Coptic Saints Information
Egypt was one of the first countries to know Christianity, with Saint Mark the Evangelist bringing Christianity to the country[1] around 55 AD.[2]
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.
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Popes
- Pope Abraham the Syrian
- Pope Alexander
- Pope Anianus
- Pope Athanasius the Apostolic
- Pope Cyril I the Pillar of Faith
- Pope Cyril VI
- Pope Demetrius
- Pope Dioscores
- Pope Matthew
- Pope Peter the Seal of the Martyrs
Bishops
- Saint Abraam, Bishop of Fayoum
- Saint Paphnutius, Bishop of Thebes
- Saint Psote, Bishop of Ebsay
- Saint Serapion, Bishop of Thmuis
Monks and hermits
- Saint Abdel Messih El-Makari
- Saint Amun
- Saint Anthony the Great
- The Forty Nine Elder Martyrs of Scetes
- Saint Hedra
- Saint Hilarion
- Saint Hor
- Saint Isidore of Egypt
- Saint John Kama
- Saint John the Dwarf
- Saint Karas
- Saint Macarius
- Saint Macarius of Alexandria
- Saint Mary of Egypt
- Saint Misael the Anchorite
- Saint Moses the Black
- Saint Nilus
- Saint Onuphrius
- Saint Pakhom
- Saint Pambo
- Saint Paphnutius the Ascetic
- Saint Parsoma
- Saint Paul of Tammah
- Saint Paul the Simple
- Saint Paul the Anchorite
- Saint Pigol
- Saint Pijimi
- Saint Pishoy
- Saint Poemen
- Saint Samuel the Confessor
- Saint Shenouda the Archimandrite
- Saint Tigy
Soldiers and army officers
A Coptic icon of Saint MauriceOther martyrs
- Saint Abanoub
- Saint Abaskhayroun
- Saint Apollonia
- Saint Catherine
- Saints Chrysanthus and Daria
- Saints Cyrus and John
- Saint Dasya
- Saint Demiana
- Saint Dorothea of Alexandria
- Saints Hyacinth and Protus
- Saint Mohrael
- Saint Wannas
Modern martyrs
Other saints
- Saint Awgin
- Saint Didymus the Blind
- Saint Euphrosyne
- Saint Sarah
- Saint Simon the Shoemaker
- Saint Verena
See also
References
- ^ Translation of St Mark book by Pope Shenouda III http://tasbeha.org/content/hh_books/Stmark
- ^ History of the Coptic Church by Fr Menassa Youhanna
Categories:
- Coptic Orthodox Church
- Egyptian saints
- Christianity in Egypt
- Egyptian Roman Catholic saints
- Lists of saints
- Coptic history
- Oriental Orthodox saints
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