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Venerable

Maurus

A disciple of Saint Benedict, reposed in 584.

Feast
January 15old style January 28
Reposed
5846th century

Life

Maurus was a disciple of Saint Benedict of Nursia and reposed in 584. He is a saint of the undivided Church.

Tradition calls him abbot of the monastery of Glanfeuil. He is commemorated on 15 January and, with Saint Placidus, another early disciple of Benedict, on 25 January. We have no other certain details of his life.

Commemorated the same day January 15