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A few years later, the Armenian Patriarch visited Egypt and met with the Egyptian Patriarch. The latter asked him if Egypt could have part of the relics of Saint Mercurius to be placed in the church that bears his name in old Cairo. On 9 Baounah (16 June) part of the blessed body was offered to Egypt.
Today, the saint's relics are preserved in [http://www.ains.net.au/~johnh/Album/Saints/St_Mercurius_Convent_1.htm Today, the saint's relics are preserved in the Coptic Orthodox church and convent named after him in Old Cairo, Egypt].
On 25 Abib (Coptic month), the Coptic Orthodox Church also celebrates the commemoration of the consecration of the first church named afyer after the great St. Mercurius Abu Saifain.
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