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SUMMARY:- Pentecost
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SUMMARY:-COMMEMORATION OF THE CONSECRATION OF THE CHURCH OF ST.BOCTOR (VICTOR) IN THE REGION OF SHO
DESCRIPTION:June 12\, 2022 – Paona 5\, 1738 \nCommemoration of the Consecration of the Church of St.Boctor (Victor) in the region of Sho\nThis day also\, marks the commemoration of the consecration of the church of the great saint Anba Boctor (Victor) in the region of Sho\, east of El-Khesous.\nMay his prayers be with us and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/commemoration-of-the-consecration-of-the-church-of-st-boctor-victor-in-the-region-of-sho-2/
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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF SAINTS ANBA BSHAY (EBSHOY) AND ANBA BOTROS (PETER)
DESCRIPTION:June 12\, 2022 – Paona 5\, 1738 \nMartyrdom of Saints Anba Bshay (Ebshoy) and Anba Botros (Peter)\nOn this day also\, the two great Sts. Anba Bshay (Ebsoy) and Anba Botros (Peter) were martyred. Their relics are located in Sedfah\, the governorate of Asyut.\nMay their prayers be with us. Amen
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-saints-anba-bshay-ebshoy-and-anba-botros-peter-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF ST.JAMES OF THE EAST
DESCRIPTION:June 12\, 2022 – Paona 5\, 1738 \nDeparture of St.James of the East\nOn this day\, St. James of the East (Oriental)\, the confessor\, departed. He lived and worshipped in one of the monasteries of the East. He was a contemporary of Emperor Constantine the Great\, Julian the Infidel\, and Jovianus the Believer. When the latter was killed\, Valens\, his brother\, reigned in his stead. He was an arian and he closed the Orthodox churches and allowed the Arians to open their churches. The grace of God moved this Saint and he went to the city of Constantinia. He met the Emperor on his way to war. He stood before the Emperor and said\, I ask you to open the churches of the believers\, that they may pray for you\, so may God make you victorious against your enemies\, otherwise God will forsake you and you will be defeated before your enemies. The Emperor became angry at what St. James said and commanded to beat and imprison him. The Saint told him; Know that you shall be defeated before your enemies\, and you shall die by burning. The Emperor became enraged and ordered to keep him under guard until he should return from war. The Saint told him\, If you return safely\, then God has not spoken by my mouth.\nThe Emperor went on to fight his enemies. When the two armies faced each other\, the Lord forsake him\, so he was defeated before his enemies. They pursued him until he came to a certain village to which they set fire. Its people escaped\, but he and some of his men remained and they were burned. Those of his soldiers who returned to the city of Constantinia told the believers what had happened. Thus the prophecy of the holy man was fulfilled. The believers assembled\, and brought him out of prison with great honor. The Arians knew that the divine grace and the spirit of prophecy dwelt in him\, as they believed in the accuracy of his faith. Many turned from their error\, confessing that the Son of God is equal with the Father in essence. This saint spent the rest of the days of his life in devotion to the ascetic life\, and in fighting the spiritual fight until he departed in peace.\nMay his prayers be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-st-james-of-the-east-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF POPE YOANNIS THE EIGHTH\, THE 80TH PATRIARCH
DESCRIPTION:June 11\, 2022 – Paona 4\, 1738 \nDeparture of Pope Yoannis the Eighth\, the 80th Patriarch\nOn this day also\, of the year 1036 A.M. (May 29th\, 1320 A.D.) Pope Yoannis the Eighth (80th Patriarch)\, departed. He was from Meniat Bani-Khosaim\, and was known as El Mo’ataman Ebn El-Kedees\, and his name was Yohanna Ben-Ebsal. He became a monk in the monastery of El-Shahran\, and was ordained Patriarch on the nineteenth of Amshir\, 1016 A.M. (February 14th\, 1300 A.D.). During his days severe tribulations befell the Christians. They forced them to tinge their turbans with the color blue. Churches were closed in old Cairo\, Cairo\, and then in different parts of the country except the monasteries in Alexandria\, and some churches in other cities. An envoy from the king of Spain came to intercede on behalf of the Christians. Two churches were opened\, one of them was the Coptic church of the Virgin Lady in Haret Zeewailah and the other was the Malachite church of St.Nicholas in Elhamzawe. He was a contemporary of the Saint Anba Barsouma known as El-Erian Ebn-Eltaban\, who departed during his days. The Patriarch prayed over him on the 5th of El-Nasi 1021 A.M. This Patriarch was the last to reside in the church of Abu-Saifain in Cairo. He was the first to relocate the patriarchal chair to the church of the Virgin Lady in Haret Zeewailah. He was residing there in the year 1303 A.D. when a severe earthquake took place that destroyed a large part of Syria and Egypt. Ebn-kabre indicated that this Patriarch had made some changes in the Liturgy. He departed after remaining on the chair for twenty years\, three months\, and fifteen days and was buried in the monastery of El-Shahran.\nMay his prayers be with us and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-pope-yoannis-the-eighth-the-80th-patriarch-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF SAINT ABA-HOUR
DESCRIPTION:June 11\, 2022 – Paona 4\, 1738 \nDeparture of Saint Aba-Hour\nToday also\, marks the departure of the Saint Aba-Hour in the mount of El-Amoud in the East.\nMay his prayer be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-saint-aba-hour-2/
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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF JOHN OF HERAKLEIA
DESCRIPTION:June 11\, 2022 – Paona 4\, 1738 \nMartyrdom of John of Herakleia\n. This day also\, marks the martyrdom of St. John of Herakleia.\nMay his prayer be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-john-of-herakleia-2/
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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF SAINT ANBA AMOUN AND THE RIGHTEOUS SOPHIA
DESCRIPTION:June 11\, 2022 – Paona 4\, 1738 \nMartyrdom of Saint Anba Amoun and the Righteous Sophia\nOn this day also\, Saint Anba Amoun and St. Sophia were martyred.\nMay their prayers be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-saint-anba-amoun-and-the-righteous-sophia-2/
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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF ST.SHENOUSI (SANUSI)
