This Saint was from the city of Bythlaba and was of noble birth; he was
the closest and most honoured friend of Isdiger (or Yazdegerd) I, King of
Persia (reigned 399-420). Though a Christian from his youth, James renounced
Christ because he was allured by the King's friendship and flatteries. When his
mother and his wife learned of this, they declared to him by letter that they
would have nothing more to do with him, since he had preferred a glory that is
temporal to the love of Christ. Wounded in soul by these words and coming to
himself, the Saint wept over his error, and repudiated the worship of the
idols. Therefore, becoming exceedingly wroth, the King - this was Bahram (or
Varahran) V (reigned 421-438), Isdiger's son and successor - condemned him to a
most bitter death, the likes of which not even a brute beast was ever condemned
to: that is, his body was dismembered at every joint of his arms and legs. And
so, when he had been cut asunder limb by limb to his very hips and shoulders,
the courageous Martyr was finally beheaded, in the year 421.
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