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Saint James Intercisus also known as Saint James the Mutilated (died 421) was a Persian saint. His surname Intercisus is derived from the Latin word for cut into pieces which refers to the manner of his martyrdom: he was slowly cut into twenty-eight pieces. He survived this loss of limbs before being ultimately beheaded.Tradition states that he was a military officer and courtier to Yazdegerd I who had apostatized after this ruler began to persecute Christians.
