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The holy martyrPhilopater Mercurius lived in the third century.

He is also known as the saint with the two swords (transliterated Arabic: Abu-Saifain), and was martyred on 25 Hatour (4 December), 250 A.D.

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Mercurius was born around 225 A.D. in Cappadocia (Eastern Asia Minor). His parents were converts to Christianity and they called him "Philopater" or "Philopatyr" (a Greek name which means 'Lover of the Father'). They reared him in a Christian manner.

When he grew to adulthood (at the age of 17), he enlisted in the Roman army during the days of Emperor Decius, the pagan.

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The Lord gave Philopater the strength and the courage, and he gained a great reputation among his superiors as a swordsman and a good tactician for many battles. They called him Mercurius and he grew very close to the Emperor.

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