Abamun of Tarnut
Legend
Abamun is from the city of Tarnut (Arabic: طرنوط
, Coptic: ⲑⲉⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ, Romanized: Therenuti)
He came to Upper Egypt and witnessed the persecution of Christians at that time
He offered himself as a Christian to Arrianus, governor of Ansena
The governor tortured Abamun in various ways, including beatings, driving nails into his body, iron combs, and fetters
Arrian then sent Abamun to Alexandria
[1] There, Abamun's example inspired many other Christians to embrace martyrdom
Church of Saint Abumun
Although the church of St
Abamun bears his name, it is not necessarily dedicated to Abamun of Tarnut
There was another martyr with the same name and a similar description, but the church only mentions one Christian name, so it is unclear whether the church was dedicated to Abamun of Tarnut or whether it was also mentioned in Synaxarion
It is not certain whether it was dedicated to Abamun of Tuku, who was still alive
Mikhail's by Atlib
There is another Abamun, who is recorded in Hippolyte Delae's The Martyrs of Egypt, and is said to have been martyred in Alexandria, so it is likely that he was this one