Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East has consecrated the first known icon of St. Dahma and her two martyr daughters, honoring the sixth-century Christian saints who were killed for their faith during the persecution of Christians in Najran.

According to the Antiochian Patriarchate, the icon was blessed on July 12 following the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Monastery of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos in Balamand, Lebanon. The icon was painted in 2026 by the nuns of the Monastery of St. Jacob the Persian with the blessing of the Patriarch.

Following the consecration, the icon was presented as a blessing to the faithful of the Baghdad, Kuwait, and Arabian Metropolis of the Antiochian Patriarchate.

St. Dahma is venerated as one of the Martyrs of Najran, an ancient Christian city in the southern Arabian Peninsula located in present-day Saudi Arabia. She was martyred in 523 during a large-scale persecution of Christians carried out by Dhu Nuwas, the Jewish ruler of the Himyarite Kingdom.

According to Church tradition, Dahma was summoned before the king after the execution of her husband and ordered to renounce Christ. She appeared alongside her daughter and young granddaughter, and all three refused to abandon their Christian faith.

Tradition recounts that Dahma's daughter and granddaughter were executed first, followed by Dahma herself. Despite torture and threats, she remained steadfast in her faith and accepted martyrdom. Her witness, together with that of her family, has become one of the most enduring accounts of Christian fidelity associated with the Martyrs of Najran.

The massacre of the Christians of Najran occupies a significant place in the Christian tradition of the East. The killings in 523 are regarded as one of the largest persecutions of Christians in pre-Islamic Arabia, and the martyrs are commemorated in the Orthodox Church through liturgical texts and hagiographical writings.

The consecration of the first icon of St. Dahma and her daughters marks a significant event for the Antiochian Orthodox Church and reflects ongoing efforts to revive the veneration of ancient Eastern saints whose lives exemplified unwavering commitment to the Christian faith.