Abanoub

Abanoub or Abanob or Abanoub Al-Nahisy (, also ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲃ) is a 4th-century Christian saint and martyr from Egypt. His name is related to the Egyptian god Anubis. He was born in Nehisa in the Nile Delta to Christian parents. Abanoub was 12 years old when he was killed and beheaded, after being tortured for refusing to leave Christianity. His feast day is July 31 (Epip 24). His relics are preserved in St. Virgin Mary and St. Abanoub Churches in Sebennytos, Egypt. His title is often The Child Martyr.

== History== Abanoub was born in the city of Nehisa (), modern Kafr al-Abhar in the district of Talkha. He was the only son of parents who reared him in the fear of God. They died when Abanoub was a young child. At age twelve, Abanoub entered the church to hear the priest asking the congregation to remain faithful during the persecutions provoked by Diocletian, the Roman emperor. Abanoub received the Holy Sacraments, then he prayed to God to guide him to where he could confess his faith in Jesus.