DESCRIPTION:June 11\, 2022 – Paona 4\, 1738 \nMartyrdom of St.Shenousi (Sanusi)\nOn this day\, St. Sanusi (Shenousi)\, who was from Balkim\, was martyred. When he was a young man\, he tended the sheep. He used to give his food to the young shepherds\, and spend his day fasting. He visited the sick and those who were in prison. One night\, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a vision and told him\, Rise up\, and go before the governor and confess your God to receive the crown of martyrdom. When he woke up from his sleep\, he told that to his mother. She was sorry and wept for she was unable to prevent him. He had heard about a righteous holy woman\, in the city of Shoubra\, whose name was Mariam. She received the poor and the sojourners and did many good deeds. He went to her\, and both agreed on receiving the crown of martyrdom. They went to Arsanos\, the governor\, who was residing in a ship anchored on the bank of the river Nile. They cried out before him saying\, We are Christians. He ordered that they be tortured. While they were torturing them\, St. Mariam delivered up her soul in the hand of the Lord. The Lord Christ comforted and strengthened St. Sanusi. When the Governor failed to change his conviction\, he sent him with many others to the Governor of Ansena (Antinoe)\, who tortured him severely. Then\, he brought a sorcerer from Akhmeem\, who gave the Saint a drink mixed with poison. The Saint having made over it the sign of the Cross\, drank it\, and no harm came to him. When thegovernor was tired of torturing him\, he ordered him put to death. They cut off his head with the sword. The sorcerer believed when he saw that\, so they cut off his head also. Both received the crown of martyrdom.\nMay Their prayers be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-st-shenousi-sanusi-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF ST.ABRAAM\, BISHOP OF EL-FAYYOUM
DESCRIPTION:June 10\, 2022 – Paona 3\, 1738 \nDeparture of St.Abraam\, Bishop of El-Fayyoum\nToday also\, the saint Anba Abraam\, Bishop of El-fayyoum and El-Giza\, departed. This was in the year 1630 A.M. (June 10\, 1914 A.D.). This saint\, whose name was Paul (Boulos)\, was born in 1545 A.M. (1829 A.D.) in the Estate of Gilda\, district of Mallawi\, governate of Miniah\, to righteous parents. They brought him up in a Christian manner. They sent him to the church school\, where he learned religious subjects and the church hymns. As he was a very bright student\, Anba Yousab\, the Bishop of Sunabbo ordained him a deacon for the church of Gilda. His heart longed for the monastic life\, so he went to El-Muharrak monastery where he was ordained a monk by the name of Paul Gabriel El-Muharraki. He was nineteen years old. He was meek\, humble\, had a pure life\, and he prayed much in seclusion. Accordingly\, the monks loved him exceedingly. When Anba Yakoubos\, bishop of El-Meniah\, heard of him\, he summoned him. He retained him in the episcopate for a period of time during which he promoted him to a priest. When he returned to his monastery\, the monks with a consensus decided to make him the abbot over the monastery after the death of their Abbot. He was then promoted to archpriest (hegumen) in the days of Abba Demitrius the second (111th Patriarch). He remained Abbot of the monastery for five years\, during which the monastery was the refuge for thousands of the poor. So he was called the father of the poor and the destitute. During his time as abbot\, he did not spare an effort to improve the condition of the monastery spiritually and physically. He improved its finances by developing its agricultural land.\nAs he increased his charity toward the poor\, the orphans and the widows\, some of the monks became more resentful of him\, for they considered these charitable works as squandering and extravagant acts. They complained against him to Anba Morcos\, Metropolitan of El-Behira\, who was the acting Patriarch after the death of Pope Demitrius. Anba Morcos accepted their complaints and deposed him as the abbot of their monastery. Shortly after his dismissal\, he left El-Muharrak monastery and went to the monastery of El-Baramous. Several monks from the El-Muharrak monastery went to the monastery of El-Baramous\, with archpriest Bolous (Abba Abraam)\, because they did not like the attitudes of the complaining monks. He stayed there for some time studying the Bible and teaching the monks. The abbot of the monastery of El-Baramous at that time was archpriest Youhanna the Scribe\, who became later on Pope Kyrillos the fifth (112th Patriarch). In the year 1597 A.M. (1881 A.D.)\, Pope Kyrillos the Fifth chose and ordained him a bishop for the parish of El-Fayyoum and El-Giza. He replaced its reposed bishop\, Anba Eisak\, and was ordained with the name of Abba Abraam.\nDuring his episcopate\, he became famous for two attributes:\nThe First: His charity to the multitude of poor that came to the bishopric residence. He gave them all what he had of money. He made the bishopric residence a shelter for many of them. He offered clothing for those who had no clothes and food for those who were hungry. He never allowed anyone to offer him food that was better than that offered to the poor. Once he went down to visit the poor while they were eating\, and found that the food he was offered that day was better than that offered to them. He became very sad\, and immediately relieved the nun supervising the feeding service of the poor from her duties.\nThe Second: He was famous for his prayer of faith. Many miracles were performed\, through his prayers\, on his hands. His fame was spread to all parts of Egypt and also to some parts of Europe. Many patients\, of different religions\, came to him\, seeking the blessing of his prayers and were healed. Anba Abraam was well read of the holy books. He always gave to his visitors advice\, instructions and sermons which showed the great depth of his knowledge. More important was that he possessed a pure nature and many virtues. Particularly\, his severe denial of himself\, and his true renouncement of the pleasures of life and its vain glory. His food and clothing were just bare necessities. His ambition never looked up to the glory of higher ranks or positions. When the Patriarch wanted to promote him to the rank of metropolitan he apologized saying that the Holy Bible did not mention any ranks in the priesthood except the ranks of the priest and the bishop. He was also straightforward in revealing his own opinion\, looking only for the truth. He never gave any attention to the rank and greatness of people in higher places\, for their greatness was far less than the greatness of the truth. For this reason\, all the metropolitans and bishops of the church avoided his anger and sought to please him.\nAbba Abraam departed to the heavenly bless on the third of Baouna\, 1630 A.M. (June 10\, 1914 A.D.). More than ten thousand Christian and Moslems walked in his funeral precession. His pure body was laid in the tomb\, which was prepared for him in the monastery of the Virgin Mary in El-Ezab. Many miracles were manifested through him after his departure\, and his tomb became and still is a pilgrimage for many who have special needs or infirmities. \nMay his prayers be with us and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-st-abraam-bishop-of-el-fayyoum-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF POPE COSMAS\, THE 44TH PATRIARCH
