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  Location within Egypt | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Deir Abu Sayfayn |
| Dedicated to | Saint Mercurius |
| Consecrated | 10th century |
| Diocese | Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria |
| Site | |
| Location | Coptic Cairo, Egypt |
| Coordinates | 30°00′58″N 31°23′07″E / 30.01611°N 31.38528°E |
| Public access | Yes |
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").
- ^ Casanova, Paul (1901). "Les noms coptes du Caire et localités voisines". BIFAO. 1: 139–224. doi:10.3406/bifao.1901.1613.
- ^ "Cairo Churches: The Church of Saint Mercurius". www.touregypt.net (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-03-14.