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'''Saint Salib''' ({{Lang-ar|قديس صليب}}; {{Lang-cop|ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲥⲁⲗⲓⲃ}}; {{Lang-syr|ܡܪ ܨܠܝܒ}}; {{Lang-gr|Αγιος Πισταυρος}}) was a 16th-century [[Copts|Coptic]] or [[Arabs|Arab]] [[Christianity|Christian]] [[saint]] and [[martyr]] from the [[Mamluk era]], who refused to convert to [[Islam]] while under trial, and got [[publicly executed]] under [[Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri]] by being [[crucified]], placed on a [[camel]] and paraded through [[Cairo]], finally having been [[beheaded]] with a [[scimitar]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://academic.oup.com/crawlprevention/governor?content=%2fbook%2f9166%2fchapter-abstract%2f155787993%3fredirectedFrom%3dfulltext%26login%3dfalse |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=academic.oup.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A Christian Martyr under Mamluk Justice: The Trials of Salib (d. 1512) according to Coptic and Muslim Sources - ProQuest |url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/39cf96162c7a5514c07bac048ccd617f/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=36539 |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=www.proquest.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Relics - St. Mary and St. Shenouda's Coptic Orthodox Church (SMASS), South London |url=https://smass.co.uk/new-to-the-church/our-relics |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=smass.co.uk}}</ref> |
'''Saint Salib''' ({{Lang-ar|قديس صليب}}; {{Lang-cop|ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲥⲁⲗⲓⲃ}}; {{Lang-syr|ܡܪ ܨܠܝܒ}}; {{Lang-gr|Αγιος Πισταυρος}}) was a 16th-century [[Copts|Coptic]] or [[Arabs|Arab]] [[Christianity|Christian]] [[saint]] and [[martyr]] from the [[Mamluk era]], who refused to convert to [[Islam]] while under trial, and got [[publicly executed]] under [[Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri]] by being [[crucified]], placed on a [[camel]] and paraded through [[Cairo]], finally having been [[beheaded]] with a [[scimitar]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://academic.oup.com/crawlprevention/governor?content=%2fbook%2f9166%2fchapter-abstract%2f155787993%3fredirectedFrom%3dfulltext%26login%3dfalse |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=academic.oup.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A Christian Martyr under Mamluk Justice: The Trials of Salib (d. 1512) according to Coptic and Muslim Sources - ProQuest |url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/39cf96162c7a5514c07bac048ccd617f/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=36539 |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=www.proquest.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Relics - St. Mary and St. Shenouda's Coptic Orthodox Church (SMASS), South London |url=https://smass.co.uk/new-to-the-church/our-relics |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=smass.co.uk}}</ref> |
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{{Infobox saint|honorific_prefix= [[Saint]]|name=Salib|image=Saint Salib Pistavros of Egypt.jpg|caption=Recent [[Coptic]] [[Icon]] depicting Saint Salib [[crucified]], on the [[camel]], while holding his own [[beheaded]] head|titles=[[New Martyr]]|birth_date=29 November 1512|birth_place=[[Mallawi]], [[Minya Governorate|Minya]], [[Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt]]|death_place=[[Cairo]], [[Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt]]|death_cause=[[Stoning]], [[Crucifixion]], [[Beheading]]|honored_in=[[Oriental Orthodoxy]]<br>[[Eastern Orthodoxy]]|major_shrine=[[Church of the Virgin Mary (Haret Zuweila)|Haret Zuweila Church of Mary]]|attributes=[[Red]] [[shemagh]], [[white]] [[thawb]], [[scimitar]], [[camel]], [[chains]]}} |
{{Infobox saint|honorific_prefix= [[Saint]]|name=Salib|image=Saint Salib Pistavros of Egypt.jpg|caption=Recent [[Coptic]] [[Icon]] depicting Saint Salib [[crucified]], on the [[camel]], while holding his own [[beheaded]] head|titles=[[New Martyr]]|birth_date=29 November 1512|birth_place=[[Mallawi]], [[Minya Governorate|Minya]], [[Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt]]|death_place=[[Cairo]], [[Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt]]|death_cause=[[Stoning]], [[Crucifixion]], [[Beheading]]|honored_in=[[Oriental Orthodoxy]]<br>[[Eastern Orthodoxy]]|major_shrine=[[Church of the Virgin Mary (Haret Zuweila)|Haret Zuweila Church of Mary]]|attributes=[[Red]] [[shemagh]], [[white]] [[thawb]], [[scimitar]], [[camel]], [[chains]], [[shackles]]}} |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Revision as of 11:26, 8 September 2023
Saint Salib (Template:Lang-ar; Template:Lang-cop; Template:Lang-syr; Template:Lang-gr) was a 16th-century Coptic or Arab Christian saint and martyr from the Mamluk era, who refused to convert to Islam while under trial, and got publicly executed under Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri by being crucified, placed on a camel and paraded through Cairo, finally having been beheaded with a scimitar.[1][2][3]
Salib | |
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| New Martyr | |
| Born | 29 November 1512 Mallawi, Minya, Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt |
| Died | Cairo, Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt |
| Cause of death | Stoning, Crucifixion, Beheading |
| Honored in | Oriental Orthodoxy Eastern Orthodoxy |
| Major shrine | Haret Zuweila Church of Mary |
| Attributes | Red shemagh, white thawb, scimitar, camel, chains, shackles |
Biography
Saint Salib wanted to live a life of celibacy and asceticism, however his parents went on to force him into marriage. Nevertheless, he agreed with his wife to remain virgins and live a chaste life.[4]
Saint Salib went about consulting churches, monasteries and the desert Fathers (through writing and prayer) to learn from them about christ. He considered becoming a monk, but when his parents found him, they bound him with chains lest he goes away again, but to their surprise, the chains around his feet opened in front of their eyes with their locks broken.[4]
He loved to pray regularly during his stay under his time at his parents house. After one of his prayers, Virgin mary appeared to him in a dream to tell him that he was to be martyred soon.[4]
Saint Salib went on to preach courageously and publicly, which incited some unbelievers to convert, and others to tell the governor of Egypt of his doings. He was put on trial, first being promised material rewards to deny his faith and convert to Islam, when he refused, he was insulted by the attending crowd, then he was beaten and finally convicted to be stoned as a result of his declaration of faith, but when he was stoned, his wounds disappeared, and he did not die. Finally he was put in prison, but whenever the guard would put chains around his feet, they would immediately break free again.[4]
He was sent to the king Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri who, after failing to change his mind in a debate, sent him to the court judges again, who sentenced him to execution via crucifixion. He was nailed to a cross, put on a camel and paraded through the streets of Cairo, once everyone had seen him, he finally was beheaded with a scimitar.
Pope John XIII of Alexandria received his relics with great honor and carried them to various churches so that people may take his blessing.
He finally decided to place his body in the Haret Zuweila Church of the Virgin Mary, where it sits today.
References
- ^ academic.oup.com https://academic.oup.com/crawlprevention/governor?content=%2fbook%2f9166%2fchapter-abstract%2f155787993%3fredirectedFrom%3dfulltext%26login%3dfalse. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "A Christian Martyr under Mamluk Justice: The Trials of Salib (d. 1512) according to Coptic and Muslim Sources - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- ^ "Our Relics - St. Mary and St. Shenouda's Coptic Orthodox Church (SMASS), South London". smass.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- ^ a b c d "The Life Story of The New Martyr Saint Pistavros". Elmalak Bookshop. 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2023-09-08.