Name
Maurus (bishop and confessor/martyr of Poreč, Istria)
Saint ID
S03091
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, "Confessors"
| ID | Title | E08563 | The mosaics of the main apse of the basilica of Eufrasius at Poreč (ancient Parentium, Istria) show four saints approaching *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033), seated on a throne with the Christ Child on her lap and flanked by angels: from the left, *Maurus (bishop and confessor/martyr of Poreč, S03091), identified by name and bearing a crown; from the right, *Three unidentified martyrs (S03092), two bearing crowns and one, in a gold cloak, bearing a book (possibly *Laurence, deacon and martyr of Rome, S00037). Datable to the mid-6th c. | E08571 | Latin inscription excavated under the basilica of Eufrasius at Poreč, recording the translation of the body of *Maurus (bishop and martyr of Poreč, S03091). Probably 5th or earlier 6th c. |
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