Overview
Sameh Salah Farouk
سامح صلاح فاروق
Birth
1988
Martyrdom
15 February 2015
Profession
Construction worker
Birthplace
Al-Aour Village, Samalout Center, Minya Governorate
Married with a baby daughter born during his time abroad whom he never saw. Known for his gentle manners and great diligence at work to earn a living and support his family, he traveled to Libya to work in construction and build a future for his small family, remaining resilient and steadfast in his faith until the moment of his martyrdom.
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