Philopater mercurius biography definition
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Saint Mercurius
Greek soldier and martyr (s–)
Mercurius (Greek: Ἅγιος Μερκούριος, Coptic: Ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲡⲁⲧⲏⲣ Ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ; Syriac: ܡܳܪܩܘ̇ܪܝܘ̇ܣ; / – AD) was a Roman soldier of Scythian descent who became a Christian saint and martyr.[2][3] He was born in the city of Eskentos in Cappadocia, in Eastern Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey).
Philopater mercurius biography definition
According to Christian tradition, he was the soldier who killed Julian the Apostate during his campaign in Persia.[4] 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 "father of two swords", referring to the second sword given to him by the Archangel Michael.
St. Mercurius was born around A.D. in Cappadocia (Eastern Asia Minor) into a family of Scythian descent.[5] His parents were converts to Christianity and they called him "Philopa