Saint Maurice

Saint

Maurice
Saint Maurice (center) by Matthias Grünewald c. 16th century
Martyr
Bornc. 3rd century
Thebes, Egypt
Diedc. 287
Agaunum, Alpes Graiae et Vallis Poeninae
Venerated in
CanonizedPre-Congregation
Major shrineAbbey of St. Maurice, Agaunum (until 961), Magdeburg Cathedral (961–present)
Feast
  • 22 September
Attributesbanner; soldier; soldier being executed with other soldiers, knight; sub-saharan African in full armour, bearing a standard and a palm; knight in armour with a red cross on his breast, which is the badge of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
Patronagealpine troops; Appenzell Innerrhoden;[1] armies; armorers; Burgundians; Carolingian dynasty;[1] Austria; clothmakers;[2] cramps; dyers; gout; House of Savoy;[1] infantrymen; Lombards; Merovingian dynasty;[1] Piedmont, Italy; Pontifical Swiss Guards; Saint-Maurice, Switzerland; St. Moritz;[1]Sardinia; soldiers; Stadtsulza, Germany; swordsmiths; weavers; Holy Roman Emperors

Maurice (also Moritz, Morris, or Mauritius; Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲙⲱⲣⲓⲥ) was an Egyptian military leader who headed the legendary Theban Legion of Rome in the 3rd century, and is one of the favourite and most widely venerated saints of that martyred group. He is the patron saint of several professions, locales, and kingdoms.

  1. ^ a b c d e Atiya, Azia S., ed. The Coptic Encyclopedia, volume 5, p. 1572. New York, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1991. ISBN 0-02-897034-9.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference mershman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).