Coptic saints
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Egypt
was one of the first countries to know Christianity
, with Saint Mark the Evangelist bringing Christianity
to the country around 55
AD.
The Egyptian Christians, also known as the Copts, have produced thousands of saints, many of whom are recognised simultaneously in the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the Eastern Orthodox Churches, and the Roman Catholic Church
.
The following is not meant to be a complete list of Coptic (Egyptian) saints, rather a mere collection.
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
was one of the first countries to know Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
, with Saint Mark the Evangelist bringing Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
to the country around 55
55
Year 55 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Vetus...
AD.
The Egyptian Christians, also known as the Copts, have produced thousands of saints, many of whom are recognised simultaneously in the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the Eastern Orthodox Churches, and the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
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The following is not meant to be a complete list of Coptic (Egyptian) saints, rather a mere collection.
Popes
- Pope Abraham the SyrianPope Abraham of AlexandriaPope Abraham of Alexandria was the 62nd Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church from 975 to 978. He is considered a saint by the Coptic Orthodox Church.- Early life :...
البابا ابرآم ابن زرعة السرياني - Pope AlexanderAlexander of AlexandriaAlexander of Alexandria was the nineteenth Patriarch of Alexandria from 313 to his death. During his patriarchate, he dealt with a number of issues relevant to a church's positions on issues facing the church. These included the dating of Easter, the actions of Meletius of Lycopolis, and the issue...
البابا الكسندروس - Pope AnianusAnianus of AlexandriaAnianus of Alexandria was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 68 to 82, a position which preceded the Popes of the Coptic Orthodox Church. He was ordained as the successor of Saint Mark the Evangelist, and was also the first convert Mark won to Christianity in the region.-Saint Mark:As Mark was...
البابا انيانوس - Pope Athanasius the ApostolicAthanasius of AlexandriaAthanasius of Alexandria [b. ca. – d. 2 May 373] is also given the titles St. Athanasius the Great, St. Athanasius I of Alexandria, St Athanasius the Confessor and St Athanasius the Apostolic. He was the 20th bishop of Alexandria. His long episcopate lasted 45 years Athanasius of Alexandria [b....
البابا أثناسيوس الرسولي - Pope Cyril I the Pillar of FaithCyril of AlexandriaCyril of Alexandria was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He came to power when the city was at its height of influence and power within the Roman Empire. Cyril wrote extensively and was a leading protagonist in the Christological controversies of the later 4th and 5th centuries...
البابا كيرلس الأول عامود الدين - Pope Cyril VICyril VICyril VI may refer to:* Cyril VI Tanas, Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church* Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria, Pope and Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria...
البابا كيرلس السادس - Pope DemetriusDemetrius of AlexandriaPope Demetrius of Alexandria was Patriarch of Alexandria . Sextus Julius Africanus, who visited Alexandria in the time of Demetrius, places his accession as eleventh bishop after Mark in the tenth year of Commodus; Eusebius of Caesarea's statement that it was in the tenth of Septimius Severus is a...
البابا ديمتريوس الكرّام - Pope DioscoresDioscorus of AlexandriaPope Dioscorus I of Alexandria was Patriarch of Alexandria from 444. He was deposed by the Council of Chalcedon in 451 but was recognized as Patriarch by the Coptic Church until his death. He died in Asia Minor, on September 17, 454...
البابا ديسقوروس - Pope Matthew البابا متاؤس
- Pope Peter the Seal of the Martyrs البابا بطرس خاتم الشهداء
Bishops
- Saint Abraam, Bishop of FayoumAbraam Bishop of FayoumSaint Abram was a contemporary Coptic Orthodox saint. He was the Bishop of Faiyum and Giza, and was also known as the Friend of the Poor.- Biography :...
الأنبا إبرآم أسقف الفيوم - Saint Paphnutius, Bishop of ThebesPaphnutius of ThebesPaphnutius of Thebes, also known as Paphnutius the Confessor, was bishop of a city in the Upper Thebaid in the early fourth century, and one of the most interesting possible members of the First Council of Nicaea in 325...
القديس بفنوتي أسقف طيبه - Saint Psote, Bishop of EbsayPsotePsote , also known as Bisada, Besada, Abashadi, Abassadius, or Beshada, was a bishop of Ptolemais in Upper Egypt. He was martyred by beheading at Antinoe....
