Coptic saints

Egypt was one of the first countries to know Christianity, with Saint Mark the Evangelist bringing Christianity to the country around 43 AD.

A Coptic icon of Saint Maurice

The Egyptian Christians, also known as the Copts, have produced over a million saints, many of whom are recognised simultaneously in the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Roman Catholic Church.

Early church historians, writers, and fathers testified to the numerous Egyptian martyrs. Tertullian, 3rd century North African lawyer wrote “If the martyrs of the whole world were put on one arm of the balance and the martyrs of Egypt on the other, the balance will tilt in favor of the Egyptians.” Despite periods of martyrdom and persecution the number of believers continued to grow and the lives of the martyrs inspired many to the Christian faith.

The following is not meant to be a complete list of Coptic (Egyptian) saints, rather a mere collection.

Christian saints in the Coptic Orthodox Church

Saints	Date of birth	Date of death	Categories
21 Martyrs of ISIS in Libya	20th century	2015	Martyr
Ababius			Monastic
Abadiu of Ansena	4th century	4th century	Bishop, Martyr
Abanoub	4th century	4th century	Martyr
Abaskhayroun the Soldier	3rd century	3rd century	Martyr
Abdel Messih El-Habashi	1898	1973	Monastic
Abdel Messih El-Makari	1892	1963	Monastic
Abib	4th century	4th century	Monastic
Abraam of Fayoum	1829	1914	Bishop, Monastic
Abraam Anba Samuel	20th century	2015	Monastic
Abraham of Scetes	4th century	399	Monastic
Abraham the Hermit	3rd century	360	Monastic
Abraham, 62nd Pope of Alexandria	10th century	978	Pope of Alexandria
Abāmūn of Tarnūt	4th century	372	Martyr
Agatho, 39th Pope of Alexandria	7th century	677	Pope of Alexandria
Agathon, Peter, John, Amun, Amuna & Their Mother Rebecca			Martyr
Alexander, 19th Pope of Alexandria	3rd century	328	Pope of Alexandria
Alexandria bombing	20th century	2011	Martyr
Alexandria riot	20th century	2005	Martyr
Ambrose	2nd century	250	Theologian, Confessor
Amun	295	357	Monastic
Anastasia
Anastasius, 36th Pope of Alexandria	6th century	616	Pope of Alexandria
Andronicus, 37th Pope of Alexandria	6th century	623	Pope of Alexandria
Anianus, 2nd Pope of Alexandria	1st century	83	Pope of Alexandria
Anthony the Great	251	356	Monastic
Apollo	5th century	5th century	Martyr
Apollonia	2nd century	249	Martyr, Virgin
Apollos	1st century	1st century	Bishop
Arapsema
Athanasius, 20th Pope of Alexandria	296	373	Apostolic, Pope of Alexandria
Augustine of Hippo	354	354	Bishop, Theologian
Avilius, 3rd Pope of Alexandria	1st century	95	Pope of Alexandria
Awgin	4th century	363	Monastic
Bashnouna	12th century	1164	Monastic, Martyr
Basil the Great	330	379	Bishop
Basilides and Potamiana	2nd century	205	Martyr
Boctor
Candidus	3rd century	287	Martyr
Catherine	282	305	Martyr, Virgin
Celadion, 9th Pope of Alexandria	1st century	166	Pope of Alexandria
Chiaffredo	3rd century	286	Martyr
Chrysanthus	3rd century	283	Martyr
Clement	150	215	Theologian
Cleopatra	3rd century	327
Cosmas I, 44th Pope of Alexandria	3rd century	730	Pope of Alexandria
Cosmas II, 54th Pope of Alexandria	8th century	858	Pope of Alexandria
Cosmas III, 58th Pope of Alexandria	9th century	932	Pope of Alexandria
Cyril I, 24th Pope of Alexandria	376	444	Pope of Alexandria
Cyril II, 67th Pope of Alexandria	11th century	1092	Pope of Alexandria
