Benjamin the Deacon and Martyr was a Christian deacon from Persis who lived during the early fifth century. He was martyred around 424 during a prolonged era of intense persecution against Christians under the Persian kings Isdegerd I and Varanes V. Despite being released from a year of imprisonment through the intervention of an ambassador from the Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius II, Benjamin refused to stop preaching his faith. This decision led to his execution through severe torture, making him a significant figure of steadfastness in the Persian Christian tradition.