| The Martyr Fr. Gabriel Abdel El-Metgaly | |
| Birth Date: | 30 March 1918[1] |
| Death Date: | 3 September 1978 |
| Feast Day: | September 3 Mesori 29 |
| Venerated In: | Coptic Orthodox church |
| Birth Place: | Mallawi, Minya |
| Death Place: | Minya, Egypt |
| Titles: | Martyr, Priest (Hegumen) |
| Major Shrine: | Church of the Archangel Gabriel, Minya, Egypt |
Abouna Gabriel Abdel El-Metgaly (30 March 1918 – 3 September 1978) was an Egyptian hegumen of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
El-Metgaly was born in the village of Tend, Mallawi.[1] [2] He completed his secondary in 1936. He joined the Coptic Orthodox Church Clerical Council in 1937 and studied there until 1941.[1] [3] [2]
Due to the sectarian strife of 1978, a group of Muslims attacked the priest's house. He and his wife were beaten with sticks and sharp instruments. El-Metgaly died from the attack.[1]
In 2018, his body was transferred to the Church of the Archangel Gabriel in Minya. It was said that his body had not decomposed.[4] [1]