RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Maurice

250 - 287

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Maurice (also Moritz, Morris, Maurits, or Mauritius; Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲙⲱⲣⲓⲥ) was an Egyptian military leader who headed the legendary Theban Legion of Rome in the 3rd century, and is one of the favourite and most widely venerated saints of that martyred group. He is the patron saint of several professions, locales, and kingdoms. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saint Maurice is the 592nd most popular religious figure (down from 466th in 2019), the 106th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 81st in 2019) and the 20th most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.

Saint Maurice is most famous for being the patron saint of Switzerland and for being a Roman soldier who was martyred for his Christian faith.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Maurice ranks 592 out of 3,187. Before him are Anas ibn Malik, Paulo Miki, Abdullah ibn Masud, Charles de Foucauld, Maria al-Qibtiyya, and 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf. After him are Sabbas the Sanctified, Luigi Lucheni, Christina of Bolsena, Dōgen, Jephthah, and Devadatta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 250, Saint Maurice ranks 14. Before him are Pope Marcellinus, Pope Caius, Pope Eusebius, Lactantius, Martinian, and Carinus. After him are Heliodorus of Emesa, Bahram I, Hormizd I, Regalianus, Laelianus, and Tetricus I. Among people deceased in 287, Saint Maurice ranks 2. Before him is Saint Sebastian.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Saint Maurice ranks 106 out of 642. Before him are Paul of Thebes (227), Berenice IV of Egypt (-77), Meritaten (-1400), Adly Mansour (1945), Ramesses VI (-1175), and Maria al-Qibtiyya (600). After him are Amasis II (-700), Fawzia Fuad of Egypt (1921), Cleopatra Selene of Syria (-130), Seti II (-1300), Senakhtenre Ahmose (-1600), and Kamose (-1600).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt

Among religious figures born in Egypt, Saint Maurice ranks 20. Before him are Saint Apollonia (110), Moses the Black (332), Saint Menas (285), Paul of Thebes (227), Meritaten (-1400), and Maria al-Qibtiyya (600). After him are Yusuf al-Qaradawi (1926), Djet (-3000), Apollos (100), Macarius of Egypt (300), Pope Theophilus of Alexandria (310), and Pope Peter I of Alexandria (300).

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