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570:'s notes on the Martyrol. p. 253. In imitation of the congregation of SS. Vane and Hydulphus, then lately established in Lorrain, certain French Benedictin monks instituted a like reformation of their order, under the title of the congregation of Saint Maurus, in 1621, which was approved of by Gregory XV. and Urban VIII. It is divided into six provinces, under its own general, who usually resides at St. Germain-des-Prez, at Paris. These monks live in strict retirement, and constantly abstain from flesh meat, except in the infirmary. Their chief houses are, St. Maur-sur-Loire, St. Germain-des-Prez, Fleury, or St . Benoit-sur-Loire. Marmoutier at Tours, Vendome, St. Remigius at Rheims, St. Peter of Corbie, Fecam, &c. 309: 57: 292:, to popularize local saints' cults. The bones of Maurus were "discovered" at Glanfeuil by one of Odo's immediate predecessors, Gauzlin, in 845. Gauzlin likely invented or at least strongly promoted the cult of Benedict's disciple, taking advantage of Glanfeuil's proximity to two famous and prosperous Benedictine culture centers of the Loire region: the cult of Benedict's bones at Fleury and that of 772: 830: 806: 842: 533: 245:. The Life recounts the long journey of Maurus and his companions from Italy to France, accompanied by many adventures and miracles as Maurus is transformed from the youthful disciple of Benedict into a powerful, miracle-working holy man in his own right. According to this account, after the great pilgrimage to Francia, Maurus founded 818: 328:
recounts a tale wherein the young oblate Placidus was sent to fetch water from the lake and was carried away by the current. Realizing this, Benedict sent Maurus to rescue the boy. Hurrying to reach Placidus, Maurus ran out upon the water. After bringing Placidus back to shore, Maurus attributed the
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All writers, at least from the ninth century, are unanimous in affirming with Amalarius, that Maurus of Anjou, the French abbot, was the same Maurus that was the disciple of Benedict; which is also proved against certain modern critics, by Ruinart in his Apologia Missionis St. Mauri, in append. 1.
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Around 543, Innocentius, the Bishop of Mans, sent his vicar, Adenard, to Monte Cassino to request Benedict to send some monks to Gaul. Maurus was dispatched and, during the journey, obtained a number of cures for the sick and injured encountered along the way. Through the generosity of
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Maurus was originally buried in the abbey church at Glanfeuil. When, in 868, Odo and the monks of Glanfeuil were obliged to flee to Paris in the face of Vikings marauding along the Loire, the remains of Maurus were translated to the abbey of Saint-Pierre-des-Fossés, later renamed
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The cult of Maurus slowly spread to monasteries throughout France and by the 11th century had been adopted by Monte Cassino in Italy, along with a revived cult of Placidus. By the late Middle Ages, the cult of Maurus, often associated with that of Placidus, had spread to all
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Maurus was ordained a deacon, and subsequently Benedict, prior to leaving for Monte Cassino, appointed him coadjutor at Subiaco. During his tenure, various miraculous cures were attributed to his prayers. Around 528, Benedict summoned Maurus to join him at Monte Cassino.
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is customarily bestowed on the sick with a relic of the true Cross, in hopes of assisting to restore their health. Since it is often impossible to have a relic of the True Cross, in 1959, the
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Four stories involving Maurus recounted by Gregory formed a pattern for the ideal formation of a Benedictine monk. The most famous of these involved Maurus's rescue of
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Maurus was born c. 510, the son of Equitius, a Roman nobleman. At the age of about twelve, Maurus was entrusted to the care of Benedict at Subiaco to be educated.
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John B. Wickstrom: "Text and Image in the Making of a Holy Man: An Illustrated Life of Saint Maurus of Glanfeuil (MS Vat. Lat. 1202),"
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appeared in the late 9th century, supposedly composed by one of Maurus's 6th-century contemporaries. According to this account, the
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annal. Bened. per Mabill. T. 1. p. 630. The arguments which are alleged by some for distinguishing them, may be seen in
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crutch; weighing scale; young man in the garb of a monk, holding an abbot's cross and a spade.
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as the first Benedictine monastery in Gaul. It was located on the south bank of the
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The Life and Miracles of St. Maurus: Disciple of Benedict, Apostle to France
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miracle to the prayers of Benedict; the abbot, to his disciple's obedience.
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cripples; invoked against rheumatism, epilepsy, gout, hoarseness, cold;
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of Glanfeuil, Odo. It was composed, as were many such saints' lives in
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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in place of the relic of the True Cross to confer the Blessing.
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took its name from him. The surname "Seymour" is derived from
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parents as a young boy to be brought up in the monastic life.
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In art, he is depicted as a young man in the garb of a
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to establish monastic life in France according to the
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St Maurus
Saint Maurus (disambiguation)

Saint Benedict
Saint Placid
Filippo Lippi
O.Carm.
Roman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast
Attributes
Patronage
Azores
French
Italian
Benedict of Nursia
Gregory the Great
oblate
Roman
Placidus
Renaissance
Roman Martyrology
Benedictine Confederation
bishop of Le Mans
France
Monte Cassino
Rule of St. Benedict
Glanfeuil Abbey
Loire
Angers

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