Saint Maurice | |
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 Saint Maurice (center) by Matthias Grünewald c. 16th century | |
| Martyr | |
| Born | c. 3rd century Thebes, Egypt |
| Died | c. 287 Agaunum, Alpes Graiae et Vallis Poeninae |
| Venerated in | |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Major shrine | Abbey of St. Maurice, Agaunum (until 961), Magdeburg Cathedral (961–present) |
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| Attributes | banner; 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 |
| Patronage | alpine 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.