Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque is dedicated to the 13th century Murcian Andalusi Sufi saint Abul Abbas al-Mursi, who died in 1286 whose tomb it contains.The mosque was first built in 1306 and designed and built in today's current form by Eugenio Valzania and Mario Rossi in the years 1929/1945, and was highly influenced by Egypt's Old Cairo buildings and architecture.