Phoibammon of Preht

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Phoibammon of Preht (Coptic: ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛ, Arabic: بيفام الطحاوي, romanized: Bifām al-Tahawi)^[1] was a Christian sentry stationed at the camp of Preht in Thebaid during the prefecture of Clodius Culcianus in the reign of Emperor Diocletian (303-307/8). He defied Diocletian's edict that required people to pay homage to pagan gods and as a result, he was executed in Siowt on May 26.

Phoibammon of Preht is sometimes confused with another martyr named Phoibammon who hailed from Wushem and was martyred near Tkow. These two individuals with the same name have separate accounts and traditions associated with them. The confusion is further compounded by the existence of various Coptic fragments that may belong to different editions or versions of their respective martyrologies.