Saint Maurus of Pécs

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Saint Maurus of Pécs was an 11th-century Hungarian Benedictine monk and bishop, venerated as one of the earliest native Hungarian saints and a key figure in the Christianization of Hungary.

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Saint Maurus of Pécs canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 11th-century Christian bishop
Benedictine monk
Catholic saint
Hungarian saint
Roman Catholic bishop
medieval Hungarian religious figure
associatedWith King Stephen I of Hungary
early Hungarian Christianity
associatedWithPlace Pannonhalma
Pécs
canonizationStatus saint
centuryOfActivity 11th century
commemoratedFor missionary work in Hungary
piety
countryOfCitizenship Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary
diocese Diocese of Pécs
ethnicGroup Hungarians
hasCanonicalStatus venerated saint
hasGender male
hasPatronage Diocese of Pécs
Hungarian Benedictines
hasTitle Saint
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
honorificPrefix Saint
influenced spread of Latin Christianity in Hungary
languageOfLiturgicalVeneration Latin
memberOf Benedictine Order
linked to: Benedictines
nativeLanguage Hungarian
notableFor Christianization of Hungary
being one of the earliest native Hungarian saints
occupation bishop
monk
partOf early Hungarian church hierarchy
placeOfActivity Pannonhalma Archabbey
Pécs
positionHeld Bishop of Pécs
region Transdanubia
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Christianity
roleIn establishment of Christian institutions in Hungary
typeOfSaint confessor
veneratedIn Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Hungary

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Maurus hasNotableBearer Saint Maurus of Pécs