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jesus the monastery of bawit in middle egypt , currently at and the louvre . it is one of the oldest known st icons in existence . menas in a 6th-century icon from c. 309 ad phrygia , asia minor -lrb- modern-day turkey -rrb- pre-congregation niceous , egypt man torn out ; man with two camels ; young knight with with a halberd , an anachronistic depiction of his time his in the roman army hands cut off and his eyes 11 churches -rrb- 24 november 15 hathor -lrb- coptic orthodox church november -rrb- -lrb- roman catholic church and eastern orthodox 240px coptic roman catholic church orthodox church eastern orthodox churches oriental orthodox churches falsely accused people ; peddlers ; traveling merchants 285 ad martyr & wonder-worker monastery cairo -rrb- of saint mina church of saint menas -lrb- menas.jpg saint menas
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saint menas

`` for the florentine saint , see minias of florence . ''
saint mina -lrb- also minas , menas , mena , mennas -rrb- -lrb- 285 -- c. 309 -rrb- , the martyr and wonder-worker , is one of the most well-known egyptian saints in the east and the west , due to the many miracles that are attributed to his intercession and prayers .
mina was an egyptian soldier in the roman army , martyred because he refused to recant his christian faith .
his feast day is celebrated every year on 15 hathor -lrb- november 24 -rrb- in the coptic orthodox church of alexandria and on november 11 in the west and east .
although mina is recognized as a minor saint in the western churches , it is considered likely by many historians that he is celebrated in these churches under the name of saint christopher -lrb- i.e. the `` christ-bearer '' -rrb- , as one of the legends associated with mina has him , like christopher , carrying the christ-child .
