Saint Shenouda the Archimandrite: Abbot of the White Monastery, Coptic Writer and Monastic Father
Saint Shenouda the Archimandrite, Shenoute of Atripe, was a fifth century abbot of the White Monastery in Upper Egypt and the greatest Coptic writer. Read his life and what is documented and what is tradition.
Saint Abanoub of Nehisa: Child Martyr of Egypt, Almsgiver and Witness of the Coptic Church
Saint Abanoub of Nehisa was a young Coptic martyr of the Diocletian persecution who gave his inheritance to the poor and confessed Christ. Read his story and what is documented and what is tradition.
Saint Philopater Mercurius: Soldier Martyr, Abu Sefein and Saint of the Two Swords
Saint Philopater Mercurius, Abu Sefein, was a third century Christian soldier and martyr honored in the Coptic, Orthodox and Catholic traditions. Read his story and what is documented and what is tradition.
Saint Macarius the Great of Egypt: Desert Father, Spiritual Guide and Priest of Scetis
Saint Macarius the Great of Egypt was a Desert Father and spiritual guide at Scetis. Read his life, the stories told of him and the homilies wrongly credited to him.