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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Though virtually nothing else is known about him, Maurus (in Serbo-Croatian, Mavro; d. probably late 3d or very early 4th cent.) is Istria's first historically attested bishop and the local saint of what now is the Croatian city of Poreč. Tradition of very long standing makes him a martyr. In the seventh century pope John IV, who was of Dalmatian origin, removed relics of Maurus to Rome along with those of other Istrian and Dalmatian saints. By the end of the twelfth century other relics believed to be those of Maurus shared a tomb in the cathedral of Poreč with relics believed to be those of St. Eleutherius of Illyricum. In 1354 this tomb and its contents became spoils of the Genoese sack of Poreč; they remained in Genoa until 1933 when they were returned to Poreč (or to Parenzo, as it was then, having been seized by Italy from the Austrian empire at the end of World War I). Today is Maurus' feast day in the diocese of Poreč and Pula and his day of commemoration in the Roman Martyrology. Some period-pertinent images of St. Maurus of Parentium: a) as depicted (third full-sized figure from left, holding a martyr's crown) in the mid-sixth-century mosaic of the central apse in the Basilica Eufrasiana in Poreč: http://tinyurl.com/ybc5djf http://tinyurl.com/yzoevvl http://www.atrieste.eu/Foto/A004/Istria/atsEufrasiana10b.jpg http://tinyurl.com/26h7mzl http://www.explore-istria.com/media/tours/photo/1395422025.jpg b) as depicted (at far left) in a seventh-century mosaic flanking the apse in the cappella di San Venanzio in the Lateran Baptistery: http://catalogo.fondazionezeri.unibo.it/foto/40000/7200/7111.jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/prof_richard/7995886287/ Detail view (Maurus): https://media1.britannica.com/eb-media/29/42829-004-AF3A2AD2.jpg c) as depicted in mosaic on the later thirteenth-century ciborium (1277) in the Basilica Eufrasiana in Poreč: http://www.cartaadriatica.it/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sanmauro.jpg http://www.christianiconography.info/Edited%20in%202013/Croatia%202012/maurusPorec.smal.jpg Best, John Dillon ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion