Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful ones. Psalm 116:15
On February 15, 2015 the Islamic terrorist oragnisation ISIS ( Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ) murdered 21 Egyptian Coptic Christian construction workers on a beach along the southern Mediterranean coast. Among the 21, Matthew Ayariga was from Ghana and other 20 Martyrs was from Egypt. According to some sources the last words spoken by them were "Ya Rabbi Yasou," ( Jesus My Lord).
As per the reports from Coptic Church authorities, there are the names of 21 martyrs who sacrified there lives and glorified the name of Jesus Christ. Their Feast day is on February 15. A church have been built by Coptic orthodox Church in Al-Our village of Miniya for the Martyrs.
Interviews with families of Egyptian Christians Beheaded by ISIS - Video
Here is the Youtube video of interviews done with relatives of 21 Egyptian martyrs. Through out the video you can see, they are not mourning their dearest ones death, instead they are proud that they had sacrificed their lives without denying Jesus Christ.
On February 21, 2015, Pope Tawadros II, the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church, declared that the 21 murdered Copts would be commemorated as martyr saints on the 8th Amshir of the Coptic calendar, which is February 15 of the Gregorian calendar. The commemoration falls on the feast day of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple.
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| Icon remembering 21 Coptic martyr saints |
As per the reports from Coptic Church authorities, there are the names of 21 martyrs who sacrified there lives and glorified the name of Jesus Christ. Their Feast day is on February 15. A church have been built by Coptic orthodox Church in Al-Our village of Miniya for the Martyrs.
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| 21 Coptic martyr saints - Icon |
- Milad Makeen Zaky
- Abanub Ayad Atiya
- Maged Solaiman Shehata
- Yusuf Shukry Yunan
- Kirollos Shokry Fawzy
- Bishoy Astafanus Kamel
- Somaily Astafanus Kamel
- Malak Ibrahim Sinweet
- Tawadros Yusuf Tawadros
- Girgis Milad Sinweet
- Mina Fayez Aziz
- Hany Abdelmesih Salib
- Bishoy Adel Khalaf
- Samuel Alham Wilson
- Mathew Ayariga
- Ezat Bishri Naseef
- Loqa Nagaty
- Gaber Munir Adly
- Esam Badir Samir
- Malak Farag Abram
- Sameh Salah Faruq
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| Coptic Christians lined for execution by ISIS (Feb 15, 2015) |
Interviews with families of Egyptian Christians Beheaded by ISIS - Video
Here is the Youtube video of interviews done with relatives of 21 Egyptian martyrs. Through out the video you can see, they are not mourning their dearest ones death, instead they are proud that they had sacrificed their lives without denying Jesus Christ.
On February 21, 2015, Pope Tawadros II, the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church, declared that the 21 murdered Copts would be commemorated as martyr saints on the 8th Amshir of the Coptic calendar, which is February 15 of the Gregorian calendar. The commemoration falls on the feast day of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple.
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