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A monk who served as a confessional priest for one of two defrocked monks charged with the murder of Bishop Epiphanius at the Monastery of St. Macarius died after suffering a 'sudden health crisis' on Wednesday. Zenon El-Makary, 45, was rushed to hospital from Al-Muharraq monastery after complaining from severe abdominal pains, said the Coptic Orthodox Church's spokesperson. According to medical officials, an initial autopsy revealed that El-Makary was likely poisoned. El-Makary was scheduled to testify as a witness  the day before he…