Mai Tsarki Mercurius

Mercurius (Greek: Ἅγιος Μερκούριος, Coptic: Ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲡⲁⲧⲏⲣ Ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ; {Ge'ez መርቆሬዎስ}Syriac: ܡܳܪܩܘ̇ܪܝܘ̇ܣ; 224/225 – 250 AD) was a Roman soldier of Scythian descent who became a Christian saint and martyr. He was born in the city of Eskentos in Cappadocia, in Eastern Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). According to Christian tradition, he was the soldier who killed Julian the Apostate during his campaign in Persia. Saint Mercurius was also widely known by his Arabic-language name Abu-Sayfain, Abu-Sifin or Abu-Sefein in Egyptian Arabic (Arabic: أبو سيفين, romanized: Abū Seyfaīn; Coptic: ⲁⲃⲩⲥⲉⲫⲁⲓⲛ, romanized: Abû-Sefaīn) which means "wielder of two swords", referring to the second sword given to him by the Archangel Michael.

An haifi St. Mercurius a kusa da 225 AD a Cappadocia (Gabas ta Asiya Ƙananan) a cikin dangin zuriyar Scythian. Iyayensa sun tuba zuwa Kiristanci kuma sun kira shi "Philopateer" ko "Philopatyr" (sunan Helenanci wanda ke nufin 'Mahugaban Uba'). Sun yi renonsa a hanyar Kirista. Lokacin da ya girma (yana da shekaru 17), ya shiga cikin sojojin Roma a lokacin mulkin Sarkin sarakuna Decius . Ya sami babban suna tsakanin manyansa a matsayin mai takobi da kuma mai ba da shawara a cikin yaƙe-yaƙe da yawa.

 Tarihin gargajiya 
Wasu asusun sun ce an haifi Philopater a Eskentos a Cappadocia. Koyaya, wasu suna magana ne game da Roma a matsayin wurin haihuwarsa.[1] Mercurius ɗan Yares ne, wani jami'in Sojojin Romawa.[2] Wata rana, yayin da Yares ke farauta a cikin gandun daji tare da mahaifinsa, wata dabba ta kai musu hari. Dabbar ta yi tsalle a kan mahaifin Yares, wanda ya sa Yares ya fadi. Yayinda Yares bai san komai ba, ya sami wahayi tare da haske mai haske da murya yana cewa: