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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Maurus (bishop and confessor/martyr of Poreč, Istria)

Saint ID

S03091

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, "Confessors"
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E08563The 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. Datable to the mid-6th c.