St. Mina, the Wonder Worker #coptic #copticsaints #cyc #stmina

St. Mina, known as the Wonder Worker, was born in Egypt in 285 to devout Christian parents after his mother prayed with tears before an icon of the Virgin Mary and heard the word “Amen.” His father, a noble governor, died when St. Mina was young, and St. Mina later joined the army before leaving to live as a hermit in the desert. After a vision of heaven and the promise of three crowns—for celibacy, asceticism, and martyrdom—he returned to boldly confess Christ before the authorities. Refusing to renounce his faith despite severe torture, he was eventually beheaded. His body miraculously resisted fire, and it was buried in the western desert, where his monastery now stands. Camels are included in St. Mina’s icon because, by divine command, his body was placed on a camel that led the people to Lake Bayad, where the Lord desired his burial. Later, when the governor tried to move the body after a military victory, the camels refused to continue at that same spot, affirming it as the saint’s divinely chosen resting place.