Saint Abanoub is 4th-century Egypt

Egypt

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ian saint

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 and martyr

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. His name means gold. He was born in Nehisa in the Nile Delta

Nile Delta

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 to a Christian parents. Abanoub was 12 when he was killed after being tortured for refusing to leave Christianity

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. His feast day is July 31. His relics are preserved in St. Virgin Mary and St. Abanoub Churchs in Samanoud in Egypt.