Cyril III, 75th Pope of Alexandria	12th century	1243	Pope of Alexandria
Cyril IV, 110th Pope of Alexandria	1816	1861	Pope of Alexandria
Cyril V, 112th Pope of Alexandria	1831	1927	Pope of Alexandria
Cyril VI, 116th Pope of Alexandria	1902	1971	Pope of Alexandria
Cyril of Jerusalem	313	386	Patriarch of Jerusalem
Cyrus	3rd century	304	Martyr
Damian of Alexandria			Martyr
Daria	3rd century	283	Martyr
Dasya	3rd century	3rd century	Martyr
Daydara	4th century	4th century	Martyr
Demetrius I, 12th Pope of Alexandria	2nd century	230	Pope of Alexandria
Demiana	3rd century	302	Martyr
Didymus the Blind	313	398	Theologian
Dimides (Diomede)			Martyr
Faltaous El Souriani	1922	2010	Monastic
Dionysius	3rd century	250	Martyr
Dionysius, 14th Pope of Alexandria	3rd century	264	Pope of Alexandria
Dioscorus, 25th Pope of Alexandria	4th century	454	Pope of Alexandria
Dorothea of Alexandria	4th century	320	Martyr
Esther	5th century BC	5th century BC	Queen
Eumenes, 7th Pope of Alexandria	1st century	141	Pope of Alexandria
Felix and Regula	3rd century	286	Martyr
Forty Nine Elder Martyrs of Scetes			Monastic, Martyr
Gabriel I, 57th Pope of Alexandria	9th century	921	Pope of Alexandria
Gabriel II, 70th Pope of Alexandria	11th century	1145	Pope of Alexandria
Gabriel III, 78th Pope of Alexandria	13th century	1270	Pope of Alexandria
Gabriel IV, 86th Pope of Alexandria	14th century	1378	Pope of Alexandria
Gabriel V, 88th Pope of Alexandria	14th century	1427	Pope of Alexandria
Gabriel VI, 91st Pope of Alexandria	15th century	1475	Pope of Alexandria
Gabriel VII, 95th Pope of Alexandria	15th century	1569	Pope of Alexandria
Gabriel VIII, 97th Pope of Alexandria	16th century	1603	Pope of Alexandria
Gallicanus	4th century	363	Martyr
George El Mozahem	10th century	969	Martyr
George of Alexandria			Martyr
George the Great	280	303	Martyr
Gereon	3rd century	304	Martyr
Gregory the Ascetic			Monastic
Gregory the Theologian	4th century	4th century	Patriarch of Constantinople
Hedra			Monastic
Hilarion	291	371	Monastic
Hor, Besoy, and Daydara	4th century	4th century	Martyr
Ignatius	c. 35	c. 107	Bishop
Imbaba Church attacks	20th century	2011	Martyr
Irini	1936	2006	Monastic
Isaac the Syrian	c. 613	c. 700	Monastic
Isidore of Pelusium	4th century	c. 450	Monastic
Jerome	347	420	Priest
John Chrysostom	347	407	Patriarch of Constantinople
John Climacus	c. 579	606	Monastic
John I, 29th Pope of Alexandria	5th century	505	Pope of Alexandria
John II, 30th Pope of Alexandria	5th century	516	Pope of Alexandria
John III, 40th Pope of Alexandria	7th century	689	Pope of Alexandria
John IV, 48th Pope of Alexandria	8th century	799	Pope of Alexandria
John V, 72nd Pope of Alexandria	10th century	1166	Pope of Alexandria
John VI, 74th Pope of Alexandria	12th century	1216	Pope of Alexandria
John VII, 77th Pope of Alexandria	13th century	1293	Pope of Alexandria
John VIII, 80th Pope of Alexandria	13th century	1320	Pope of Alexandria
John IX, 81st Pope of Alexandria	13th century	1327	Pope of Alexandria
John X, 85th Pope of Alexandria	13th century	1369	Pope of Alexandria
John XI, 89th Pope of Alexandria	14th century	1452	Pope of Alexandria
John XII, 93rd Pope of Alexandria	15th century	1483	Pope of Alexandria
John XIII, 94th Pope of Alexandria	15th century	1524	Pope of Alexandria
John XIV, 96th Pope of Alexandria	16th century	1586	Pope of Alexandria
John XV, 99th Pope of Alexandria	16th century	1629	Pope of Alexandria
