Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo information
Orthodox church in Egypt
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Icon of St. Philopater Mercurius in Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo
Saint Mercurius Church (Coptic: ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲧⲣⲁⲡⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲙ̀ⲫⲓⲟⲙ)[1] (Arabic: كنيسة أبو سيفين, romanized: Kanīsat ʔabū Sayfayn) in Coptic Cairo is a Coptic Orthodox church situated just to the north of the Babylon Fortress in Old Cairo among a group of important churches, and within the area known as the Abu Sayfayn Cloister is to be found three churches and a convent. One of these churches, dedicated to Saint Mercurius, and is the largest in the district of ancient Babylon.[2]
The church is named after St. Philopater Mercurius who is known as Abu Sayfayn ("double sworded").
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