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21 MARTYRS OF LYBIA - 15 FEBRUARY


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21 MARTYRS OF LYBIA

21 Coptic Christian martyrs, most of them Egyptians, who were brutally assassinated by Islamic State terrorists in Libya in 2015 have been added to the list of Catholic saints. This step took place on May 11, 2023 (equivalent canonisation) in Vatican City by Pope Francis. The martyrs' feast day is February 15.

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"The Vatican is formally recognizing 21 Coptic Orthodox workers who were beheaded by Islamic militants in Libya as martyrs with their own feast day, in a significant new ecumenical gesture aimed at forging unity between Catholic and Orthodox churches.

Pope Francis announced the inscription of the 21 workers, most of them Egyptians, in the Roman Martyrology, the compendium of saints celebrated liturgically in the Catholic Church, during an audience Thursday with the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church.

During the audience, Francis kissed relics of the 21 young men that Tawadros II offered him as a gift.

Islamic State militants beheaded the workers on a beach in Sirte, Libya in February 2015. A grisly video of the executions was posted online, shocking Egyptians..."

Source: https://apnews.com/article/vatican-coptic-orthodox-martyrs-beheaded-libya-45937c3da0c43868ef33ceceaf6d8906 - 📷 Sachin Jose

These holy martyrs' names are:

Bishoy Adel Khalaf 

Samuel Alhoam Wilson 

Hany Abdel-Masih Salib

Melad Mackeen Zaki 

Abanoub Ayad Attia 

Ezzat Bushra Nassif

Yousef Shokry Younan 

Kirillos Shukry Fawzy

Majed Suleiman Shehata

Somali Stephanus Kamel 

Malak Ibrahim Siniot 

Bishoy Stephanus Kamel

Mena Fayez Aziz 

Girgis Melad Sniout 

Tawadros Youssef Tawadros

Essam Badr Samir 

Luke Ngati 

Jaber Mounir Adly

Malak Faraj Abram 

Sameh Salah Farouk 

Matthew Ayariga 

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