Saint Mary & Saint Philopateer Abu Saifain Coptic Orthodox Church

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.

Philopater Wahba, who has a degree in medicine MBBS and was a consultant in orthopaedic surgery in Egypt.

During his work, he graduated from the Coptic Orthodox Theological University in Cairo and from the Institution of Pastoral Care.

He was ordained in Egypt in 1996 by Pope Shenouda III, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch on the Holy See of St Mark, and was given the name Philopater after St. Philopater Mercurius who is also known as St Abu Saifain.