Bishop Mina AvaMina (1923-1996)
A 20th century
Coptic Orthodox
saint, the late
Bishop Mina AvaMina (born Soliman Rizk on
23 January 1923) was the close disciple and private
Deacon of
Pope Kyrillos VI. He was also the
abbot of
St. Mina Monastery in Mariut, Egypt, from 1972 till his departure in the Lord on
11 December 1996. God gave Abba Mina Ava-Mina the gift of prescience for he knew who was coming to see him, their needs (before they said a word) and God's answers to them. He also knew the time of his departure.
