Mirax of Egypt

Saint Mirax, martyr, lived in the seventh century. He was raised by Christian parents in the city of Tanis, in Egypt. To enter the service of an emir, he renounced the faith, to the great grief of his family. He is commemorated on 11 December.

His parents prayed with great zeal that their son would return. Mirax came back to his family and, after much counsel, decided to declare publicly his return to the Christian faith. For this he was tortured and beheaded, and his body was cast into the sea.