Egypt was one of the first countries to know Christianity and the Copts belive in Christianty goes back to the first cetury A.D.

Coptic saints have been a part of history of Christianity since its beginings and a lot of them are recognised by other Churches like the Catholic Church and The Greek Orthodox Church The name Catholic Church can mean a visible organization that refers to itself as Catholic, or the invisible Christian Church, viz. ... Greek Orthodox Church can refer to any of several hierarchical churches within the larger group of mutually recognizing Eastern Orthodox churches. ...

The following is not meant to be a complete list of Coptic saints , merely a collection of them over the centuries

Popes

• Pope Anianus البابا انيانوس
• Pope Demetrius
• Pope Peter the Seal of the Martyrs البابا بطرس خاتم الشهداء
• Pope Demetriusالبابا ديمتريوس الكرّام
• Pope Alexander البابا الكسندروس
• St. Athanasius the Apostolic البابا أثناسيوس الرسولي
• St. Cyril of Alexandria البابا كيرلس السكندري عامود الدين
• St. Dioscores البابا ديسقوروس
• Pope Abraham the Syrian البابا ابرآم ابن زرعة السرياني
• Pope Matthew البابا متاؤس
• Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria البابا كيرلس السادس

Image:St Mark Baptises Anianus. ... Saint Demetrius was Patriarch of Alexandria (189–232). ... Peter of Alexandria was a Patriarch of Alexandria (300 - 311). ... Saint Demetrius was Patriarch of Alexandria (189–232). ... Alexander of Alexandria was a Bishop of Alexandria. ... Athanasius of Alexandria (also spelled Athanasios) (c. ... St. ... Dioscorus (or Dioscurus) (died c. ... Abraham the Syrian was a Pope of Coptic Orthodox Church in the 10th century. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... St Kyrellos VI, 116th Pope of Alexandria His Holiness Pope Cyril (Kyrellos) VI of Alexandria, born Azer Ioseph Atta ( August 8, 1902 – March 9, 1971), was Coptic Orthodox Pope from 1959 to 1971. ...

Bishops

• • St. Abraam Bishop of Fayoum الأنبا إبرآم أسقف الفيوم
  • St. Paphnutius of Thebes القديس بفنوتي أسقف طيبه
  • St. Serapion Bishop of Thmuis الأنبا سرابيون أسقف طموي

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Monks and hermits

• • St. Pavly the Anchorite الأنبا بولا أول السواح St Paul The Egyptian Hermit
  • St. Amun الانبا امون
  • St. Anthony the Great الأنبا أنطونيوس أب الرهبان
  • St. Abdel Messih El-Makari ابونا عبد المسيح المقاري المناهري
  • St. Macarius القديس مكاريوس الكبير
  • St. Macarius of Alexandria القديس مكاريوس السكندري
  • The Fourty Nine Elder Martyrs of Scetes التسعة والاربعون شهيد شيوخ شيهيت
  • St. Hilarion الانبا هيلاريون السائح
  • St. Pigol الانبا بيجول
  • St. Pishoy الأنبا بيشوي حبيب مخلصنا الصالح
  • St. Poemen الأنبا بيمن
  • St. Samuel the Confessor الأنبا صموئيل المعترف
  • St. Moses the Black الأنبا موسى الأسود
  • St. Nilus القديس نيلوس
  • St. Onuphrius القديس أبا نفر السائح
  • St. Pakhom الأنبا باخوم أب الشركة
  • St. Pambo الأنبا بموا
  • St. Isidore of Egypt القديس ايسيذورس
  • St. John the Dwarf القديس يوحنا القصير
  • St. Karas الأنبا كاراس
  • St. Paul of Tammah الأنبا بولا الطموهي
  • St. Paul the Simple القديس بولس البسيط
  • St. Shenouda the Archimandrite الأنبا شنوده رئيس المتوحدين

Coptic icon of St. ... Ammon or Amun (c. ... Saint Anthony the Great (251 - 356), also known as Saint Anthony of Egypt, Saint Anthony of the Desert, Saint Anthony the Anchorite, and The Father of All Monks, was an Egyptian Christian saint and the outstanding leader among the Desert Fathers, who were Christian monks in the Egyptian desert in... St. ... Macarius of Egypt (300-390) was an Egyptian Christian monk and hermit. ... Macarius of Alexandria (d. ... St. ... Saint Pishoy (320-417 A.D.), known in the Coptic Orthodox Church as the Star of the Desert and the Beloved of our Good Savior, is an Egyptian desert father. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... St. ... Saint Nilus the Elder, of Sinai (also known as Neilos, Nilus of Sinai, Nilus of Ancyra; died c. ... Onuphrius (Greek: Ονούφριος, from Egyptian: Wnn-nfr meaning he-who-is-continuingly-good[1]), venerated as Saint Onuphrius in the Roman Catholic Church, Venerable Onuphrius in Eastern Orthodoxy and Saint Nofer the Anchorite in Oriental Orthodoxy, traditionally lived as a hermit in the desert of Upper Egypt in the late 4th... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Pachomius. ... Saint Pambo (also known as Pemwah and Bemwah) ( - 375) is an Egyptian Desert Father of the fourth century. ... Saint John the Dwarf (also called John Colobus) (c. ... Saint Paul of Tammah ( - 415 AD) is an Egyptian saint who lived in the fourth century AD. He is venerated only in the Coptic Orthodox Church. ... Paul the Simple (? - c. ... Shenoute is considered to have been very austere as a person and an author of some of the best Coptic prose that has come down to us. ...

