Christian feast day: James Intercisus

James Intercisus

Christian saint

James Intercisus, commonly known as Mor Yaqoub M’Pasqo Sahada, also called James the Mutilated, James the Persian or Jacob the Persian, was a Christian saint born in Beth Huzaye in the city of Beth Lapat. His Latin epithet, Intercisus, is derived from the word for "cut into…