page_title: Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo
hierarchical_section_title: Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo
caption_attribution_description: Icon depicting Saint Mercurius killing Roman Emperor Flavius Claudius Julianus
context_page_description: Saint Mercurius Church 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.
  The church is named after St. Philopater Mercurius who is known as Abu Sayfayn.
context_section_description: Saint Mercurius Church (Coptic: ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲧⲣⲁⲡⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲙ̀ⲫⲓⲟⲙ) 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.
  The church is named after St. Philopater Mercurius who is known as Abu Sayfayn ("double sworded").
caption: Icon of St. Philopater Mercurius in Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo
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