DESCRIPTION:June 10\, 2022 – Paona 3\, 1738 \nDeparture of Pope Cosmas\, the 44th Patriarch\nThis day also marks the departure of Pope Cosmas the First (44th Patriarch)\, in the year 446 A.M. (June 24\, 730 A.D.). He was from the village of Abi-Sair. He became a monk in the monastery of St.Macarius. He was ordained against his will a patriarch on Sunday the 30th of Baramhat\, 445 A.M.(Marsh 729 A.D.). He did not cease\, since his enthronement\, from asking God to repose his soul speedily. God responded to his request after one year and three months of his enthronement.\nMay his prayers be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-pope-cosmas-the-44th-patriarch-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF ST.MARTHA OF EGYPT
DESCRIPTION:June 10\, 2022 – Paona 3\, 1738 \nDeparture of St.Martha of Egypt\nOn this day also\, the ascetic and fighter St. Martha\, departed. She was born in the city of Mesr (Cairo) to wealthy Christian parents. She loved fornication and unchastity in her youth and her works became known. However\, the mercy of God from above encompassed her\, and moved her to go to the church. That was on the Nativity of Our Lord. When she came to its door and wished to go inside\, the servant delegated to watch the door told her\, It is not meet for you to go into the holy church\, for you know what you are? A confrontation took place between them\, and when the Bishop heard the clamor\, he came to the door of the church to see what had happened. When he saw the girl\, he said to her\, Do you not know that the house of God is holy\, and only the pure enter it. She wept and said\,\nAccept me O father\, for I am repentant from this instant\, and have decided not to go back to my sin. The bishop replied\, If it is true what you have said\, go and bring back here all your silk clothes and gold ornaments. She went quickly and brought back all of her clothes and ornaments and gave them to the Bishop. He\nordered that they be burned immediately\, then he shaved off the hair of her head. He put on her the monastic garb and sent her to one of the convents. She fought a great spiritual fight\, and she frequently said in her prayers: O Lord\, if I could not bear the disgrace from the servant of Your house\, so please do not put me to shame before Your angels and saints. She continued the spiritual fight for twenty-five years\, during which she did not go out of the door of the convent\, then departed in peace.\nMay his prayers be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-st-martha-of-egypt-2/
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SUMMARY:-CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST CHURCH OF ST.GEORGE IN THE CITIES OF BIRMA AND BEER MAA (WATER WELL) IN THE OASES
DESCRIPTION:June 10\, 2022 – Paona 3\, 1738 \nConstruction of the first church of St.George in the cities of Birma and Beer Maa (Water Well) in the Oases\nOn this day\, the first church in the name of St. George was built in Egypt in the city of Beer Maa in the Oasis. As was consecrated also on this day a church in his name in the city of Birma\, district of Tanta. For after the perishing of Diocletian\, and the reign of the righteous Emperor Constantine\, all the temples of the idols were destroyed. Churches were built after the name of the heroic martyrs\, who strived with their blood to defend the faith. Some Christian soldiers in the land of Egypt\, had donated a piece of the land where the city of Birma is now located. One of them was a righteous and meek young man\, who lived on a piece of this land with some of the farmers. In this area there was a well of water. This young man heard of the wonders of the great among the martyrs\, St. George. He searched until he found his biography. He wrote it\, and it comforted him to read it\, which he did without boredom. While he stood praying\, on the evening of the twenty-fourth of the month of Bashans\, he saw that an assembly of the saints had come down beside the well. They were praising God and chanting with angelic voices. They were surrounded by heavenly light\, and he was astounded. One of them\, who was in the uniform of a soldier\, came forward and informed him that he was Gawargios (George) who was martyred at the hands of Diocletian. He ordered him to build a church for him on that site\, for that was the Will of God. The assembly left him\, and raised up to heaven while they were glorifying the Most High.\nThe young man spent that night awake till morning. Few days passed during which he was thinking about how he could build this church\, knowing that he did not have the money for a small piece of it. One night\, while he stood praying\, the great martyr St. George appeared to him. The Saint pointed out to him the place to build the church. Then he directed the young man to another place and told him\, Dig here and you shall find what you need to build the church. When he woke up in the morning\, he went where the honorable martyr had directed him. He dug there and found a vessel filled with gold and silver. He praised God\, and glorified his patron saint. He built the church and called the father the Patriarch who consecrated it on this day. The relics of St. George\, that were kept in his church in the city of Beer Maa in the Oasis\, were relocated to the monastery of Anba Samuel by its monks. That was during the days of the Saint Abba Mattheos (87th Patriarch)\, and the monastery was under the direction of Fr. Zachary Ebn-Elkomos and Fr. Soliman El-Qualamony. During the Papacy of Pope Gabriel (88th Patriarch) the relics of the saint were relocated to his well-known church in Old Cairo. That was on the 16th of Abib\, 1240 A.M. (July 10\, 1024 A.D.). A great celebration takes place annually\, where the church was built beside the water well\, to commemorate this venerable event. There\, many signs of casting out of evil spirits and healing of the\nsick take place with the intercession of this great martyr.\nMay his prayers be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/construction-of-the-first-church-of-st-george-in-the-cities-of-birma-and-beer-maa-water-well-in-the-oases/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF POPE YOANNIS THE EIGHTEENTH\, THE 107TH POPE OF ALEXANDRIA
DESCRIPTION:June 9\, 2022 – Paona 2\, 1738 \n\nOn this day also\, the church celebrates the departure of Pope Yoannis (John) the Eighteenth\, the 107th Pope of Alexandria. He was of the people of El-Fayyoum and his name was Joseph. He became a monk in the monastery of the great St. Antonios on the mount of El-Araba. When Pope Marcus the seventh\, his predecessor\, departed\, the bishops\, priests\, and the notables of the people unanimously agreed on choosing him a Patriarch. They brought him and ordained him a Patriarch in the church of the martyr St. Marcurius in Old Cairo. That was on Sunday\, 15th of Babah\, 1486 A.M. (October 23\, 1769 A.D.). He was called Yoannis the Eighteenth\, the 107th Pope of Alexandria. During his days\, the Pope of Rome attempted to attract the Eastern Churches and especially the Orthodox Church of Egypt (The Coptic Church) to the Catholic rite. He published the proceedings of the Council of Chalcedone in a book and distributed it in all the countries of the East. This council had caused the schism of the church\, and the Saint Pope Dioscorus (25th Patriarch) had refused to