Epimachus of Pelusium was a third-century Egyptian martyr who lived an ascetic life on Mount Pelusium. While working as a weaver alongside two companions, he decided to openly declare his Christian faith by destroying pagan idols in El-Bakroug. This act led to his arrest by the governor of Egypt. After enduring severe torture on a wheel, he was eventually executed by beheading under the orders of the eparch of Alexandria.