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Saint Maurice (also Moritz, Morris, or Mauritius) was the leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion in the 3rd century, and one of the favorite and most widely venerated saints of that group. He was the patron saint of several professions, locales, and kingdoms. He is also a highly revered saint in the Coptic Orthodox Church and Oriental Orthodox churches.
According to the hagiographical material, Maurice was born in AD 250 in Thebes, an ancient city in Egypt near the site of the 20th-century Aswan Dam. He was brought up in the region of Thebes (Luxor—Egypt) and became a soldier in the Roman army. He was gradually promoted until he became the leader of the Theban legion, formed of 6600 soldiers. Maurice was an acknowledged Christian at a time when the Church was considered to be a threat to the Roman Empire. Yet, he moved easily within the pagan society of his day.
The legion, entirely composed of Christians, had been called from Thebes in Egypt to Gaul to assist Maximian to defeat a revolt by the bagaudae. The Theban Legion was dispatched with orders to clear the St. Bernard Pass across Mt. Blanc. Before going into battle, they were instructed to offer sacrifices to the pagan gods and pay homage to the emperor. Maurice pledged his men’s military allegiance to Rome. He stated that service to God superseded all else. To engage in wanton slaughter was inconceivable to Christian soldiers he said. He and his men refused to worship Roman gods.
Bourg-Saint-Maurice, popularly known as Bourg, is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
It is the last large town along the Tarentaise valley in the heart of the French Alps.
Bergintrum was a place on the Gallic side of the pass of the Alpes Graiae, lying on the road marked in the Antonine Itinerary between Mediolanum (modern Milan) and Vienna (modern Vienne). D'Anville (Notice, etc.) places it, according to the Table, between Axima (modern Aime) and Alpis Graia. The distance from Bergintrum to Axima is marked viiii M. P. The Alpis Graia is usually identified with a settlement at the watershed on the pass of the Little Saint Bernard, which divides the waters that flow to the Isère on the French side from those that flow to the Dora Baltea on the Italian side. This is the place D'Anville calls l'Hôpital, on the authority of a manuscript map of the country. D'Anville first proposed the identification of Bergintrum with Bourg-Saint-Maurice; although he acknowledged that xii, the distance in the Table between Bergintrum and Alpis Graia, does not fit the distance between Bourg-Saint-Maurice and l'Hôpital, which is less. Modern scholarship confirms the identification.
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A saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, or likeness to God. While the English term "saint" originated in Christianity, historians of religion now use the appellation "in a more general way to refer to the state of special holiness that many religions attribute to certain people," with the Jewish Tzadik, the Islamic Mu'min, the Hindu rishi or Sikh guru, and the Buddhist arhat or bodhisattva also being referred to as "saints". Depending on the religion, saints are recognized either by official ecclesiastical declaration/denomination or by popular acclamation (see folk saints).
In Christianity, "saint" has a wide variety of meanings, depending on the context and denomination. The original Christian denotation was any believer who is "in Christ" and in whom Christ dwells, whether in Heaven or on earth. In Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic doctrine, all of their faithful deceased in Heaven are considered to be saints, but some are considered worthy of greater honor, emulation, or veneration, with official ecclesiastical recognition given to some saints by canonization or glorification.
St Maurice (also Moritz, Morris, or Mauritius) was the leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion in the 3rd century, and one of the favorite and most widely venerated saints of that group. Maurice was born in AD 250 in Thebes, an ancient city in Egypt near the site of the Aswan Dam. He was brought up in the region of Thebes (Luxor—Egypt) and became a soldier in the Roman army. He was gradually promoted until he became the leader of the Theban legion, formed of 6600 soldiers.[4] Maurice was an acknowledged Christian at a time when the Church was considered to be a threat to the Roman Empire. Yet, he moved easily in the pagan society of his day.[5] According to the hagiographical material, the legion, entirely composed of Christians, had been called from Thebes in Egypt to Gaul to assist...
Saint Maurice's feast day is on the 22nd of September. (Two days from right now.) So for my Catholic and Coptic viewers, I present to you, this diddy on the life and martyrdom of St Maurice. Saint Maurice (also Moritz, Morris, or Mauritius) was the leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion n the 3rd century, and one of the favorite and most widely venerated saints of that group. He was the patron saint of several professions, locales, and kingdoms. He is revered in the Catholic Coptic and Orthodox churches. He is the patron saint of soldiers, veterans, armorers, clothmakers, dyers and weapons dealers. He is also Patron Saint of the house of Savoy, Piedmont Italy, The Vatican Swiss Guards, Lombardi, The Holy Roman Emperor, Burgundy and Various other fraternities, cities and counties in ...
