Churches.
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Coptic Orthodox Church

Christian denomination based in Egypt

The Coptic Orthodox Church, also known as the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, is an Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt. The head of the church and the See of Alexandria is the pope of Alexandria on the Holy Apostolic See of Saint Mark, who also carries…
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December 23

Day of the year

December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; eight days remain until the end of the year.
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