Close-up of statue of Saint Maurice in the Magdeburg Cathedral

Saint Maurice (also Moritz, Morris, or Mauritius

Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲙⲱⲣⲓⲥ) was the leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion in the 3rd century, and one of the favorite and most widely venerated saints of that group. He was the patron saint of several professions, locales, and kingdoms. He is also a highly revered saint in the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and other churches of Oriental Orthodoxy. (from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Maurice)

Welch, Claude Emerson

State University of New York at Buffalo

2018-04

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Magdeburg (Germany)

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