Overview
Mary Dawoud
ماري داوود
Birth
13 September 1984
Martyrdom
1 January 2011
Profession
Commerce graduate, working at Marina Scaffolding Company
She loved to begin the new year with God, and so she settled in His embrace forever. Her wedding was scheduled shortly after the incident.
Event
Martyrs of Saints Church, Alexandria
1 January 2011 · Egypt
A terrorist bombing targeted the Church of Saints, the Apostle Mark and Pope Peter the Seal of the Martyrs in the Sidi Bishr district of eastern Alexandria, as worshippers were leaving the New Year's Eve liturgy. The explosion killed 23 people and injured approximately 97 others. This incident is considered the first terrorist bombing of this scale to target a church in modern Egyptian history.
Church
Church of Saints, the Apostle Mark and Pope Peter the Seal of the Martyrs
Sidi Bishr district, eastern Alexandria