- Saint Serapion, Bishop of ThmuisSerapion Bishop of ThmuisThe Sacramentary of Serapion of Thmuis is a work of Saint Serapion, or Sarapion , bishop of Thmuis in the Nile Delta and a prominent supporter of Athanasius in the struggle against Arianism...
الأنبا سرابيون أسقف طموي
Monks and hermits
- Saint Abdel Messih El-MakariAbdel Messih El-MakariFather Abdel Messih El-Makari was a Coptic Orthodox monk and priest, and a 20th century Coptic saint. Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria testified as to the holiness and asceticism of this contemporary saint.-Life:...
- Saint AmunSaint AmunAmmon or Amun was a saint and hermit of Egypt. He was one of the most venerated ascetics of the Nitrian Desert, and Saint Athanasius mentions him in his life of Saint Anthony...
- Saint Anthony the GreatAnthony the GreatAnthony the Great or Antony the Great , , also known as Saint Anthony, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Abba Antonius , and Father of All Monks, was a Christian saint from Egypt, a prominent leader among the Desert Fathers...
القديس العظيم الأنبا انطونيوس - The Forty Nine Elder Martyrs of Scetes
- Saint Hedra
- Saint HilarionHilarionHilarion was an anchorite who spent most of his life in the desert according to the example of Anthony the Great.-Early life:Hilarion was born in Thabatha, south of Gaza in Syria Palaestina of pagan parents. He successfully studied rhetoric with a Grammarian in Alexandria. It seems that he was...
- Saint Hor
- Saint Isidore of Egypt
- Saint John Kama
- Saint John the DwarfJohn the DwarfSaint John the Dwarf , also called Saint John Colobus or Saint John Kolobos, was an Egyptian Desert Father of the early Christian church.-Life:John the Dwarf was born in the town of Basta in Egypt to poor Christian parents...
القديس يوحنا القصير - Saint KarasSaint KarasSaint Karas the Anchorite AKA The vita of Saint Karas, told was written by the Egyptian monk, Saint Pambo ; it was translated from the Syrian Monastery manuscripts by Nashed and Archdeacon Aziz Nashed-what saint Bemwah wrote about saint karas:In the vita St...
- Saint MacariusMacarius of EgyptMacarius of Egypt was an Egyptian Christian monk and hermit. He is also known as Macarius the Elder, Macarius the Great and The Lamp of the Desert.-Life:...
الأنبا مقار مكاريوس الكبير - Saint Macarius of AlexandriaMacarius of AlexandriaSaint Macarius of Alexandria was a monk in the Nitrian Desert. He was a slightly younger contemporary of Macarius of Egypt, and is thus also known as Macarius the Younger. He was also known as ho politikos. He was an extreme ascetic, and numerous miracles were ascribed to him...
القديس مقاريوس الاسكندرى - Saint Mary of EgyptMary of EgyptMary of Egypt is revered as the patron saint of penitents, most particularly in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches, as well as in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.-Life:...
القديسة مريم المصرية - Saint Misael the Anchorite
- Saint Moses the BlackMoses the BlackSaint Moses the Black , was an ascetic monk and priest in Egypt in the fourth century AD.-Early life:...
القديس موسى الأسود - Saint NilusSaint NilusSaint Nilus may refer to:*Nilus of Sinai *Saint Nilus the Younger *Nil Sorsky *St. Nilus of Stolbnyi Island...
- Saint OnuphriusOnuphriusOnuphrius or Onoufrios , venerated as Saint Onuphrius in both the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Catholic Churches; Venerable Onuphrius in Eastern Orthodoxy and Saint Nofer the Anchorite in Oriental Orthodoxy, lived as a hermit in the desert of Upper Egypt in the 4th or 5th centuries.-Life and...
- Saint Pakhom القديس باخوميوس
- Saint Pambo القديس بامبو الأب
- Saint Paphnutius the AsceticPaphnutius the AsceticSaint Paphnutius the Ascetic , also known as Paphnutius the Hermit, was an Egyptian anchorite of the fourth century...
الشهيد بفنوتيوس الراهب - Saint ParsomaParsomaSaint Parsoma the Naked is an Egyptian saint, recognized solely by the Coptic Orthodox Church.-Early life:...
