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Egyptian village celebrates anniversary of Coptic martyrs

February 15, 2021

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CWN Editor's Note: Christians in al-Awarm, Egypt, gathered on February 14 at the shrine of the Martyrs of the Faith and the Fatherland, to commemorate the 20 Coptic Christians who were beheaded by Islamic State terrorists on the same date in 2015. Coptic Archbishop Anba Pavnotios presided at the ceremony.

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