Virginia-area artist Tony Rezk, himself a Copt born in Egypt, paid tribute to the Egyptian martyrs with this beautiful icon.
In February 2015 the Islamic State media released avideo of the slaughter of Egyptian Copts in Libya–
“Message Signed in Blood to the Nation of the Cross” is from the Islamic State’s Al Hayat Media – expect foreign fighter involvement.
In the video ISIS slaughtered 21 Christian Copts in Libya.
The Christians were all wearing orange jumpsuits and were marched out together on a beach.
They then kneel the men down in a line.
The people of the cross.
At the end of the video the water runs red with blood.
This week the Egytian Copt community opened a church in memory of the 21 Copts beheaded in Libya.
The Egyptian Independent reported, via Religion of Peace:
The Bishop of Samalut Church in Minya, Anba Befnosios, held Mass prayers on Thursday to mark the opening of ‘al-Shohadaa’ (Martyrs) Church in al-Our village, which is dedicated to 21 Coptic martyrs killed by the Islamic State (IS) in Libya, 2015.
20 of the Coptic martyrs had once been residents in Minya’s Samalut and Mattay villages, before they were kidnapped by militants in January 2015. A republican decree was subsequently issued in 2015 to open a church in their memory.
Dozens of Copts and families of the martyrs participated in the Mass in al-Our village. They lifted the Egyptian flag on the church walls and placed depictions of prominent figures. Additionally, posters of Pope Twadros II, Bishop Benosios, and President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi were hung in front of the church.
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