Overview
Maggie Mo'men Magdy
ماجي مؤمن مجدي
Birth
2006
Martyrdom
20 December 2016
Profession
Fourth-grade student at Qalb Yasou School and gymnast at Wadi Degla Club
She suffered severe shrapnel wounds to the brain and lungs and entered a coma lasting 9 days at the hospital before her soul departed. She was an extremely joyful child who loved music and church activities, and garnered great public sympathy for her innocence.
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