recognize the legitimacy of this council. The Pope of Rome then sent an envoy to Pope Yoannis carrying a message inviting him to be united with him. Pope Yoannis gave this message to Anba Yusab El-Abbah\, bishop of Girga. He asked him to study it and to respond to it. This great scholar and distinguished theologian replied\, refuting all the claims of Rome. He defended his church\, its faith\, and its doctrines\, a splendid defense that immortalized his memory. However\, the book of the proceedings of the Council of Chalcedone brought the opposite results of what Rome expected from publishing it. The book was a proof of the sound teachings and doctrines of the Coptic Orthodox church. The Bishop of Rome was sorry for publishing the book in the East\, and he gathered its copies and burned them. \nDuring the papacy of Pope Yoannis (John) many tribulations and hardships befell him from the rulers of the country and the Ottoman governors. The Turkish commander of the army seized the patriarchate treasury and took all its funds. That forced the Pope to disappear from the oppression and the injustice of those rulers who over tasked the Christians with their unjust rules and the enormous increase of taxes stipulated from them. Pope Yoannis participated with Ibrahim El-Gohary\, the head scribe at that time\, in restoring the monasteries and the churches. He also made the Holy Myron. He departed on the second day of the blessed month of Baounah\, 1512 A.M. (June 7\, 1797 A.D.). He remained on the patriarchal chair for twenty-six years\, seven months\, and sixteen days. He was buried in the tomb of the patriarchs in the church of St. Marcurius Abu-Saifain. The chair remained vacant three months and twenty-six days after his departure. May his prayers be with us and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-pope-yoannis-the-eighteenth-the-107th-pope-of-alexandria-2/
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SUMMARY:-COMMEMORATION OF THE APPEARANCE OF THE BODIES OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST AND ELISHA THE PROPHET
DESCRIPTION:June 9\, 2022 – Paona 2\, 1738 \n\nOn this day\, the church celebrates the appearance of the bodies of St. John the Baptist and Elisha the Prophet\, the disciple of Elijah the Prophet\, in the city of Alexandria. Julian the Infidel wished to rebuild the Temple of Jerusalem\, having been destroyed by Emperor Vespasian and his son Titus. He intended with malice to prove the invalidity of the saying of the Lord in the Holy Gospel: Assuredly\, I say to you\, not one stone shall be left her upon another\, that shall not be thrown down (Matthew 24:2). He supplied the Jewish people with money to rebuild it. He put Elebius\, who asked the Jews to assist him secretly\, in charge. Many of the Jews\, men\, women\, old and young\, gathered. They started digging the foundation with eagerness\, transferring the dirt and rocks away\, some with baskets and the others in the tails of their dresses. St. Kyrillos (Cyril)\, bishop of Jerusalem\, ridiculed what they were doing.When they finished raising the rocks of the old foundation\, they started to put down the new one. A severe earthquake took place\, filled the excavation with dirt\, dispersed the building material and killed many of the workers. The Jews were not terrified of that\, and returned to the work again. Out of the depths of the earth\, fiery balls came\, showering the workers with rocks and hitting them so they stopped building. Many of them believed because of that and especially because they had fulfilled the prophesy of the Lord Christ\, with their hands\, about the destruction of the building of the temple from its foundation. St. Gregory the Theologian and St. John Chrysostom had mentioned this incident. The Jewish historian Emian\, in the fifth century\, had mentioned this account also incidentally in his writings. Nevertheless\, the Jews told the Emperor\, The reason for what happened is the presence of the bodies of Christian leaders in that place. They must be removed from it\, otherwise the temple will not be built. Julian ordered that the bodies of the saints be removed from the place and burned. When they took the bodies of St. John the Baptist and Elisha the Prophet to burn them\, some believers came forward to the soldiers\, gave them a sum of silver and took the two bodies. They brought them to St.Athanasius\, Pope of Alexandria. He was pleased and placed them in a special place until he could build a church for them. One day St. Athanasius was sitting in the garden with his scribe\, the one to be Pope Theophilos (23rd Pope) who succeeded him on the Chair\, and told him\, If God gives me long days\, I will build in this place a church in the names of St. John the Baptist and Elisha the Prophet\, and I will lay their bodies in it. When Pope Theophilos was enthroned on the Chair of the See of St. Mark\, he remembered what Pope Athanasius had told him. He built the church and relocated the pure bodies to it. On their way to the church carrying the holy bodies\, they passed by a house of a pagan woman. This woman was in labor for the last four days. She had a difficult labor and she was in severe pain. When she heard the singing and the chanting of the people as they passed by\, and when she knew what was happening\, she vowed\, saying\, O John\, the saint of God\, if you deliver me from this tribulation\, I will become a Christian. Before she had finished what she was saying\, she gave birth to a boy\, and she called him John. Then\, her family and she were baptized. They laid the bodies with great honor in the church. Many miracles and wonders were manifested through them. \nAs of the end of Julian the infidel was as follows: He decided to declare a war against Sapor\, King of Persia. St. Basilius the Great\, the author of the liturgy\, and some bishops went to meet him. \nEmperor Julian asked them\, Why have you come. St. Basilius replied\, We came asking for a shepherd He mocked them saying\, Where did you leave the son of the carpenter? The Saint answered with courage and pride\, We left him making a coffin for you\, for you have lost all wisdom and knowledge. Julian told him\, I have read and memorized it. St. Basilius replied\, But you did not comprehend it. Julian became angry and ordered them seized\, to be slain after his return from the war with Sapor. St. Basilius told him\, You will not come back\, for God has spoken by my mouth. The Emperor ordered them imprisoned. The Emperor went to the war. St. Basilius prayed before the icon of St. Marcurius Abu-saifain\, asking for the chastisement of the Emperor because he insulted his Lord Christ. St. Marcurius\ndisappeared from the icon\, and when he returned\, his sword was dripping blood. During the war\, Julian was shot by an arrow in his liver. Thlodoritius said in his history of the church: When this infidel Emperor was stabbed\, he took a handful of the blood that was pouring out of his side and scattered it toward the heaven\, saying\, ‘You have defeated me O Son of Mary.’ The prophesy of St. Basilius was fulfilled in him and the church was saved from his evil. When St. Macarius\, Bishop of Edko\, was martyred\, they placed his body with the bodies of St. John the Baptist and Elisha the Prophet. May Their prayers be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/commemoration-of-the-appearance-of-the-bodies-of-st-john-the-baptist-and-elisha-the-prophet-2/
