Saint Maurus of Bisceglia

Also known as

• Maruo

Memorial

• 27 July

Profile

Spiritual student of Saint Peter the Apostle. Assigned by Peter as the first Bishop of Bisceglia, Italy. Martyred in the persecutions of Trajan.

Born

• Jerusalem, Palestine

Died

• 27 July 117 in Bisceglia, Italy

Patronage

• Bisceglia, Italy

Representation

• bishop with a book

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Katherine Rabenstein
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Maurus of Bisceglia”. Saints.SQPN.com. 4 June 2012. Web. 24 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-maurus-of-bisceglia/>