This article is about a Roman Legion leader. For other uses, see Saint-Maurice (disambiguation).
Saint
Maurice
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
Coptic Orthodoxy
Coptic Catholic Church
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Major shrine
Abbey of St. Maurice, Agaunum (until 961), Magdeburg Cathedral (961–present)
Feast
22 September (Catholic)
27 December Orthodox)
25 Thout (Coptic Orthodox)
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.
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