Soldiers and Army Officers

• St. Maurice الشهيد موريس قائد الكتيبة الطيبية

A Coptic icon of Saint Maurice

• St. Mina الشهيد مارمينا العجايبي
• Sts. Felix and Regula الشهيدان فيليكس وريجولا، من شهداء الكتيبة الطيبية

Saint-Maurice may refer to: Saint-Maurice, a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Quebec Saint-Maurice, VS (Roman Agaunum) is a commune and a district in the Valais, Switzerland. ... Image File history File links StMaurice2. ... Image File history File links StMaurice2. ... Saint-Maurice may refer to: Saint-Maurice, a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Quebec Saint-Maurice, VS (Roman Agaunum) is a commune and a district in the Valais, Switzerland. ... Coptic icon of St Menas the Wonder-worker St. ... The saints Felix and Regula, together with their servant Exuperantius are the patron saints of Zürich, their feast day being 11 September. ...

Others

• • St. Abanoub الشهيد ابانوب
  • Saint Apollonia الشهيدة ابولونيا
  • St. Awgin القديس اوجينيوس
  • St. Catherine الشهيدة كاترين
  • Sts. Chrysanthus and Daria الشهيدان خريسانتوس وداريا
  • Sts. Cyrus and John الشهيدان اباكير ويوحنا
  • St. Dasya الشهيد داسيه
  • St. Demiana الشهيدة دميانة
  • St. Dorothea الشهيدة دوروثيا السكندريه
  • St. Didymus the Blind القديس ديديموس الضرير
  • St. Euphrosyne القديسة افروسينيا
  • Sts. Hyacinth and Protus الشهيدان هياسينت وبروتس
  • The Kosheh Martyrs شهداء الكشح
  • St. Mary of Egypt القديسة مريم المصرية
  • St. Pahnutius the Ascetic القديس بفنوتي العابد
  • St. Parsoma الأنبا برسوم العريان
  • St. Sarah القديسة ساره
  • St. Sidhom Bishay الشهيد سيدهم بشاي
  • St. Simon the Shoemaker القديس سمعان الخراز الدباغ
  • St. Tigy الأنبا رويس
  • St. Verena القديسة فيرينا

Saint Abanoub of Nehesa (Abba Nob), the Child Saint and Martyr, was only twelve years old when he was martyred by the Roman ruler. ... Saint Apollonia Saint Apollonia was one of the group of virgin martyrs who suffered in Alexandria during a local uprising against the Christians previous to the persecution of Decius. ... Mar Awgin (late 3rd century - about 379) founded the first cenobitic monastery of Asia. ... Saint Catherine of Alexandria, known as Saint Catherine of the Wheel and The Great Martyr Saint Catherine (Greek ) is a figure claimed to have been a noted scholar in the early 4th Century who, at the age of only 18, is said to have visited the Emperor Maxentius and to... Sts. ... Saints Cyrus and John ( Ciro e Giovanni) (d. ... Saint Dasya was a Christian martyr of the third century. ... St Demiana and the Fourty Virgins the Martyrs her Companions Saint Demiana, the chaste and fighter virgin, was martyred on Tobi 13 ( January 22). ... Saint Dorothea (d. ... Didymus (?309-?394), surnamed the Blind, was an ecclesiastical writer of Alexandria, was born about the year 309. ... In Catholicism, Saint Euphrosyne of Alexandria (5th century) 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. ... Hyacinth and Protus were Christian martyrs during the persecution of Valerian I (257-9 AD). ... Mary of Egypt (344-421) is revered as a saint most particularly in the Orthodox Church, but also in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches. ... Saint Paphnutius the Ascetic was an Egyptian anchorite of the fourth century. ... Coptic Icon of St Parsoma Saint Parsoma the Naked, the great saint who was perfect in the love of God, departed on the 5th day of the Little Month (Koji Enavot) (10th of September) of the year 1033 A.M. Saint Parsoma was born in Misre (Cairo). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Simon the Shoemaker was an associate of the Athenian philosopher Socrates. ... For other uses, see Verena von Strenge. ...

See also

• Copts
• Prominent Copts