John

Holy Martyr John of Senhout is an Egyptian saint of the fourth century. He was born in the city of Senhout; his father was called Macarius and his mother Anna. According to Coptic Orthodox manuscripts, a divine inspiration urged him to go to the city of Athribis to confess his Christian faith and receive martyrdom. The governor of the city tortured him, then sent him to Ansena, where he was tortured further and finally beheaded on the eighth day of the Coptic month of Pashons.

His body was wrapped in a shroud by Julius of Akfahs, who sent it to Senhout, where it was placed in the church of the city. Today his relics are at Shubra El Khiema in Egypt. He is venerated in the Coptic Church.