Overview
Isis Fares
إيزيس فارس
Birth
1941
Martyrdom
December 2016
Profession
Homemaker
She suffered severe injuries and shrapnel wounds across her body on the day of the explosion and continued to resist pain and receive treatment in the intensive care unit at Al-Jalaa Military Hospital for several weeks with patience and endurance until she joined the ranks of the martyrs.
Event
Martyrs of the Church of Saint Peter
11 December 2016 · Egypt
During the Christmas Fast liturgy, a suicide bomber detonated himself inside the Church of Saint Peter (Anba Rouis Church) adjacent to the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbassia, Cairo, with an explosive vest weighing approximately 12 kilograms. The bombing killed 29 people, the majority of them women, and injured more than 31 others. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, which was the first to target this church in its history.
Church
Church of Saint Peter (Anba Rouis Church)
Adjacent to the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Abbassia district, Cairo