Overview
Fr. Mina Aboud Cherubim
مينا عبود شاروبيم
Birth
1974
Martyrdom
6 July 2013
Profession
Priest at St. Mina Church in Al-Masaeed, El-Arish
Birthplace
Aswan, Egypt
Born in Aswan, Fr. Mina studied at the Faculty of Commerce, Ain Shams University. He worked as an accountant and had a deep passion for church hymns, founding a choir named after St. Stephen at the Church of the Virgin Mary in Amiriya, and establishing a school for Coptic hymns and liturgical music in 2006. He married Tasouni Mary Milad Iskander and was ordained priest on 3 March 2012 to serve St. Mina Church in Al-Masaeed, El-Arish, also taking on the secretariat of Bishop Qozman of North Sinai. Known for his pure heart and devotion to his flock despite the dangerous security situation in North Sinai, he was martyred on 6 July 2013.
Event
Martyrdom of Fr. Mina Aboud Cherubim
6 July 2013 · Egypt
On the morning of Saturday, 6 July 2013, shortly after finishing the Divine Liturgy, Fr. Mina Aboud Cherubim, priest of St. Mina Church in Al-Masaeed, El-Arish, was fatally shot by masked gunmen who opened fire from a passing vehicle as he exited the church. He was martyred instantly in front of the church's annex building. The assassination came amid the aftermath of the ouster of former President Mohamed Morsi and a wave of security chaos and systematic targeting of Copts in North Sinai.
Church
St. Mina Church in Al-Masaeed, El-Arish
Al-Masaeed district, El-Arish, North Sinai Governorate, Egypt