Martyr · August 3
St. Abāmūn of Tarnūt
Abāmūn of Tarnūt is a saint and was a martyr of the fourth-century Coptic Church.
Egypt · Present-day geography
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Saints from Egypt
Read the full stories of 21 saints whose birth or early family origins are associated with present-day Egypt.
Showing 1–12 of 21. Read each story’s origin note for traditional or disputed accounts.
Martyr · July 31
St. Abanoub
Abanoub is a 4th-century Christian saint and martyr from Egypt.
Egypt · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · October 4
St. Amun
Amun was a 4th-century Christian ascetic and the founder of one of the most celebrated monastic communities in Egypt.
Egypt · Present-day geography
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Priest or Deacon · April 21
St. Anastasius Sinaita
Anastasius Sinaita was a Greek writer, priest and abbot of Saint Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai.
Egypt · Present-day geography
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Bishop · July 3
St. Anatolius of Laodicea
Anatolius of Laodicea was a Syro-Egyptian mathematician and Bishop of Laodicea on the Mediterranean coast of Roman Syria in AD 268.
Egypt · Present-day geography
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Monastic / Hermit
St. Anthony the Great
Anthony the Great was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint.
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Lay Saint · April 28
St. Aphrodisius
Aphrodisius is a saint associated with the diocese of Béziers, in Languedoc, Southern France.
Egypt · Present-day geography
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Apostle & Disciple · February 13
St. Apollos
Apollos was a 1st-century Alexandrian Jewish Christian mentioned several times in the New Testament.
Egypt · Present-day geography
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Doctor of the Church
St. Athanasius of Alexandria
Athanasius I of Alexandria , also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, among Coptic Christians, Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian and the 20th Patriarch of Alexandria.
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Monastic or Hermit · April 11
St. Barsanuphius
Barsanuphius was a Christian hermit and writer of the sixth century.
Egypt · Present-day geography
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Martyr
St. Catherine of Alexandria
Catherine of Alexandria, also spelled Katherine, was, according to tradition, a Christian virgin and martyr, who suffered martyrdom in the early 4th century at the hands of the emperor Maxentius.
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Doctor of the Church
St. Cyril of Alexandria
Cyril of Alexandria was a Christian theologian and Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444.
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