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{{Saints | {{Saints | ||
|SaintName=Saint Maurice | |SaintName=Saint Maurice d'Agaune | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=September 22 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Thebes, Egypt, Roman Empire | |SaintBirthPlace=Thebes, Egypt, Roman Empire | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=25.7000, 32.6000 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=25.7000, 32.6000 | ||
|DeathPlace=Agaunum, Switzerland, Roman Empire | |DeathPlace=Agaunum, Switzerland, Roman Empire | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=46.2167, 7.0000 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=46.2167, 7.0000 | ||
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|NotableLabel5=Gaul mission veneration | |NotableLabel5=Gaul mission veneration | ||
|NotableCoordinates5=45.5333, 4.8667 | |NotableCoordinates5=45.5333, 4.8667 | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=Switzerland; Italy; France; Germany; Belgium | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Sion]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Canonizer=Early Church | |Canonizer=Early Church | ||
|Profession=Soldier; legion commander | |Profession=Soldier; legion commander | ||
|Patronage=Soldiers; Theban Legion; Alps; Burgundy; Caserta; Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf; Piedmont; Speyer; against gout; cramps; skin disease; dyers; swordsmiths; infantrymen; clothworkers; Milanese; Piedmontese; Lombards | |Patronage=Soldiers; Theban Legion; Alps; Burgundy; Caserta; Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf; Piedmont; Speyer; against gout; cramps; skin disease; dyers; swordsmiths; infantrymen; clothworkers; Milanese; Piedmontese; Lombards | ||
|Attributes=Sword; banner; lance; knight's armour; palm of martyrdom | |Attributes=Sword; banner; lance; knight's armour; palm of martyrdom | ||
|PrimaryShrine=Abbey of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune, Saint-Maurice, Switzerland | |PrimaryShrine=Abbey of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune, Saint-Maurice, Switzerland | ||
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church; Coptic Orthodox Church | |AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church; Coptic Orthodox Church | ||
|ReviewLevel=0 | |ReviewLevel=0 | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Saint Maurice d'Agaune''' also known as '''Saint Maurice of Agaunum''' (Latin: ''Sanctus Mauritius Agaunensis''; d. c. 287 AD) was a Christian Egyptian military leader and commander of the Theban Legion, a unit of 6,600 soldiers martyred en masse in Agaunum (modern Saint-Maurice-en-Valais, Switzerland) for refusing to sacrifice to Roman gods during the Diocletianic Persecution.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint Maurice |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Maurice |website=Britannica |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> According to the 5th-century hagiographic ''Passio Acaunensium Martyrum'' attributed to Eucherius of Lyons, Maurice, a native of Thebes and devout Christian, led his legion—recruited from Upper Egypt—to Gaul for Emperor Maximian's campaign against the Gauls, but upon orders to sacrifice at Octodurum (Martigny), he and his troops mutinied, decamped to Agaunum, and professed faith, resulting in their execution by beheading on September 22, 287 AD.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint Maurice |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=368 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> The legion's solidarity in martyrdom, with no deserters, inspired immediate veneration, with relics distributed across Europe by the 4th century.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint Maurice and Companions |url=https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-maurice-and-companions/ |website=Franciscan Media |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> | '''Saint Maurice d'Agaune''' also known as '''Saint Maurice of Agaunum''' (Latin: ''Sanctus Mauritius Agaunensis''; d. c. 287 AD) was a Christian Egyptian military leader and commander of the Theban Legion, a unit of 6,600 soldiers martyred en masse in Agaunum (modern Saint-Maurice-en-Valais, Switzerland) for refusing to sacrifice to Roman gods during the Diocletianic Persecution.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint Maurice |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Maurice |website=Britannica |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> According to the 5th-century hagiographic ''Passio Acaunensium Martyrum'' attributed to Eucherius of Lyons, Maurice, a native of Thebes and devout Christian, led his legion—recruited from Upper Egypt—to Gaul for Emperor Maximian's campaign against the Gauls, but upon orders to sacrifice at Octodurum (Martigny), he and his troops mutinied, decamped to Agaunum, and professed faith, resulting in their execution by beheading on September 22, 287 AD.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint Maurice |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=368 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> The legion's solidarity in martyrdom, with no deserters, inspired immediate veneration, with relics distributed across Europe by the 4th century.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint Maurice and Companions |url=https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-maurice-and-companions/ |website=Franciscan Media |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> | ||