Patron saints
Patron saint of Egypt
Discover 1 canonized saint(s) honored as patron of Egypt — their feast days, biographies, and prayers.
Saints
AthanasiusMemorialMay 2
Athanasius I of Alexandria (c. 296–298 – 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, among Coptic Christians, Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian and the 20th patriarch of Alexandria (as Athanasius I). His intermittent episcopacy spanned 45 years (c. 8 June 328 – 2 May 373), of which over 17 encompassed five exiles, when he was replaced on the order…
theologiansEgypt