Born Lazarus (St. Pope Kyrillos) on August 2, 1912 from Christian parents. His father was a deacon spends his spare time teaching and writing tunes hagiography. He loved the church and he was spending long hours in his room praying, and reading the Bible. It was usually the whole family every year, spent one week in the town of Lapierre during the celebration of the Feast of Saint Mar Mina.

When he was 25 years old Lazarus quit his job and joined the monastery Baramus. The name was changed to the brother Mina was loved by all the monks to his care and help for the monks and elderly patients.