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SUMMARY:-CONSECRATION OF THE CHURCH OF ST. ABE-FAM (EPIPHAM) THE SOLDIER
DESCRIPTION:June 8\, 2022 – Paona 1\, 1738 \nConsecration of the Church of St. Abe-Fam (Epipham) the soldier Today also\, the church commemorates the great saint Abe-Fam (Bifam or Phoebammon) the soldier. This Saint was born in the city of Oseem (Giza). His father’s name was Anastasius\, who had a high ranking position\, and his mother was a holy woman whose name was Susanna. He distributed his money on the works of righteousness and went before Armanius\, governor of Alexandria\, during the reign of Diocletian\, to be martyred. Armanius tortured him much\, then sent him to Arianus\, governor of Ansena (Mallawy)\, who tortured him\, excessively. However\, the angel of the Lord appeared to him\, and strengthened him. Saint Abe-Fam always lifted his eyes up toward heaven and finally they beheaded him. The believers then took the body and buried him with veneration in a hill of sand west of Tema (Souhag). This Saint completed his strife on the twenty-seventh of the month of Tubah during the reign of Diocletian\, in the Fourth century. A church was built after his name in Tema and another in Oseem. May his prayers be with us and Glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/consecration-of-the-church-of-st-abe-fam-epipham-the-soldier-2/
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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF ST. QOZMAN EL-TAHAWY AND HIS COMPANIONS
DESCRIPTION:June 8\, 2022 – Paona 1\, 1738 \nMartyrdom of St. Qozman El-Tahawy and his companions. On this day also\, St. Qozman (Cosmas) El-Tahawy and his companions were martyred. May their prayers be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-st-qozman-el-tahawy-and-his-companions-2/
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SUMMARY:-CONSECRATION OF THE CHURCH OF ST. LEONTIUS OF TRIPOLI
DESCRIPTION:June 8\, 2022 – Paona 1\, 1738 \n\nConsecration of the Church of St.Leontius of Tripoli This day marks the commemoration of the consecration of the church of St. Leontius (Laventius) the Syrian. This Saint was martyred in the city of Tripoli on the twenty-second of Abib. A Christian woman\, the wife of a great nobleman and prominent army commander\, gave much money to the soldiers\, and took his holy body. She wrapped it in expensive cloth and laid it in a coffer inside her house. She made a picture of him and she hung a lighted lamp before it. It happened that Diocletian became angry with her husband and shut him up in prison in the city of Antioch. She became sad\, and prayed to God\, interceding with His saint Leontius\, to save her husband from prison. God accepted her prayers. St. Leontius appeared to her husband in prison and told him\, Do not grieve or be sorrowful\, for you shall be delivered tomorrow\, and you shall eat with the Emperor at his table\, and you shall return safely to your house. The Saint\, then\, went to the Emperor\, and woke him up. When the Emperor saw the Saint\, he became terrified. The Saint told the Emperor\, I have come to you\, O Emperor\, to order the release of the army commander. Honor him\, and let him go to his house\, lest you be destroyed. The Emperor\, who was trembling\, replied saying\, Whatever you command me\, O my lord\, I will do. The next morning\, the Emperor brought the commander out of prison\, honored him\, and dined with him at his own table. The Emperor told him about the horseman that appeared to him\, then dismissed him to return to his home town. When he arrived in Tripoli\, his home town\, he told his wife and his family what had happened to him. His wife told him\, The good that happened to you was through the blessings of St. Leontius. Then she uncovered the body of the Saint\, and he took the blessing of the Saint. When he saw his face\, he realized that he was the one that had appeared to him in prison. After the perishing of Diocletian\, they built a church in his name\, relocated the body to it with great veneration\, and the church was consecrated on this day. May his prayers be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/consecration-of-the-church-of-st-leontius-of-tripoli-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF ST. FOURNOUS\, ONE OF THE SEVENTY DISCIPLES
DESCRIPTION:June 7\, 2022 – Bashans 30\, 1738 \n\nDeparture of St.Fournous\, one of the Seventy Disciples On this day also\, the disciple Phorus (Fournous)\, one of the seventy disciples\, departed. He served Christ for 3 years. After the ascension of the Lord\, he served the apostles\, and was filled with the Holy Spirit\, the comforter on the day of Pentecost. Then he served St. Paul\, and carried his epistles to many countries\, and taught the Jews and pagans and baptized them. He suffered many afflictions\, and departed in peace. May his prayers be with us\, and glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-st-fournous-one-of-the-seventy-disciples-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF POPE MIKHAIL THE FIRST\, THE 68TH PATRIARCH OF ALEXANDRIA
DESCRIPTION:June 7\, 2022 – Bashans 30\, 1738 \nDeparture of Pope Mikhail the First\, the 68th Patriarch of Alexandria On this day of the year 818 A.M. (May 25th.\, 1102 A.D.)\, the holy father Pope Mikhail\, the sixty eighth Pope of Alexandria\, departed. He was knowledgeable in the church books from his youth\, and recited them from memory. He desired to worship God\, and went to the wilderness and became a monk in St. Macarius monastery. He was ordained a priest\, then he went to a place near Singar\, and lived there in a cave for more than 20 years\, fighting the good spiritual war. His virtues were known to everyone. He was chosen to the Throne of St Mark and was enthroned on the 12th of Babah\, 809 A.M. (October 9th.\, 1092 A.D.)\, after he had proclaimed the Orthodox faith. He took care of the priests of the churches of Alexandria. He did not allow Simony\, and returned all the properties of the church that the Pope before him took to himself. He never too to himself even one Dinar. He lived on very little money\, and spent most of it to feed the poor and the needy. He paid the taxes for those who could not pay\, and spent money to buy new vessels and books for the churches. He taught his people through preaching and sermons. When he completed his course\, he gave his soul by the hand of the Lord Whom he loved. He was Pope for 9 years\, 7 months\,and 17 days. May his prayers be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-pope-mikhail-the-first-the-68th-patriarch-of-alexandria-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF ST. SIMON THE STYLITE
