His Eminence Anba Agathon, Bishop of Magaghah and Adwa, confirmed that our children, the martyrs of St. Samuel monastery massacre refused to deny their faith and were martyred for their confession of their Christian faith.
He added in his speech in the third memorial service held yesterday at St. Mary Church in Deir Al-Garnous village, Mghaja in Menia: I heard the wounded victims and the survivors witnesses that the martyrs told the terrorists that we were born Christians and we lived Christians and we will die Christians.
“The terrorists killed the men and the children and wounded other women and children, but despite the sorrow and grief of our hearts, but sorrow turned to joy because we have martyrs from our church and we have a intercessor in heaven.
His Eminence revealed that the diocese will build a cemetery and a shrine for the martyrs of the Church of Maghagha in St. Mary church in Al-Garnous monastery, and relics will be transferred to it in a year.
