Egypt

Feast Day/Commemorated: September 11 Our Holy Father Euphrosynos the Cook was a devout and faithful man from a peasant background, lacking formal education. As an adult, he worked as a cook, demonstrating remarkable self-control and generosity. Despite...

Feast Day/Commemorated: November 24 Saint Catherine, residing in the heart of Hellenistic knowledge and blessed with extraordinary beauty and intellect, received a most splendid education. Though many noble youths sought her hand, she declared her...

Feast Day/Commemorated: January 17 Saint Anthony the Great, born in Egypt in 251, is revered as the Father of monasticism. At twenty, orphaned and responsible for his sister, he heard the Gospel call to sell possessions and give to the poor, which he...