Today, Friday March 31, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Saint Benjamin of Argol.
In Persia the first Christians were frowned upon. Thus, in the year 420, Benjamin, deacon of Ergol, was martyred.
According to the tradition collected on the Vatican website, Saint Benjamin was the victim of a reprisal after the Christians had destroyed the temple of the god of fire. Benjamin did not abjure and perished along with a group of faithful.
The Catholic saints are the group of people recognized by the Church as saints or blessed on a specific date. The Roman Martyrology is the document that names and distributes in the calendar the almost 7,000 saints and blessed recognized by the Church.
The saints and saints are prominent men and women in the various religious traditions for their special relationships with the divinities or for a particular ethical elevation. While the consideration of blessed constitutes the third step on the path to canonization.
Today’s saints day, March 31, also celebrates the following saint’s days:
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