Saint Maurus of Porec
Also known as
Also known as
• Maurus of Istria
• Maurus of Parenzo
• Maur, Mauro, Marino
Profile
Monk for 18 years. Pilgrim to Rome, Italy. Bishop of Porec, Istria. Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.
Died
• beheading c.300 of Porec, Istria
• buried in the cemtery outside the city
• interred in the church of Saint Maur in Proec c.500
• some relics transferred to Rome, Italy in the 7th century by Pope John IV, and now enshrined in the basilica of Saint John Lateran
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