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 pieces," which refers to the manner of his martyrdom. His death, along with the persecution of other Christians in the Sasanid Empire, started the Roman-Sassanid War (421-422).
