Most versions of the story state that the location of the tomb was then forgotten until its miraculous rediscovery by a local shepherd.
A shepherd was feeding his sheep in that location, and a sick lamb fell on the ground.
As it struggled to get on its feet again, its scab was cured.
The story spread quickly and the sick who came to this spot recovered from whatever illnesses they had just by lying on the ground.
The Ethiopian Synaxarium describes Constantine I sending his sick daughter to the shepherd to be cured, and credits her with finding Mina's body, after which Constantine ordered the construction of a church at the site.
Some versions of the story replace Constantine with the late-5th century emperor Zeno, but archaeologists have dated the original foundation to the late 4th century.
According to the Zeno version, his daughter was leprous and his advisors suggested that she should try that place, and she did.
At night Saint Mina appeared to the girl and informed her that his body was buried in that place.
The following morning, Zeno's daughter was cured and she related her vision about the saint to her servants.
Zeno immediately ordered Mina's body to be dug out and a cathedral to be built there.

After his martyrdom in the early fourth century, Mina acquired a reputation for miraculous healing powers.

The cult of St Mina was centered on Abu Mena near Alexandria.

Sick people from all over the Christian world used to visit that city and were healed through the intercessions of Saint Mina, who became known as the Wonders' Maker.
Today, numerous little clay Menas flasks, or bottles for holy water or oil on which the saint's name and picture are stamped, are found by archeologists in diverse countries around the Mediterranean world, such as Heidelberg in Germany, Milan in Italy, Dalmatia in Croatia, Marseille in France, Dongola in Sudan, Meols (Cheshire) in England, and the holy city of Jerusalem, as well as modern Turkey and Eritrea.
Pilgrims would buy these bottles and take them back to their relatives.
Most versions of the story state that the location of the tomb was then forgotten until its miraculous rediscovery by a local shepherd. A shepherd was feeding his sheep in that location, and a sick lamb fell on the ground. As it struggled to get on its feet again, its scab was cured. The story spread quickly and the sick who came to this spot recovered from whatever illnesses they had just by lying on the ground. The Ethiopian Synaxarium describes Constantine I sending his sick daughter to the shepherd to be cured, and credits her with finding Mina's body, after which Constantine ordered the construction of a church at the site. Some versions of the story replace Constantine with the late-5th century emperor Zeno, but archaeologists have dated the original foundation to the late 4th century. According to the Zeno version, his daughter was leprous and his advisors suggested that she should try that place, and she did. At night Saint Mina appeared to the girl and informed her that his body was buried in that place. The following morning, Zeno's daughter was cured and she related her vision about the saint to her servants. Zeno immediately ordered Mina's body to be dug out and a cathedral to be built there.
After his martyrdom in the early fourth century, Mina acquired a reputation for miraculous healing powers.
The cult of St Mina was centered on Abu Mena near Alexandria.
Sick people from all over the Christian world used to visit that city and were healed through the intercessions of Saint Mina, who became known as the Wonders' Maker. Today, numerous little clay Menas flasks, or bottles for holy water or oil on which the saint's name and picture are stamped, are found by archeologists in diverse countries around the Mediterranean world, such as Heidelberg in Germany, Milan in Italy, Dalmatia in Croatia, Marseille in France, Dongola in Sudan, Meols (Cheshire) in England, and the holy city of Jerusalem, as well as modern Turkey and Eritrea. Pilgrims would buy these bottles and take them back to their relatives.
Saint Menas