John XVI, 103rd Pope of Alexandria	17th century	1718	Pope of Alexandria
John XVII, 105th Pope of Alexandria	17th century	1745	Pope of Alexandria
John XVIII, 107th Pope of Alexandria	18th century	1796	Pope of Alexandria
John XIX, 113th Pope of Alexandria	1855	1942	Bishop, Pope of Alexandria
John Kama			Monastic
John the Dwarf	c. 339	c. 405	Monastic
Joseph II, 115th Pope of Alexandria	19th century	1956	Bishop, Pope of Alexandria
Karas the Anchorite	5th century	6th century	Monastic
Karas of California			Bishop
Kedron, 4th Pope of Alexandria	1st century	106	Martyr, Pope of Alexandria
Kosheh Martyrs	20th century	2000	Martyr
Macarius the Great	c. 300	391	Monastic
Macarius of Alexandria	c. 300	c. 395	Monastic
Macarius of Edkow (Tkoou)			Bishop
Macarius I, 59th Pope of Alexandria	10th century	952	Pope of Alexandria
Macarius II, 69th Pope of Alexandria	11th century	1128	Pope of Alexandria
Macarius III, 114th Pope of Alexandria	1872	1945	Bishop, Pope of Alexandria
Mark	1st century	68	Apostolic, Martyr, Pope of Alexandria
Mary of Egypt	c. 344	c. 421	Monastic
Maspero Martyrs	20th century	2011	Martyr
Matra			Martyr
Matthew I, 87th Pope of Alexandria	14th century	1408	Pope of Alexandria
Maurice	3rd century	287	Martyr
Menas	285	c. 309	Martyr
Mercurius	224	250	Martyr
Mikhaeil Ibrahim	1899	1975	Priest
Mikhaeil of Asyut	1921	2014	Bishop, Monastic
Mina Ava-Mina	1923	1996	Monastic
Mina of Tamai (Thmoui)			Bishop
Misael the Anchorite	7th century	8th century	Monastic
Mohrael	291	c. 303	Martyr
Moses the Black	330	405	Monastic
Nag Hammadi Martyrs	20th century	2010	Martyr
Nehroua			Martyr
Nilus of Sinai	4th century	c. 430	Monastic
Nofer (Onuphrius) the Anchorite	4th century	5th century	Monastic
Origen	184/5	253/4	Theologian
Pachomius	292	348	Monastic
Pambo	4th century	c. 375	Monastic
Paphnutius the Ascetic	c. 305	5th century	Monastic
Paphnutius of Thebes	3rd century	4th century	Bishop
Parsoma	1257	1317	Monastic
Paul of Tammah	4th century	415	Monastic
Paul of Thebes	c. 227	c. 342	Monastic
Paul the Simple	c. 225	c. 339	Monastic
Peskhiron of Killin			Martyr
Peter I, 17th Pope of Alexandria	3rd century	311	Martyr, Pope of Alexandria
Pigol			Monastic
Pijimi	4th century	4th century	Monastic
Pishoy	320	417	Monastic
Pisora of Masil			Bishop
Poemen	c. 350	c. 450	Monastic
Protus and Hyacinth	3rd century	c. 258	Martyr
Psote of Ebsay	3rd century	300	Bishop, Martyr
Roweiss			Martyr
Samuel the Confessor	597	695	Monastic
Sana the Soldier			Martyr
Sara & Her Two Sons
Serapion of Thmuis	4th century	after 360	Bishop
Seven Martyrs on the Mount of St. Anthony			Monastic
Shenouda the Archimandrite	c. 348	c. 466	Monastic
Shenouda III, 117th Pope of Alexandria	1923	2012	Bishop, Pope of Alexandria
Sidhom Bishay	19th century	1844	Martyr
Simeon Stylites	c. 390	459	Monastic
Simon the Tanner	10th century	10th century	Martyr
Sousenyos
Tekle Haymanot	c. 1215	c. 1313	Monastic
Theodora			Monastic
Theodore the Prince			Martyr
Theophilus & His Wife			Martyr
Thomas the Hermit	305	425	Monastic
Thomas, Victor, & Isaac of Ashmunein			Martyr
Timothy of Ansena			Bishop
Verena	3rd century	4th century	Martyr
Wannas	4th century	4th century	Martyr
Yousabius the Historian	260/5	339/4	Bishop, Historian, Theologian
Yustos El Anthony	1906	1976	Monastic
Zacharias the Monk			Monastic
Zosimas of Palestine	c. 460	c. 560	Monastic

See also

• Abulak
• Copts
• List of Coptic Orthodox Popes of Alexandria
• List of Copts