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Maurice

Byzantine Emperor (539-602)

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Feast: 28 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
539
Died
602
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Maurice (Latin: Mauricius; Ancient Greek: Μαυρίκιος, romanised: Maurikios; 539 – 27 November 602) was Eastern Roman emperor from 582 to 602 and the last member of the Justinian dynasty. A successful general, Maurice was chosen as heir and son-in-law by his predecessor Tiberius II.

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The miracles

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Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources

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