Située en Suisse dans le canton du Valais, l'abbaye Saint Maurice a été fondée en 515 sur les tombeaux de Maurice d'Agaune et de ses compagnons, martyrs du 3ème siècle. Au cours de ses 1500 ans d'existence, l'abbaye a joué un rôle majeur dans l'histoire de l'Eglise en Suisse. Elle est la plus ancienne abbaye d'Europe occidentale à avoir été occupée par des moines en permanence. L'une de ses caractéristiques fut de suivre lors des premiers siècles la laus perennis - louange perpétuelle - pour garder le sanctuaire et accueillir les pèlerins. Elle dépend directement du Pape et est une abbaye territoriale, qui exerce sa propre juridiction spirituelle sur l'abbaye et sur les paroisses de son territoire. Malgré les périodes difficiles, les troubles révolutionnaires, l'abbaye est restée un lieu d...
The Black Saint Maurice Knight of the Holy Lance 4:35 sec Sir Morien the Black Knight of King Arthur’s Round Table Few documents portray the ethnicity of the Moors in medieval Europe with more passion, boldness and clarity than Morien. Morien is a metrical romance rendered into English prose from the medieval Dutch version of the Lancelot. Morien is the adventure of a splendidly heroic Moorish knight. He was A Christian Knight, that lived during the days of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Morien is described as follows: “He was all black, even as I tell ye: his head, his body, and his hands were all black, saving only his teeth. His shield and his armour were even those of a Moor, and black as a raven.” Initially in the adventure, Morien is simply called “the Moor.” ...
Get my music on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/eppic/id368731516 This is a remix i did with the talented Saint Maurice and my good friend Kait Weston a couple months ago. Enjoy. FIND ME AT Second Channel: http://www.youtube.com/eppicinvasion Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/eppicinvasion Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/eppicinvasion Blog: http://eppicinvasion.tumblr.com Kait Weston: http://www.youtube.com/KaitlynAnnnn http://www.twitter.com/kaitweston Saint Maurice: http://www.youtube.com/dandonthefly http://www.twitter.com/danielcurtislee
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TGV Duplex 296 au départ de Bourg Saint Maurice! 21-01-2017! TGV Duplex 296 bij vertrek uit Bourg Saint Maurice. 21-01-2017! TGV Duplex 296 departing from Bourg Saint Maurice! 21-01-2017!
funicualire des arcs a Bourg Saint Maurice en janvier 2013
http://quasimodosonneurdecloches.ch/cloches-saint-maurice-ch-vs-abbaye-territoriale-de-saint-maurice-dagaune/ L’abbaye territoriale de Saint Maurice d'Agaune a été fondée en 515 par le futur roi burgonde Saint Sigismond, à l'emplacement d'un sanctuaire plus ancien érigé par Théodore d'Octodure, premier évêque connu du Valais, et abritant les reliques de Maurice d'Agaune, martyr du IIIe siècle. La cité d'Agaune a d'ailleurs pris son nom et s'appelle aujourd'hui Saint Maurice. L'abbaye est la plus ancienne d'Europe occidentale en activité à avoir été occupée en permanence. Si le premier sanctuaire, dont les fondations ont été mises en valeur, fut érigé dans le sens classique est-ouest, les nombreux éboulements successifs poussèrent finalement les chanoines à le reconstruire au XVIIe siècle ...
Voici l'Eurostar Bourg Saint Maurice - Londres le 24 janvier 2015 en gare d'Aime la Plagne.
St Maurice (also Moritz, Morris, or Mauritius) was the leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion in the 3rd century, and one of the favorite and most widely venerated saints of that group. Maurice was born in AD 250 in Thebes, an ancient city in Egypt near the site of the Aswan Dam. He was brought up in the region of Thebes (Luxor—Egypt) and became a soldier in the Roman army. He was gradually promoted until he became the leader of the Theban legion, formed of 6600 soldiers.[4] Maurice was an acknowledged Christian at a time when the Church was considered to be a threat to the Roman Empire. Yet, he moved easily in the pagan society of his day.[5] According to the hagiographical material, the legion, entirely composed of Christians, had been called from Thebes in Egypt to Gaul to assist...