أنبا برسوم العريان - Saint Paul of TammahPaul of TammahSaint Paul of Tammah was an Egyptian saint who lived in the fourth and fifth centuries AD. He is venerated only in the Coptic Orthodox Church.-Life:...
الأنبا بولا الطموهى - Saint Paul the SimplePaul the SimplePaul the Simple was a contemporary of St. Anthony and a younger contemporary of St. Paul of Egypt, the First Hermit. The account of his life is found in Palladius of Helenopolis De Vitis Patrum 8,28 and Tyrannius Rufinus Historia Eremitica 31.Originally a farmer, upon discovering that his wife was...
الأنبا بولس البسيط - Saint Paul the AnchoritePaul of ThebesPaul of Thebes, commonly known as Saint Paul the First Hermit or St Paul the Anchorite is regarded as the first Christian hermit...
القديس بولس الصعيدي الناسك الأول - Saint Pigol القديس بيجول القس
- Saint PijimiPijimiPijimi is a 4th century Egyptian saint, a native of Feesha, diocese of Masil.According to Coptic manuscripts, an angel appeared to Pijimi at the age of 12 and asked him to become a monk...
- Saint PishoyPishoySaint Pishoy , known in the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria as the Star of the Desert and the Beloved of our Good Savior, is an Egyptian desert father. He is said to have seen Jesus and that his body is preserved to the present day in incorruptibility at the Monastery of Saint Pishoy at the...
الانبا بيشوى حبيب مخلصنا الصالح - Saint Poemen
- Saint Samuel the ConfessorSamuel the ConfessorSaint Samuel the Confessor is a Coptic Orthodox saint, venerated in all Oriental Orthodox Churches...
- Saint Shenouda the ArchimandriteSaint Shenouda the ArchimandriteSaint Shenoute the Archimandrite was the abbot of the White Monastery in Egypt. He is considered a saint by the Oriental Orthodox Churches, and is one of the most renowned saints of the Coptic Orthodox Church....
الأنبا شنودة رئيس المتوحدين - Saint Tigy
Soldiers and army officers
- Saint ChiaffredoChiaffredoSaint Chiaffredo is venerated as the patron saint of Saluzzo, Italy...
- Saints Felix and RegulaFelix and RegulaThe saints Felix and Regula are Coptic Orthodox and Roman Catholic saints, together with their servant Exuperantius, and are the patron saints of Zürich, their feast day being 11 September at the head of the Coptic Calendar....
الشهيدان فيليكس وريجولا، من شهداء الكتيبة الطيبية - Saint MauriceSaint MauriceSaint Maurice was the leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion in the 3rd century, and one of the favorite and most widely venerated saints of that group. He was the patron saint of several professions, locales, and kingdoms...
الشهيد موريس قائد الكتيبة الطيبية - Saint MenaSaint MenasSaint Menas , the Martyr and Wonder-worker, is one of the most well-known Egyptian saints in the East and the West, due to the many miracles that are attributed to his intercession and prayers...
الشهيد مارمينا العجايبي
Other martyrs
- Saint AbanoubAbanoubSaint Abanoub is 4th-century Egyptian saint and martyr. His name means gold. He was born in Nehisa in the Nile Delta to a Christian parents. Abanoub was 12 when he was killed after being tortured for refusing to leave Christianity. His feast day is July 31. His relics are preserved in St. Virgin...
القديس ابانوب - Saint Abaskhayroun
- Saint ApolloniaSaint ApolloniaSaint Apollonia was one of a group of virgin martyrs who suffered in Alexandria during a local uprising against the Christians prior to the persecution of Decius. According to legend, her torture included having all of her teeth violently pulled out or shattered...
- Saint CatherineCatherine of AlexandriaSaint Catherine of Alexandria, also known as Saint Catherine of the Wheel and The Great Martyr Saint Catherine is, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the pagan emperor Maxentius...
- Saints Chrysanthus and DariaSaints Chrysanthus and DariaSaints Chrysanthus and Daria are saints of the Early Christian period. According to legend, Chrysanthus was the only son of an Egyptian patrician, named Polemius or Poleon, who lived during the reign of Numerian. His father moved from Alexandria to Rome. Chrysanthus was educated in the finest...