DESCRIPTION:June 6\, 2022 – Bashans 29\, 1738 \nOn this day of the year 461 A.D.\, St. Simon departed. He was born in Antioch in 392 A.D. His father’s name was John\, and his mother’s name was Martha. Many miraculous things happened because of him. Before his mother had conceived of him\, St. John the Baptist appeared to her in a dream and told her of her conception and what he would become. At age sixteen\, he became a monk in the mountain of Antioch\, and he led a great ascetic life in worship and prayer. An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and guided him in his monastic life to the life of St.Pachomius. He excelled in his worship to a level beyond the normal human level\, so that he lived alone on a high place like a pillar\, for 45 years\, during which he ate grass. This father wrote many useful ascetic teachings\, and explained many church books. He departed in peace. May his prayers be with us\, and glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-st-simon-the-stylite-2/
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SUMMARY:-COMMEMORATION OF THE RELOCATION OF THE BODY OF ST. EPIPHANIUS
DESCRIPTION:June 5\, 2022 – Bashans 28\, 1738 \nOn this day of the year 403 A.D.\, the body of St. Epiphanius (His biography is under the 17th. of Bashans)\, arrived to the island of Cyprus. The boat that carried his body arrived to Cyprus from Constantinople on the 28th. day of Bashans. The priests and the people came with crosses\, gospels\, candles and incense and carried his body to the church. When they started to dig his tomb\, two deacons did not allow them. They were excommunicated by the saints for their bad reputation. The body remained in the church for four days without a change or a stench. His body looked as if he was asleep. A saintly deacon came near the body and said: I know of your relationship with God\, and that you can restrain these evil opponents. He then took an ax and hit the ground with it. The two opposing deacons fell on their faces immediately\, and they were carried to their homes and died on the third day. The body of the Saint was anointed and wrapped\, they buried him in a marble sarcophagus in he church. Many miracles appeared from his body. May his prayers be with us\, and glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/commemoration-of-the-relocation-of-the-body-of-st-epiphanius-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF LAZARUS THE BELOVED OF THE LORD
DESCRIPTION:June 4\, 2022 – Bashans 27\, 1738 \n\nOn this day also\, St. Lazarus\, the brother of mary and Martha\, and the beloved of the Lord\, departed after he had become the bishop of Cyprus. After he had been raised from the dead by Our Lord\, he followed the disciples. After the pentecost\, they ordained him a bishop over Cyprus. He lived for forty years\, and departed in peace. May his prayers be with us\, and glory be to God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-lazarus-the-beloved-of-the-lord-2/
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF POPE YOUANNIS THE SECOND\, THE 30TH PATRIARCH OF THE SEE OF ST.MARK
DESCRIPTION:June 4\, 2022 – Bashans 27\, 1738 \nOn this day of the year 232 A.M. (May 22nd.\, 516 A.D.)\, the saint Pope Youannis the second\, the 30th. Patriarch of Alexandria\, departed. He was a monk since his youth\, and lived a solitary life. His reputation\, because of his godly life spread everywhere\, and was chosen a patriarch of the great city of Alexandria on the third of Baounah\, 221 A.M. (May 29th.\, 505 A.D.). He wrote the biographies of the saints and sermons. The church lived in peace and tranquility at the time of the Orthodox Emperor Anastasius. St. Sawirus was the patriarch of Antioch\, and he wrote a message to Pope Youannis on the one nature of Christ saying: ‘Jesus Christ after the union with flesh has become of one nature with one Will without separation\, and I believe in the same faith of Pope Cyril and Pope Dioscorus.’ When Pope Youannis received this message\, he was pleased\, and he replied with a message filled with faith that testified to the union of the essence of God\, and the trinity of His characters\, and by the incarnation of the eternal Son of God\, the Divine and the human nature have become one and no longer two natures\, without separation\, mingling\, or confusion. He anathematized those who separate the two natures\, those who confuse them and those who said that the suffering crucified Christ was only a man\, and those who say that His Divine nature also suffered and died. He said that the Orthodox faith was to profess that God the word suffered by the flesh that united with. When Abba Sawiris read his message\, he received it with joy\, and made it public in all Antioch. This Pope continued to take care about his people for 10 years\, 10 months\, and 23 days\, and he departed. May his prayers be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-pope-youannis-the-second-the-30th-patriarch-of-the-see-of-st-mark-2/
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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF ST. THOMAS\, THE APOSTLE
DESCRIPTION:June 3\, 2022 – Bashans 26\, 1738 \nOn this day St. Thomas the apostle was martyred. He was born in Galilee\, and the Lord chose him among the twelve disciples (Mathew 10:3). When the Lord wanted to go to raise Lazarus from the dead\, Thomas said to the other disciples: ‘ (John 11:16). He also asked the Lord at the supper: ‘ (John 14:5-6). When the Lord Christ appeared to the disciples after the resurrection\, and said to them ‘Receive the Holy Spirit’\, Thomas was absent. On his return\, the disciples told him\, ”We have seen the Lord.’ He said to them: ‘ (John 20:19-29). After the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost in the Upper room in Zion\, the apostles dispersed everywhere to preach the Gospel\, Thomas went to India. He worked there as a slave at one of the friends of the king\, whose name was Lukios\, who brought him to the king who inquired about his profession. Thomas said: ‘I am builder\, carpenter and a physician. He preached in his master’s palace\, and Lukios’ wife believed and all his household. The king asked him about his achievements\, and he said: ‘The palaces that I built were the souls that have become the temples of the King of Glory; the carpentry that I did was the Gospel that removes the thorns of sin; and the medicines I practiced are the Holy Mysteries which heal the poison of the evil one. The king became angry and tortured him\, and bound him among four poles\, cut off his skin and rubbed his wounds with salt and lime. The apostle Thomas endured the pains. Lukios’ wife saw him suffering\, and she fell from the window and died. Lukios came to him and said: ‘If you raise my wife from the dead\, I believe in your God.’ Thomas went to the room where the dead body was\, and said: ‘Arsabona (Arsonia)\, rise up in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.’ She rose instantly and bowed to the Saint. When her husband saw that\, he believed and many more with him from the people of the city\, and Thomas baptized them. Once the sea drove a huge tree to the shore that no one could lift it up. St. Thomas asked the king for permission to lift it up and to use its wood in building a church. He got the permission\, he made the sign of the cross\, and he raised it and later he built the church\, to which he ordained a bishop and priests. \nSt. Thomas left and went to a city called ‘Kantoura’ (Kontaria)\, where he found an old man weeping bitterly because the king killed his six children. The Saint prayed over them\, and the Lord raised them up. The idol priests were angry\, and wanted to stone him. The first raised a stone to throw it at him\, and his hand was paralyzed. The Saint prayed over his hand\, he was healed instantly\, and all the idol priests believed in the Lord Christ. Then St. Thomas went to the city of ‘Parkenas’ and other cities\, where he preached in the Name of Jesus Christ. The king heard about him\, and he put him in prison. When he found out that he was teaching the prisoners the way of God\, he tortured him\, and at last he cut his head off\, and he received the crown of martyrdom. He was buried in ‘Melibar’\, then his body was relocated to El-Raha. May His prayers be with us and Glory be to our God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-st-thomas-the-apostle-2/
