Abdel Messih El-Makari (or El-Manahri) (11 November 1892–14 April 1963) was a

Coptic Orthodox The Coptic Orthodox Church ( cop, Ϯⲉⲕ̀ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ, translit=Ti.eklyseya en.remenkimi en.orthodoxos, lit=the Egyptian Orthodox Church; ar, الكنيسة القبطي� ...

monk A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...

and

priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in partic ...

, and a 20th-century Coptic saint. Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria testified as to his holiness and asceticism.Biography, St. Mina Monastery
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Abdel Messih El-Makari was born in 1892 in the village of Abou Shehata, Matai district, El-Menya governorate,

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...

. His father, Henein, and his mother, Esther, were both

Christians Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words '' Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρ ...

. As a young adult, El-Makari left his home town for the

Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor (Arabic: دير الأنبا صموئيل المعترف), Dair al-Anba Ṣamū'īl al-mu'tarif " or Deir el-Qalamun (Arabic: دير القلمون) is an Egyptian monastery in the Western Desert. Locatio ...

in el-Qalamun mountain. He did this several times, whereupon his father would come to the monastery to take him back home (events associated with the death of a large number of his father's cattle)."Abdel Messih El-Makari", Saint Abanoub Coptic Orthodox Church, Dallas, Texas
/ref> His father later relented and allowed him to join Monastery of Saint Macarius in the desert of

Scetes Wadi El Natrun (Arabic: "Valley of Natron"; Coptic: , "measure of the hearts") is a depression in northern Egypt that is located below sea level and below the Nile River level. The valley contains several alkaline lakes, natron-rich salt de ...

(Wadi El-Natrun), becoming a

. He later moved to El-Manahra village, Matai. El-Makari was known for his humility and asceticism. It is said that he had the gifts of prescience, discerning of spirits and healing the sick. He was very compassionate and gave everything he was given to the needy. He died on

Easter Sunday Easter,Traditional names for the feast in English are "Easter Day", as in the ''Book of Common Prayer''; "Easter Sunday", used by James Ussher''The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher, Volume 4'') and Samuel Pepys''The Diary of Samuel P ...

morning on 14 April 1963 / 6 (

Parmouti Parmouti ( cop, Ⲡⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ, ''Parmoute''), also known as Pharmouthi ( grc-gre, Φαρμουθί, ''Pharmouthí'') and Barmudah. (), is the eighth month of the ancient Egyptian and Coptic calendars. It lasts between April 9 and May 8 ...

1669 A.M.)

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Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great
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