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Bookmark or Share- Saint Maurice - WikipediaMaurice (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.
- Saint Maurice and the Theban Legion - uCatholicThe Theban Legion, loyal to both Emperor and God, defied orders to harm fellow Christians. Led by St. Maurice, they chose martyrdom over betrayal in Gaul.
- Maurice - OrthodoxWikiSaint 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.
- Saint Maurice | Theban Legion, Martyr, Roman Soldier | BritannicaSaint Maurice (died c. 286, Agaunum, near Geneva; 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.
- CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Maurice - NEW ADVENTLeader (primicerius) of the Theban Legion, massacred at Agaunum, about 287 (286, 297, 302, 303), by order of Maximian Herculius. Feast, 22 Sept. The legend (Acta SS., VI, Sept., 308, 895) relates that the legion, composed entirely of Christians, had been called from Africa to suppress a revolt of the Bagandæ in Gaul.
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