Back Onthoofding van 21 Koptiese Christene in Libië, 2015 Afrikaans اختطاف وذبح أقباط مصريين في ليبيا 2015 Arabic شهداء ليبيا ARZ Enthauptung von 21 koptischen Christen in Libyen German Απαγωγή και αποκεφαλισμός Κοπτών στη Λιβύη το 2015 Greek Secuestro y decapitación de coptos en Libia en 2015 Spanish Mairtírigh Choptacha na Libia, 2015 Irish Penculikan dan pemenggalan penganut Koptik di Libya 2015 ID Onthoofding van 21 koptische christenen in Libië in februari 2015 Dutch Казнь коптов в Ливии Russian
21 Coptic Martyrs of Libya | |
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| Martyrs | |
| Born | One from Ghana, others from Egypt |
| Died | 12 February 2015[1] Southern Mediterranean Sea Coast, Sirte, Libya (murdered by the Islamic State)[2] |
| Cause of death | Decapitation |
| Resting place | Village of Al-Our, Samalut, Minya, Egypt |
| Venerated in | Oriental Orthodoxy Catholic Church |
| Canonized | 21 February 2015 by Pope Tawadros II |
| Major shrine | Church of the Martyrs of the Faith and Homeland, Samalut, Egypt |
| Feast | 15 February (Gregorian calendar)[3] 8 Amshir (Coptic calendar) |
| Attributes | |
| Patronage | |
| Part of a series of articles on the |
| Modern persecution of Coptic Christians |
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On 12th February 2015, the Islamic State (IS) released a report in their online magazine Dabiq showing photos of 21 Egyptian Christian construction workers that they had kidnapped in the city of Sirte, Libya, and whom they reported had been killed.[1] The men, who came from different villages in Egypt, 13 of them from Al-Our, Minya Governorate,[4] were kidnapped in Sirte in two separate attacks on 27 December 2014, and in January 2015.[5] On 15 February, a video was subsequently released showing their murder.
This was not the first time that Coptic Egyptians in Libya had been the subject of abuse for political reasons, a pattern that goes back to the 1950s.[6]
In 2014, a militia group in eastern Libya declared its affiliation with IS and then took over parts of Derna in late 2014. People allied to the group claimed responsibility for attacks across the country, including the Corinthia Hotel attack in January 2015.[7][8]
On 19 April 2015, IS released another video in which they murdered about 30 Ethiopian Christians.[9][10][11][12][13]
The victims, all but one being members of the Coptic Orthodox Church, were formally declared saints and martyrs in February of 2015 by Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria. In 2023, Pope Francis announced that the 21 Coptic men murdered by IS would also be commemorated by the Catholic Church and listed within the Roman Martyrology in what was described as a major ecumenical decision.[14] The martyrs are commemorated on 15 February (civil calendar) in both churches.
- ^ a b "Dabiq Magazine Issue 7 - From Hypocrisy to Apostasy" (PDF). Clarion Project. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Libya: Confessions of a witness to the slaughter of Copts". Al Arabiya. 7 October 2017. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "لماذا-اعتمد-المجمع-المقدس-15-فبراير-عيد-ا-لشهداء-الكنيسة-". Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Thousands mourn Egyptian victims of Islamic State in disbelief". Reuters. 16 February 2015. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "ISIL video shows Christian Egyptians beheaded in Libya". Al Jazeera. 16 February 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ Tsourapas, Gerasimos (17 March 2015). "The Politics of Egyptian Migration to Libya". Middle East Research and Information Project. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "Islamic State takes Libyan city; 100K under terror group's control as chaos spreads". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ Jared Malsin (15 February 2015). "Beheading of Coptic Christians in Libya Shows ISIS Branching Out". Time. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "ISIS releases video purportedly showing killing of Ethiopian Christians in Libya". Fox News. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ Westall, Sylvia (19 April 2015). "Islamic State shoots and beheads 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya:..." Reuters. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ Kirkpatrick, David D. (19 April 2015). "ISIS Video Appears to Show Executions of Ethiopian Christians in Libya". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "ISIL claims massacre of Ethiopian Christians in Libya". Aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ McLaughlin, Eliott C. "ISIS executes more Christians in Libya, video shows". CNN. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Vatican formally recognizes 21 Coptic Orthodox killed in Libya as martyrs, gives them feast day". AP NEWS. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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