Menas of Egypt
Menas of Egypt was a Coptic soldier in the Roman army who was martyred because he refused to recant his Christian faith. He is one of the most well-known Coptic saints in the East and the West, due to the many miracles attributed to his intercession and prayers. He is venerated as a martyr and wonder-worker.
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When
- First attested
- 285 CE
- Attested period
- 285 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Lived 285 to c. 309 CE; martyred in the Roman army; venerated continuously in Coptic and broader Christian tradition.
Sources
Source passages
“Menas of Egypt (also Mina, Minas, Mena, Meena; Greek: Ἅγιος Μηνᾶς; Coptic: ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲏⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ; 285 – c. 309), a martyr and wonder-worker, is one of the most well-known Coptic saints in the East and the West, due to the many miracles that are attributed to his intercession”
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“Menas of Egypt (also Mina, Minas, Mena, Meena; Greek: Ἅγιος Μηνᾶς; Coptic: ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲏⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ; 285 – c. 309), a martyr and wonder-worker, is one of the most well-known Coptic saints in the East and the West, due to the many miracles that are attributed to his intercession and prayers.”
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