Overview
Mariam Fikry
مريم فكري
Birth
27 November 1988
Martyrdom
1 January 2011
Profession
Second-year student at the Arab Academy for Science and Technology
She planted love in everyone around her and nurtured it with her tenderness and service. She held fast to the image of Christ shining through her face.
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