-MARTYRDOM OF ST.PISHAY (ABSHAI), THE ANTIOCHIAN

September 6, 2022 - Nasie 1, 1738 On this day also, St. Pishay (Abshai), the brother of St. Bahor (Abba Hor - St. Hour), was martyred. He was from the city of Antioch, and because of his piety and knowledge, he was ordained a priest. When his brother, Abba Hour, and his mother went to […]

-DEPARTURE OF ST. TITUS, THE APOSTLE

September 7, 2022 - Nasie 2, 1738 On this day, St. Titus, the Apostle, was martyred. He was born in Crete, and he was the nephew of the governor of the island. He learned the Greek language, its literature and wisdom, and he excelled in it. He was meek and merciful. When the news of […]

-COMMEMORATION OF THE ANGEL RAPHAEL, THE ARCHANGEL

September 8, 2022 - Nasie 3, 1738 On this day, the church celebrates the commemoration of the honorable Angel Raphael, the third of the Archangels, and the dedication of his church outside the city of Alexandria. During the time of Pope Theophilus, the twenty-third Patriarch, a faithful woman came from Rome, with her children and […]

-MARTYRDOM OF ST. ANDRIANUS

September 8, 2022 - Nasie 3, 1738 On this day also, St. Andrianus, one of the commanders of the army of the emperor, was martyred. This saint, whenever he saw a martyr he would ask him, Why do you do that to yourself? They answered him, In the hope of the eternal life, and the […]

-DEPARTURE OF ST. YOANNIS XIV, THE 96TH POPE OF ALEXANDRIA

September 8, 2022 - Nasie 3, 1738 On this day also, of the year 1302 A.M. (September 6, 1586 A.D.), and during the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Mourad III, Pope Yoannis XIV, 96th Pope of Alexandria, departed. He was from Manfalout, and he was known by Yoannis El-Manfalouty. He became a monk at El-Baramous […]