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Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo : ウィキペディア英語版 | Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo
Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo is one of the churches 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.〔(Egypt: The Church of Saint Mercurius in Old Cairo, Egypt )〕 The church is named after St. Philopater Mercurius who is known as Abu Sayfayn ("double sworded"). ==Importance== The Church of Saint Mercurius served as the Seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria between 1300 and 1500 AD and is perhaps the only one in Cairo with its original foundation intact. It stands 31.5 meters long by 21 meters wide. Many Coptic patriarchs resided in the church during the 11th through the 15th centuries, and later during the 16 and 18th centuries, others were consecrated in the Church of St. Mercurius. The church also came to be the final resting place for many church leaders.〔
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