The following is a list of saints commemorated by the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. The majority of saints are from Egypt, with the majority venerated in all of Christianity.. Saints The Saints are dear brothers who have struggled like us and have departed to Paradise. They are not dead, but are sleeping, as our Lord said (Jn 11:11) and as St. Paul called them (1 Thess 4:13). Our early fathers spoke clearly and in detail about our relationship with Saints.
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The list of Coptic saints catalogs individuals formally venerated as holy by the Coptic Orthodox Church, an ancient Oriental Orthodox communion rooted in Egypt and upholding miaphysite Christology since the Council of Chalcedon in 451 AD. [1]. The following is a list of saints commemorated by the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. The majority of saints are from Egypt, with the majority venerated in all of Christianity.