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Detail Of A Statue Of Blessed Maurus Of Pannonhalma Date And Artist Unknown Székesfehérvár Hungary Photographed By Tony Bowden On 13 March 2011
Detail Of A Statue Of Blessed Maurus Of Pannonhalma Date And Artist Unknown Székesfehérvár Hungary Photographed By Tony Bowden On 13 March 2011

Blessed Maurus Of Pécs

Also known as: Maurus of Nitra; Maurus of Pannonhalma; Maurice…; Mauricio…; Mauro…; Mór…

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

25 October (since 1913); 4th Sunday in October (prior to 1913); 4 December (Benedictines)

Born

C.1000, probably in the territory of modern Hungary

Died

C.1075 in Pécs, Hungary of natural causes

Beatified

22 July 1848 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmation)

Biography

Blessed Maurus of Pécs, also known as Maurus of Nitra, Maurus of Pannonhalma, Maurice, Mauricio, Mauro, or Mór, was born around the year 1000, probably in the territory of modern Hungary. In his youth, he entered the San Martin monastery in Pannonhalma and embraced the Benedictine way of life.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1848-07-22 by 22 July 1848 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmation)

Feast Days

October 25December 4
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