Saint Mercurius
Greek soldier and Christian martyr (died 250) · Lived 224 to 250 · aged 26
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Something wrong?Mercurius 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. According to Christian tradition, he was the soldier who killed Julian the Apostate during his campaign in Persia.
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Icon of Christ appearing to Saints Mercurius and Catherine of Alexandria in the act of tyrannicide, Yale University Art Gallery, Connecticut, United States
A Byzantine Greek fresco of Saint Mercurius, dated 1295, from Ohrid, North Macedonia
Coptic Icon of St Mercurius by Yuhanna al-Armani in The Hanging Church, Cairo.
Saint Arethas and Saint Eustratius, with Mercurius and Thomas the Apostle in the roundels (from the Harbaville Triptych)
Mosaic depicting St. Mercurius Abu-Sifin, Hosios Loukas Monastery, Boeotia, Greece
Fresco depicting St. Mercurius Abu-Sifin (center), Sase Monastery, Bratunac, BosniaAbout this person
Mercurius 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. According to Christian tradition, he was the soldier who killed Julian the Apostate during his campaign in Persia. Mercurius was also widely known by his Arabic-language name Abu-Sayfain, Abu-Sifin or Abu-Sefein in Egyptian Arabic which means "wielder of two swords", referring to the second sword given to him by the Archangel Michael.
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