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Saint Mary & Saint Philopateer Abu Saifain Coptic Orthodox Church

Risca West, United Kingdom · built 1992

St Mary and St Mercurius Coptic Orthodox Church is the first Coptic Orthodox Church in Wales, at St Mary Street in Risca, Newport, Wales. It was consecrated in 1992 by Pope Shenouda III in the town of Risca, South Wales, under the official name of St Mary’s and St Abu Saifain’s Coptic Orthodox Church as a parish of the Coptic Orthodox Church. St Abu Saifain, meaning "the Double-sworded" in Arabic, is another name of Saint Mercurius.

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