Saint Maurice's feast day is on the 22nd of September. (Two days from right now.) So for my Catholic and Coptic viewers, I present to you, this diddy on the life and martyrdom of St Maurice. Saint Maurice (also Moritz, Morris, or Mauritius) was the leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion n the 3rd century, and one of the favorite and most widely venerated saints of that group. He was the patron saint of several professions, locales, and kingdoms. He is revered in the Catholic Coptic and Orthodox churches. He is the patron saint of soldiers, veterans, armorers, clothmakers, dyers and weapons dealers. He is also Patron Saint of the house of Savoy, Piedmont Italy, The Vatican Swiss Guards, Lombardi, The Holy Roman Emperor, Burgundy and Various other fraternities, cities and counties in ...
Située en Suisse dans le canton du Valais, l'abbaye Saint Maurice a été fondée en 515 sur les tombeaux de Maurice d'Agaune et de ses compagnons, martyrs du 3ème siècle. Au cours de ses 1500 ans d'existence, l'abbaye a joué un rôle majeur dans l'histoire de l'Eglise en Suisse. Elle est la plus ancienne abbaye d'Europe occidentale à avoir été occupée par des moines en permanence. L'une de ses caractéristiques fut de suivre lors des premiers siècles la laus perennis - louange perpétuelle - pour garder le sanctuaire et accueillir les pèlerins. Elle dépend directement du Pape et est une abbaye territoriale, qui exerce sa propre juridiction spirituelle sur l'abbaye et sur les paroisses de son territoire. Malgré les périodes difficiles, les troubles révolutionnaires, l'abbaye est restée un lieu d...
The Black Saint Maurice Knight of the Holy Lance 4:35 sec Sir Morien the Black Knight of King Arthur’s Round Table Few documents portray the ethnicity of the Moors in medieval Europe with more passion, boldness and clarity than Morien. Morien is a metrical romance rendered into English prose from the medieval Dutch version of the Lancelot. Morien is the adventure of a splendidly heroic Moorish knight. He was A Christian Knight, that lived during the days of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Morien is described as follows: “He was all black, even as I tell ye: his head, his body, and his hands were all black, saving only his teeth. His shield and his armour were even those of a Moor, and black as a raven.” Initially in the adventure, Morien is simply called “the Moor.” ...
Get my music on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/eppic/id368731516 This is a remix i did with the talented Saint Maurice and my good friend Kait Weston a couple months ago. Enjoy. FIND ME AT Second Channel: http://www.youtube.com/eppicinvasion Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/eppicinvasion Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/eppicinvasion Blog: http://eppicinvasion.tumblr.com Kait Weston: http://www.youtube.com/KaitlynAnnnn http://www.twitter.com/kaitweston Saint Maurice: http://www.youtube.com/dandonthefly http://www.twitter.com/danielcurtislee
THE KNOWERS OF THE TRUTH
TGV Duplex 296 au départ de Bourg Saint Maurice! 21-01-2017! TGV Duplex 296 bij vertrek uit Bourg Saint Maurice. 21-01-2017! TGV Duplex 296 departing from Bourg Saint Maurice! 21-01-2017!
funicualire des arcs a Bourg Saint Maurice en janvier 2013
http://quasimodosonneurdecloches.ch/cloches-saint-maurice-ch-vs-abbaye-territoriale-de-saint-maurice-dagaune/ L’abbaye territoriale de Saint Maurice d'Agaune a été fondée en 515 par le futur roi burgonde Saint Sigismond, à l'emplacement d'un sanctuaire plus ancien érigé par Théodore d'Octodure, premier évêque connu du Valais, et abritant les reliques de Maurice d'Agaune, martyr du IIIe siècle. La cité d'Agaune a d'ailleurs pris son nom et s'appelle aujourd'hui Saint Maurice. L'abbaye est la plus ancienne d'Europe occidentale en activité à avoir été occupée en permanence. Si le premier sanctuaire, dont les fondations ont été mises en valeur, fut érigé dans le sens classique est-ouest, les nombreux éboulements successifs poussèrent finalement les chanoines à le reconstruire au XVIIe siècle ...
Voici l'Eurostar Bourg Saint Maurice - Londres le 24 janvier 2015 en gare d'Aime la Plagne.
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The story of Saint Maurice and the Theban Legion presented on the occasion of the 15th centennial of Saint Maurice Abbey. Presented by Yehia Shalash (Introducion by Dr. Ibrahim Karim) Bibliotheca Alexandrina, October 5th, 2015. Language Arabic, Duration 36 minutes.