Samuel The Confessor
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Egypt |
Died | Egypt |
Feast | 8 Koiak |
Major shrines | Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor |
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ID | 1731158 |
Samuel The Confessor Life story
Saint Samuel the Confessor is a Coptic Orthodox saint, venerated in all Oriental Orthodox Churches. He is most famous for his torture at the hands of the Chalcedonian Byzantines, for his witness of the Arab invasion of Egypt, and for having built the monastery that carries his name in Mount Qalamoun.