Saint Maurice
Sign in to saveEgyptian saint and leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1844
- Died
- 1897
- Works
- 90
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 22
- Total plays
- 80
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
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Key facts
- Born
- c. 3rd century, Thebes , Egypt
- Died
- c. 287, Agaunum , Alpes Graiae et Vallis Poeninae
- Venerated in
- Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Coptic Orthodox Church
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Major shrine
- Abbey of St. Maurice, Agaunum (until 961), Magdeburg Cathedral (961–present)
- Feast
- 22 September
- 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
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 250
- Died
- 1 January 287
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Theban Legion
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Thebes
- Place of death
- Saint-Maurice
- Occupation
- soldier
- Religion
- Christianity
- Military rank
- centurion
- Image
- Smaurice.jpg
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Article
Maurice (also Moritz, Morris, Maurits, 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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