Maurus of Piacenza

Maurus of Piacenza was the third bishop of Piacenza, from 420 to 449 (13 September 449 according to the Italian source, 448 or 449 according to the Dutch one). He succeeded Saint Savinus in 420. Very little is known about him. He was buried in the basilica of San Savino, beside the saint whose canonization he had wished. According to the Dutch source, he spread the memory of Savinus, second bishop of Piacenza, and also worked for Victoria, Eusebius, Gelasus and the deacons Victor and Donninus. When the body of Saint Germanus of Auxerre was carried from the imperial court at Ravenna towards Auxerre, in 448, Maurus arranged its honourable passage through the city.

Several images of him survive: a bas-⁠relief in the church of San Savino, a medallion, a tondo of 1888, a fresco of 1903 and an image of 1914. He is commemorated on 26 October together with other holy bishops of Piacenza, in the Western calendar (new style). A saint of the undivided Church, venerated locally.