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SUMMARY:- Ascension
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SUMMARY:-DEPARTURE OF THE MOST HONORED LAYMAN IBRAHIM EL-GOHARI
DESCRIPTION:June 2\, 2022 – Bashans 25\, 1738 \nOn this day also of the year 1511 A.M. (1795 A.D.)\, the great layman Ibrahim El-Gohari\, departed. He was born in the eighteenth century\, and his parents were poor. His fathers name was Yousef El-Gohari whose trade was making clothing in Kalube. They taught him writing and arithmetic\, and he excelled in them. He used to trans-scribe the religion books\, and distribute them to the church at his own expense. He brought the books to Pope John (Youhanna) the Eighteenth\, and 107th patriarch of Alexandria Who was enthroned from 1486-1512 A.M. (1769-1796 A.D.) The many books presented to the church by Ibrahim El-Gohari got the attention of the pope\, together with the high cost of transcribing the books and binding them. The pope asked Ibrahim about his resource\, and Ibrahim revealed to them his zealously and his godly life. The pope blessed him saying:’may the lord uplift your name and bless your work\, and keep your memory forever.’ The relation between Ibrahim El-Gohari and the pope became stronger from that time. When he started to work\, Ibrahim was a scribe to one of the mamalik- The pope mediated with Moalem Rizk the chief scribe\, and he took him as his private scribe. He continued in his position until the end of Ali Bek El-Kebir when Mohammed Abu- El-Daheb became the governor\, and Ibrahim El-Gohari became the chief scribe of all of egypt\, a position which is equal to prime minister today. \nIbrahim El-Gohari became more humble\, generous\, and charitable. He attracted to him the hearts of all the people. Ibrahim then married a righteous woman who shared with him his good nature and character. She helped him in his charitable deeds\, and encouraged him to build and maintain churches. A son was born to them whom they called joseph\, and a daughter whom they called Demiana. They lived in a place called ‘Kantaret-ElDekka’. When his son grew up\, his father prepared for him a private home furnished with the best of furniture\, and prepared for his wedding day. But God chose that his son be with him before his marriage\, and Ibrahim was greatly grieved. He then closed the home\, and it remained closed. The death of his son was the most shocking event in his life\, but his desire to help the widows\, the orphans and the poor intensely increased. Everyone was so astonished for his endurance\, patience\, and his great control over his disappoint When his wife resented the will of god\, St. Anthony the great appeared to her in a dream\, and comforted her saying\,’you must know that god loved your son\, and he took him in his youth\, and he loves his father for a reason\, to keep his name pure\, for the popularity of his father might have caused his son to shame him and ruin his reputation. this is a reward from God to your husband for his godliness and his righteousness. Be comforted\, and continue in your good deeds.’ St. Anthony also appeared to Ibrahim El-Gohari\, and he comforted him and strengthened his faith. When his wife rose up\, and told her husband about her dream\, he told her that he also saw the same dream that same night. They surrendered their will to god\, and they changed their mourning clothes \, and put on regular clothes. Their hearts were filled with comfort\, and continued in their good and charitable deeds. Their Daughter Demiana also died shortly afterwards and she was a young virgin. \nIbrahim El-Gohari remained in his office until a coup occurred which forced Ibrahim Bek and Murad Bek together with Ibrahim El-Gohari to flee to upper egypt. The new Governor Hasan Qubtan persecuted the copts and forbade them to ride horses with saddles\, and forbade them to use moslems as servants in their homes\, and did not allow them to buy slaves. The Copts responded by hiding in their homes and not leaving for many days. He also ordered to have an account of the endowments that Ibrahim El- Gohary’s wife hid herself in a moslem home to which her had made great favors. But some of those who did not honor his favors\, betrayed him by telling his wile was hiding. the governor forced her to tell him about the places they hied their possessions\, and they confiscated all the silver and gold utensils and their horses saddles\, and sold them for low prices. Some also Guided the governor to the house of his son which was looked after his death\, and they also confiscated all its contents of furniture\, and took them many days to sell them for they were plenty. The governor was called back to istanbul\, and Ibrahim Bek and Mourad Bek returned to cairo on August 7\, 1791 A.D. and Ibrahim El-Gohari returned to his former position\, but he did not continue for more than four years\, and he was loved by everyone. The people called Ibrahim El-Gohari the ‘The Sultan of the Copts’ as it is indicated on the iconstasis of one of the churches in the monastery of St. Paula in the eastern desert\, and also in the ‘Katamares’ kept in the same monastery. \nThe famous historian El-Gabarty said about him: ‘He had made Egypt great by his capability which endured for long time. He was one of the great world statesmen with a great decisive mind. He treated everyone according to their abilities\, and did things that attracted the hearts and the love of the people to him. In Ramadan\, he used to send gifts to prominent and non-prominent moslems. In his days\, many churches and monasteries were built and maintained\, and many endowment of the best of land were given\, with the necessary provisions and salaries. Anba Yousab the bishop of Girga and Ekhmim said about him: ‘He was one of the great people of his day\, who was God-loving\, giving all his possessions to the poor\, and caring about the construction of churches. He loved all people of different religions\, making peace with all\, filling all the needs of everyone without prejudice.” His religious work is as follows: Ibrahim El-Gohari was famous for his love of the construction of churches and monasteries\, and repairing