Overview
Abanoub Ayad Atiya
أبانوب عياد عطية
Birth
1991
Martyrdom
15 February 2015
Profession
Construction worker
Birthplace
Al-Aour Village, Samalout Center, Minya Governorate
A young man known for his gentleness and calmness, deeply attached to the church from a young age where he served as a deacon. He graduated with a technical diploma, and due to difficult economic conditions and his desire to help his parents and siblings and prepare his sisters for marriage, he decided to travel to Libya to work in construction. He was distinguished by his spirit of giving and love for everyone in his village until his departure.
Event
The 21 Coptic Martyrs of Libya
15 February 2015 · Libya
On 15 February 2015, the terrorist group ISIS published a video showing the beheading of 21 Christians held captive in Sirte, Libya — twenty of them Egyptian Copts and one from Ghana. Pope Tawadros II gave them the title 'Martyrs of the Faith' and canonized them as saints just one week after the incident, on 21 February 2015.
Church
Church of the Martyrs of Faith and Homeland
Al-Aour Village (currently Martyrs' Village), Samalout Center, Minya Governorate