Tag Archives: Copts

Sts. Nunilo and Alodia, pray for us

I was delighted to receive a little book from a reader in Pamplona, Spain, about Saints Nunilo and Alodia. Our saints, little girls, were 9th c. virgin martyrs in Huesca, Spain.  They were born to a Muslim father and Christian … Read More

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Egyptian Army violently disperses protests by Coptic Christians

Sts. Nunilo and Alodia, pray for us. From ahramonline: Army violently disperses new Copts’ protest Thousand of Copts organised a protest calling for the punishment of all those who attacked and injured pro-Coptic sit-in demonstrators on Sunday night in front … Read More

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Egypt: 4000 Muslims attack Coptic homes, burn church

St. Nunilo and Alodia, pray for us. Assyrian International News Agency (AINA) — A mob of nearly four thousand Muslims has attacked Coptic homes this evening in the village of Soul, Atfif in Helwan Governorate, 30 kilometers from Cairo, and … Read More

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