- Saints Cyrus and JohnCyrus and JohnSaints Cyrus and John are venerated as martyrs. They are especially venerated by the Coptic Church and surnamed Wonderworking Unmercenaries because they healed the sick free of charge....
- Saint DasyaDasyaSaint Dasya was a Christian martyr of the third century. He was born in Tanda, Egypt, and served as a soldier in the Roman army. Refusing to deny Christ, Dasya was tortured by Arianus, governor of Ansena, and his head was eventually cut off...
- Saint DemianaDemianaSaint Demiana and the 40 Virgins, , also known as the Chaste Martyr Saint Demiana, is an Egyptian martyr of the early fourth century.-Birth and Childhood of St. Demiana:...
- Saint Dorothea of AlexandriaDorothea of AlexandriaSaint Dorothea of Alexandria is venerated as a virgin martyr. Her legend states that she was courted by the Emperor Maximinus. She rejected his suit in favor of her adherence to Christianity and her commitment to virginity, and he had her beheaded circa 320.-Historicity:Eusebius of Caesarea...
- Saints Hyacinth and ProtusHyacinth and ProtusSaints Protus and Hyacinth were Christian martyrs during the persecution of Emperor Valerian I . Protus' name is sometimes spelled Protatius, Proteus, Prothus, Prote, and Proto. His name was corrupted in England as Saint Pratt...
- Saint Mohrael
- Saint Wannas
Modern martyrs
- Kosheh MartyrsKosheh Martyrs21 Coptic Christians were the victims of a massacre in el-Kosheh village in Upper Egypt, located 450 kilometres south of Cairo, on Sunday 2 January 2000. The Coptic Christians killed in this incident were considered martyrs of the Coptic Orthodox Church by Pope Shenouda III.-Kosheh:Kosheh is...
- Nag Hammadi MartyrsNag Hammadi massacreThe Nag Hammadi massacre was a massacre of Coptic Christians carried out on the eve of January 7, 2010, in the Egyptian city of Nag Hammadi. The massacre occurred at the hands of Muslim gunmen in front of the Nag Hammadi cathedral, as Coptic Christians were leaving the church after celebrating the...
- Saint Sidhom BishaySidhom BishaySidhom Bishay was a Coptic Orthodox martyr and saint.Bishay was a government employee in the city of Damietta, Egypt, at the time of Muhammad Ali.He was falsely accused by Muslims of cursing Islam...
سيدهم بشاى
Other saints
- Saint AwginMar AwginMar Awgin , also known as Saint Eugenios, founded the first cenobitic monastery of Asia.Originally, Saint Eugenios was a pearl-fisher from the island Clysma or Kolzum near Suez in Egypt. After having worked for 25 years, he joined the monastery of Pachomius in Upper Egypt, where he worked as a baker...
القديس اوجينيوس - Saint Didymus the BlindDidymus the BlindDidymus the Blind was a Coptic Church theologian of Alexandria, whose famous Catechetical School he led for about half a century. He became blind at a very young age, and therefore ignorant of the rudiments of learning...
القديس ديديموس الضرير - Saint EuphrosyneEuphrosyne of AlexandriaSaint Euphrosyne of Alexandria belongs to that group of legendary virgins who flee advantageous marriages and adopt male attire and pass for men, in order to lead lives of celibacy and asceticism....
القديسة افروسينيا - Saint SarahSaint SarahSaint Sarah, also known as Sara-la-Kali , is the mythic patron saint of the Roma people. The center of her veneration is Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, a place of pilgrimage for Roma in the Camargue, in southern France...
القديسة ساره - Saint Simon the ShoemakerSimon the TannerSimon the Tanner , also known as Saint Simon the Shoemaker , is the Coptic Orthodox saint associated with the story of the moving the Mokattam Mountain in Cairo, Egypt, during the rule of the Muslim Fatimid Caliph al-Muizz Lideenillah while Abraham the Syrian was the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox...
القديس سمعان الخراز الدباغ - Saint VerenaVerenaVerena is venerated as a saint by the Coptic Orthodox Church and by the Roman Catholic Church. According to tradition, she was associated with the Theban Legion and died on the 4th day of Thout ....
القديسة فيرينا
See also
- CoptCoptThe Copts are the native Egyptian Christians , a major ethnoreligious group in Egypt....
s - List of prominent Copts
- List of Coptic Orthodox Popes of Alexandria