A baptismal name for a boy
Maurice
7 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Maurice
Right-Believing MauriceNovember 28Byzantine emperor from 582 to 602, a capable general, killed after an army revolt.
Martyr MauriceSeptember 22Leader of the Theban legion from Egypt, killed with his soldiers for refusing to sacrifice to idols.- Martyr MauriceFebruary 21
- Saint MauriceJuly 1A saint honoured in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
- Martyr Maurice of ApameaMartyr of Apamea, who suffered for Christ.
- Martyr Maurice of NicopolisJuly 10Martyr of Nicopolis, who suffered for Christ.
- Saint Maurice of TrierBishop of Trier, venerated in the Western Church.
Questions
The name day of Maurice is November 28, the feast of Right-Believing Maurice. It is also kept on September 22, February 21, July 1, July 10.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 7 saints named Maurice, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Maurice is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Right-Believing Maurice as patron.