what was destroyed by the evil hands. Because of his influential position in the government\, and his great favor to the moslem rulers\, he was able to issue regulations (Fatawi) to permit Copts to rebuild the destroyed churches and monasteries. He also donated many endowment of good land and money for the reconstruction\, that amounted to 238 endowments as documented in the patriarchate. He was also popular for the trans-scrubbing of rare books\, and giving them as gifts to the churches and monasteries. He was the first to build St. Mark cathedral in El-Azbakiya. The Copts were not allowed to build new churches or to repair the old ones\, unless they get permission from the government\, which were rarely granted. \nOne of the princesses came from Istanboul (Estana) on a pilgrimage to Mecca passing by Egypt\, Ibrahim El-Gohari made everything possible to her comfort during her stay\, and offered her many gifts. She wanted to reward him\, and he asked her to get an order from the Sultan (Faraman) to permit the construction of a church in El-Azbakiya where he lived\, and asked her about some other things needed by the Copts. The Sultan issued the permit\, but he died before the construction of the church\, and his brother Girgis El-Gohari completed it. In order that the time of prayers be maintained in the church of the Virgin in Haret-Zoweila\, he built a small church after the name of St. Mercurius (Abu-Saifain) beside it. This allowed him and the government Christian employees to attend the services and return to their work as the government allowed. He also prepared the materials for the oil of Chrism (Myroun) from his own money\, and his brother Girgis carried them to the Pope. In 1499 A.M. (1783 A.D.)\, Ibrahim El-Gohari built all the northern wall of St. Antonios monastery\, and built a water wheel. He built before that the southern and the western walls in 1498 A.M. The wall is known until today as El-Gohari’s wall. He also renovated the building of the church of the Virgin in Haret El-Roum in 1508 A.M. (1792 A.D.). He also built the church of Abu Saifain in the monastery of St. Paula in the Eastern desert\, and in the monastery of El-Baramouse\, he built the church of Sts. Apollo and Abib (The church was demolished in 1881 A.D. to enlarge the church of St. John). He also built palaces to the Lady Virgin in El-Baramouse and the Syrian monastery. He also built an extension to the southern end of the monastery of El-Baramouse\, with a wall around it\, and the extension was about 2400 square meter. \nIn summary\, he built and maintained many churches and monasteries. He took care of the monks\, and offered many offerings\, candles\, oil\, veils\, and church books to all the churches of Egypt. He also distributed charities among the poor and the needy everywhere\, and gave them food and clothing. He gave special attention to widows and the orphans who had no one to help them\, and provided monthly provisions for all their needs. his deeds were made known in his funeral eulogy by Pope Youannis\, the 107th. Patriarch. He departed to his eternal home on Monday the 25th. of Bashans\, 1511 A.M. (May 31st.\, 1795 A.D.) everyone grieved his departure including the governor Ibrahim Bek who walked in his funeral procession to honor him as he had honored him before his death. Pope Youannis eulogized him for his great love to him. He was buried in the private tomb that he built for himself beside the church of St. George in Old Cairo which had an oil lamp that was lit day and night. He died without leaving a posterity\, but his memory lives forever. The society for the revival of the Coptic churches in Cairo took action to renovate his tomb in Old Cairo\, and it has become a tourist attraction to all those who have heard about Ibrahim and his brother Girgis El-Gohari. The biography of his brother Girgis is under the 17th. day of the month of Tute. He departed on the 17th. of Tute\, 1557 A.M. (September 27th.\, 1810 A.D.) May Their prayers be with us and Glory be to our God forever. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/departure-of-the-most-honored-layman-ibrahim-el-gohari-2/
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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF ST. COLLUTHUS OF ANTINOE (KNOWN AS ABU COLTA)
DESCRIPTION:June 2\, 2022 – Bashans 25\, 1738 \n\nOn this day\, St. Colluthus of Antinoe was martyred. He was the son of God fearing parents. His father was a governor over Antinoe. He was praying to the Lord Jesus to give him a son\, and God gave him this saint. He taught him the Christian principles and the church doctrine. He was pure from his youth. His father wanted him to get married\, but he did not accept. However\, his sister was married to Arianus who became the governor after her father. When the Saint’s parents departed\, he built a hostel for the strangers. He also studied medicine and practiced it to cure the sick without charging them money. When Diocletian apostatized\, Arianus the governor followed him to keep his position\, and started to persecute Christians. Then St. Colluthus rebuked him for forsaking the worship of the True God\, and the Saint cursed the idols of the Emperor. Arianus did not hurt him for the sake of his sister\, but he sent him to the governor of El-Bahnasa\, where he was in prison for three years. His sister meditated for his release until another governor took over who threatened the saint and tortured him. The angel of the lord came to him to comfort and strengthen him. At last\, the governor cut off his head\, and he was granted the crown of Martyrdom. His family prepared his body for burial and kept him in a place until the end of the persecution\, when they built a church for him. Many miracles appeared from his body. The saint has a church from antiquity in ‘Refa’ near Assuit. A memorial is celebrated every year on the day of his martyrdom. The visitors who come are blessed by the saint and his intercessions\, For they are healed from their sicknesses. It is worth it to mention that this church contains a stone which has a great influence to keep scorpions away until this day. May his prayers be with us. Amen.
URL:https://stsmaryandmenari.org/event/martyrdom-of-st-colluthus-of-antinoe-known-as-abu-colta-2/
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SUMMARY:- Entrance into Egypt
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SUMMARY:-MARTYRDOM OF THE MONK ST. BASHNOUNA EL-MAQARI
DESCRIPTION:June 1\, 2022 – Bashans 24\, 1738 \n\nOn this day also\, of the year 880 A.M. (May 19th.\, 1164 A.D.)\, St. Bashnouna was martyred. He was a monk in St. Macarius (Abu Maquar) monastery. During the fighting between the men of prince Dergham and the men of El-Wazir Shawer in the Fatimid rule\, the monk was arrested. He was threatened with death if he did not convert to Islam\, but he refused. They burned him alive\, and he received the crown of martyrdom. The faithful took his bones and carried them to the church of Abu Serga in Old Cairo\, in the place of wax\, and they buried him there. May his prayers be with us\, and glory be to God forever. Amen.
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