St. Mina and St. Abanoub Coptic Orthodox Church

When the time of persecution ended, the angel of the Lord appeared to Pope Athanasius and informed him of the Lord's appeared command, which was to place the body of Saint Mina on a camel and to take it out of the city without letting anyone lead it, but to follow it from a distance until it stopped at a place that the Lord has designated. They walked behind the camel until they arrived at a place called Lake Bayad, in the district of Marriot. There they heard a voice saying, "This is the place where the Lord wishes the body of his beloved Mina to be placed." They lowered the body and placed it in a coffin, then they situated it in a beautiful garden and many miracles happened through the body.

Following this, the people of Pentapolis (the five cities) rose against the cities around Alexandria. They were getting ready to face the enemy, when the governor decided to take the body of Saint Mina with him to be his deliverer and his strong protector. He took the body secretly and through the blessings of this saint, he overcame the berbers and returned victorious. The governor decided not to return the body of the Saint to its original place and wanted to take it to Alexandria. On the way back, and the camel carrying the body knelt down and did not move from its place, in spite of frequent beatings. They moved the body to another camel, but again this second camel did not move from its place. The governor finally realised that this was the Lord's command. He made a coffin from a special wood and placed the silver coffin in it. He returned it to its place and invoked Saint Mina's blessings, then returned to his city.