Early church historians, writers, and fathers testified to the numerous Copt martyrs.
Tertullian, a 3rd-century North African lawyer, wrote, "If the martyrs of the whole world were put on one arm of the balance and the martyrs of Egypt on the other, the balance will tilt in favor of the Copts."
The following is a list of saints commemorated by the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.
Atiya, Aziz S. The Coptic Encyclopedia.
New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1991.
St. Abraham ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ
St. Anthony the Great ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ
St. Athanasius the Apostolic ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲓⲕⲟⲥ