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Maurice gives his name to the town St. Moritz as well as to numerous places called Saint-Maurice in French-speaking countries. The Indian Ocean island state of Mauritius was named after Maurice, Prince of Orange, and not directly after Maurice himself.
Their story was recorded in the Passio martyrum Acaunensium (“The Passion of the Martyrs of Agaunum”), by the 5th-century French bishop St. Eucherius, who believed that the Theban Legion was a group of Egyptian Christians serving in the Roman army under the command of Maurice (Latin Mauritius).
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The name Saint maurice is derived from the Old French name Maurice, meaning Moor, which was borne by several 3rd century saints.
Saint Maurice is the patron of Infantrymen, Cramp and Swordsmiths. Meanings, definition and origins - a patron is considered to be a defender of a specific group of people or of a nation. There is a patron for virtually every cause, profession or special interest.
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. Read more on Wikipedia.
See Vatican News to discover the life-story and message of Sts. Maurice and Companions, soldiers and Martyrs, the Saints of the Day 22 September.
Oct 25, 2022 · Saint Maurice is said to have led a Theban Legion of Christian Roman soldiers in the 3rd Century AD. The Roman emperor Maximian commanded Maurice's legion to march to Agaunum. Today, Agaunum is named after Saint Maurice, you'll find it on the map as St-Maurice en Valais in Switzerland.
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