Overview
George Milad Sanyout
جرجس ميلاد سنيوت
Birth
1993
Martyrdom
15 February 2015
Profession
Construction worker
Birthplace
Al-Aour Village, Samalout Center, Minya Governorate
Known for his extreme calmness and simplicity, deeply attached to the church since childhood. He traveled to Libya with his brother and cousins to work and help his father with living expenses and marriage costs for his siblings, remaining steadfast in his faith and resilient until his final moments.
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