St. Menas, Pilgrim Flask from Abu Mina, Mariut, Egypt, 6th-7th Century. Saint Menas (also Minas, Menas, Mena, Mennas) (285 - c. 309), early Christian Martyr and Wonder-worker, is one of the most well-known Egyptian saints in the East and the West, due to the many miracles that are attributed to his intercession and prayers. Cairo.