Saint Bashnouna
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Saint Bashnouna was an Egypt
ian saint
and martyr
.
According to his Hagiography, Bashnouna was a monk
in the Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great
in Scetes. He was arrested by the Fatimid
authorities during the caliphate of Al-'Āḍid, and threatened to face death if he were not to convert to Islam
. Having refused, Bashnouna was burned alive on 24 Pashons
, 880 A.M. (19 May 1164 AD) His relics were buried at the Church of Saint Sergius
in Cairo
.
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian saint
Saint
A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
and martyr
Martyr
A martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce, or accept, a belief or cause, usually religious.-Meaning:...
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According to his Hagiography, Bashnouna was a monk
Monk
A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of monks, while always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose...
in the Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great
Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great
The Monastery of Saint Macarius is a Coptic Orthodox monastery located in Wadi El Natrun, Beheira Governorate, about 92 km north west of Cairo, and off the highway between Cairo and Alexandria.-Ancient History:...
in Scetes. He was arrested by the Fatimid
Fatimid
The Fatimid Islamic Caliphate or al-Fāṭimiyyūn was a Berber Shia Muslim caliphate first centered in Tunisia and later in Egypt that ruled over varying areas of the Maghreb, Sudan, Sicily, the Levant, and Hijaz from 5 January 909 to 1171.The caliphate was ruled by the Fatimids, who established the...
authorities during the caliphate of Al-'Āḍid, and threatened to face death if he were not to convert to Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
. Having refused, Bashnouna was burned alive on 24 Pashons
Pashons 24 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
23 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 25 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 24 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-Feasts:* Feast of the Entry of Christ in Egypt -References:*...
, 880 A.M. (19 May 1164 AD) His relics were buried at the Church of Saint Sergius
Saints Sergius and Bacchus
Saints Sergius and Bacchus , were third century Roman soldiers who are commemorated as martyrs by the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches...
in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
.