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21 Martyrs

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They offered their lives as a sacrifice for Christ's sake, a sweet aroma that pleases God

  • "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service" Romans 12:1

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  • The heavens open to welcome them

  • The sea is tinted red because they were martyred on a beach in Libya

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Crown of Martyrdom 

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Story

  • These men were primarily Egyptian migrant workers. They had traveled to Libya for work

  • They were kidnapped by members of ISIS in December 2014.

  • The men were forced to kneel on the beach, where they were beheaded. Their last words were “Ya Yassou3 (My Lord Jesus)”

  • They were canonized in the Coptic Orthodox Church.

  • We are blessed to witness this 21st century sainthood which seemed to many to be only 3rd century stories.

  • A cathedral was built for them in their village in Minya

Videotaped Martyrdom

  • A video by ISIS showed the beheading of 21 copts on February 15 2015

Names of the Martyrs

  • Milad Makeen Zaky

  • Abanub Ayad Atiya

  • Maged Soliman Shehata

  • Youssef Shukry Younan

  • Kirollos Boshra Fawzy

  • Bishoy Astafanous Kamel

  • Samuel Astafanous Kamel

  • Malak Ibrahim Sinyout

  • Tawadros Youssef Tawadros

  • Gerges Milad Sinyout

  • Mina Fayez Aziz

  • Hany Abdel Mesih Salib

  • Samuel Alham Wilson

  • Ezzat Boshra Naseef

  • Luka Nagaty Anis

  • Gaber Mounir Adly

  • Essam Baddar Samir

  • Malak Farag Abrahim

  • Sameh Salah Farouk

  • Gerges Samir Megally

  • Mathew Ayairga (from Ghana)

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