Abbot, died 584. He was a disciple of Saint Benedict, assisting him in the government of Subiaco, and in 528 joined him at Monte Cassino. In 543Maurus founded the abbey at Glanfeuil, France, which he governed for several years and which was later named for him. Patron of the Azores, coppersmiths, and charcoal-burners; invoked against gout and hoarseness. Emblems: scales, spade, crutch. Relics in San Germain, Paris, destroyed 1793. Feast, Roman Calendar, January 15,.
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