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According to the hagiographical material, Maurice was an Egyptian, born in AD 250 in Thebes, an ancient city in Upper Egypt that was the capital of the New Kingdom of Egypt (1575–1069 BC). He was brought up in the region of Thebes ( Luxor ).
M oris or Maurice was duke of the right holy legion of Thebans. They were named Thebans, of Thebes their city. And that region is in the parts of the East beyond the parts of Arabia, and it is full of richesses, plenteous of plentiful with fruit, delectable of trees.
Saint Maurice ; feast day September 22) was a Christian soldier whose alleged martyrdom, with his comrades, inspired a cult still practiced today. Among those martyred with him were SS. Vitalis, Candidus, and Exuperius. He is the patron saint of the Vatican’s Swiss Guard. Their story was recorded.
Nov 22, 2012 · The map at the top of the page is from Sotheran’s 1803 guide to York and shows the earlier St Maurice’s church. This small church had become ‘dilapidated’, according to an 1854 guide book. It was rebuilt in 1878. A photo in the archives of The Press shows this later church, which was demolished in 1969.
Maurice was a Roman officer of the Theban Legion during the reign of Roman Emperor Maximian, who was Roman Emperor for the Western Empire from 286 to 305. When the Berbers invaded the western borders of the Roman Empire Maximian asked for the help of Emperor Diocletian, the Roman Emperor for the Eastern Empire.
Oct 22, 2012 · Saint Maurice was the leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion in the 3rd century. The traditional story is that the legion, entirely composed of Christians, had been called from Thebes (Egypt) to go to Gaul, to assist Emperor Maximian, which they did valiantly.
The place got its name from the martyrdom of Saint Maurice. At a religious level, it became a place of significance in the 4th century due to the transfer of the relics of the martyr into a chapel, which was later expanded into a basilica. In the year 515, King Sigismund of Burgundy founded a monastery and at the same time had a new basilica built.
