List of Coptic saints

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Early church historians, writers, and fathers testified to the numerous Copt martyrs. Tertullian, a 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 Copts."

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The following is a list of saints commemorated by the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. The majority of saints are from Egypt, with the majority venerated in all of Christianity.

Alphabetical list of Christian Saints in the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria

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St. Abraam
St. Anthony the Great StAnthony.jpg
St. Anthony the Great
St. Athanasius the Apostolic St Athanasius the Apostolic.jpg
St. Athanasius the Apostolic

B

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St. Bishoy Kamel

C

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St. Cyril VI

D

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St. Demetrius
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St. Demiana and the 40 Virgins

E

F

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Sts. Felix, Regula, Exuperantius

G

St. Gregory of Nyssa St. Gregory of Nyssa.jpg
St. Gregory of Nyssa

H

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St. Heraclas

I

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St. Isidore of Pelusium

J

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St. John Chrysostom
St. John Colobos Hosios Loukas (nave, vault over south-west bay) - John Kolobos.jpg
St. John Colobos

K

L

M

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St. Maurice
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St. Mercurius
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St. Moses the Black

N

O

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St. Onuphrius the Anchorite

P

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St. Pakhom
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St. Poemen

Q

R

S

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St. Severus
St. Sidhom Bishay SidhomBishay.jpg
St. Sidhom Bishay
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St. Simon

T

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Theotokos, Saint Mary

V

W

Y

Z

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References

Atiya, Aziz S. The Coptic Encyclopedia. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1991. ISBN   0-02-897025-X

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